Isaiah 9 - 2.22.23

Scripture

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭9‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Observation-What does it say?

This chapter reveals another Old Testament prophecy of the coming of Jesus Christ. “There are over 300 Messianic prophecies in the Old Testament.” (gotquestions.org)

Understanding-What does it mean?

Old Testament Messianic Prophecies revealed Who Jesus was and what a society would look like where Jesus reigned.

If we rewind back to another Messianic Prophecy in Isaiah 4:5-6, it described the new society where Jesus reigned as: Beautiful, Glorious, Fruitful, Holy, Cleansed, a Shelter,

Shade (from the heat of day) and Refuge and Hiding Place (from the storm and rain.)

In this chapter, it describes Who Jesus was/is. He is a Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace.

Imagine the hope that the Messianic prophecies gave to Old Testament Jews. It is the same hope we should have today, not just because we are eagerly awaiting Christ’s return again, but because He has left us His Holy Spirit.

Life Application

Read God’s Word daily and rely on the Holy Spirit. It is not just His power that lives inside of us. He lives inside of us.

The Holy Spirit is our deposit guaranteeing that Christ will come back for us, His church. (See 2 Corinthians 1:22 and 2 Corinthians 5:5).

In addition, the purpose of God’s Word is to point us and others to Christ! With the Holy Spirit’s help, we can lead people to Christ using ALL of Scripture, including the Old Testament.

“You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me,” -John‬ ‭5‬:‭39‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Dear Lord, thank You that Your whole Word is inspired and points directly to You. Thank You for leaving us Your Holy Spirit to continue to stir up the hope of our faith in You. I confess that apart from You, my strength is very limited. When given an opportunity to lead others to You and talk about Your Word, I pray that it would always be about Your power in me and not by my own strength. Amen.

-Michelle Gaddi