Isaiah 9:

1. Background –

a. Israel ready to be destroyed – league with Syria against Judah to try to avoid the coming of Assyria.

b. Ahaz had rejected the ‘sign’ offer – would now suffer the consequence of judgment.

1. Assyria overflow ‘to the neck’ – not complete destruction but would leave Judah in a weakened, precarious situation.

c. With the coming of Assyria Israel (north) would be gone –

Hope for the future - Naphtali and Zebulun – Galilee … to be ‘in light’…

a. They were the FIRST to be invaded / destroyed – to be the first to view the coming salvation. –

1. Matt. 4: - Jesus’ move, preaching in Galilee –

2. Light –

a. Light of the world – John 8:12

b. the true light – that lighteth every man – John 1:9

b. Their burden to be taken away - BUT HOW?

Unto us a child is born –

a. The promise of the child –

1. Eve’s seed – Gen. 3

2. Abraham’s seed – Gen. 12, etc.

3. David’s seed – 2 Sam. 7:

4. Virgin of Isa. 7:14 –

Government upon HIS shoulders

a. House of David / throne of David to ‘end’ –

1. Amos - to build again the ‘tabernacle of David’ –

2. Jeconiah – ‘write this man childless’ – no more ruling in Jerusalem…

b. YET – another to sit on the throne of David .. vs. 7

1. Government shall be upon HIS shoulder – HE shall RULE

2. “Key of the house of David’ – Isa. 22:21-22 – Jesus, Rev. 3:7

c. NO END of His government –

1. Others – grow, expand, decay, destroyed --- but NOT THIS ONE..

2. This an ETERNAL Kingdom and throne –

d. This kingdom based upon JUSTICE and RIGHTEOUSNESS –

1. The foundation of God’s throne –

14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;

Mercy and truth go before Your face.

2. The foundation of Christ’s kingdom –

The Personal Character of this Coming King –

a. Wonderful –

1. A ‘wonder’ – a ‘marvel’ –

2. So often in the NT, they were in awe, wondering, marveling at his teaching and miracles..

a. Matt. 7:28; Matt. 1:18, etc.

b. Counselor

1. It is HIS teaching that we are to follow – Mtt. 28:18

2. It is in HIM that all the fullness of the treasures of wisdom reside, Col. 2:3 –

3. It is ‘the mind of Christ’ that we are to have – Phil. 2:1ff

c. Mighty God

1. Not simply one through whom God worked powerful things – (such as apostles)

2. But CALLED God himself –

a. John 1:1;

b. John 20:28 ‘my Lord and my God’ –

c. Heb. 1:8 unto the SON He says, ‘thy throne OH GOD’ ….

d. John 5 – making himself ‘equal with God’ –

e. Col. 2:9 – in HIM dwelleth all the fullness of Godhead bodily --

e. 1 Tim. 3:16 - God manifest in the flesh …

d. Eternal Father (father of eternities)

1. NOT ‘the father’ – as per UPC, for they are DIFFERENT in PERSONS –

2. Hence, the ‘father’, the ‘source’ of eternities –

3. Micah 5:2 - goings are from everlasting to everlasting –

3. NOT created, but the creator –

a. Col. 1:16-17 all things were created by him, and for him: ¹⁷And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

b. John 1:3 -- all things created BY Him and FOR him –

c. Heb. 1:2 – ‘’by whom also he made the worlds’….

e. Prince of Peace

1. Micah 5:5 – He (the Christ) is our PEACE – IN HIM we have peace –

2. Eph. 2:17 – came and preached peace to them that were nigh and afar off…

3. John 16:33-- in the world have tribulation, IN ME have peace, not as world gives –

4. In HIM – all the world united into one brotherhood – one body –

5. In HIM we can be united with GOD – thus making PEACE between God and man.

Conclusion:

1. Provisions for our salvation and restoration to God have been provided

2. Our Great King invites us to serve him –

3. Will you not submit unto HIS will? Put your TRUST in Him?