12/25/2025 – “For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on His shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Might God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 (Commentary below)
“When Isaiah predicted that a child would be born … everybody should have listened but they didn’t. Eight hundred years later (!) in a feeding drought in lowly Bethlehem… the cry from the Infant’s throat broke the centuries of silence. For the first time in time, God’s voice could actually be heard coming from vocal cords. Everybody should have believed, but they didn’t.”
BIBLE READING: ISAIAH 44: 24 – 45; LUKE 1: 26 – 38
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Commentary from The Apologetics Study Bible:
“9:6 … But even if the names do not recur, as such in the New Testament, they fit the ministry and messianic role of Jesus. As a “Wonderful Counselor.” He is the doer of “miracles, wonders, and signs” (Acts 2:22) who send the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, to continue His work (John 14:26). Hailed as “My Lord and my God” (John 20:28) in His resurrection, Jesus has been given “all authority… in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18). As one with the Father (John 10:30), He is eternal — “alive forever and ever (Revelation 1:18). As a member of David’s royal line (Romans 1:3). He is the Prince who brings peace between Jew and non-Jew (Ephesians 2:14), whose rule over all the kingdoms (Revelation 1:5) brings an end to wars.”
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Soli Deo Gloria!