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NASB | Isaiah 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 9:6 For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Is 25:1; 40:9-11; Matt 28:18; Luke 2:11] |
Subject: Is Jesus the 'Eternal Father'? |
Bible Note: Jesus' most common title for Himself is the "Son of Man", occurring 84 times in the Gospels and never used by anyone but Jesus. Daniel 7:13-14 picture the 'Son of Man' as a heavenly figure who in the end times is entrusted by God with authority and sovereign power. "Son of Man" is the Messianic title of Jesus Christ, occurring in Matt. 8:20, 9:6, Mark 2:10, 10:33, Luke 12:10, 18:31, John 6:27, 13:31 to name a few. This title correlates with Jesus' title as Son of God, showing that He was fully God and fully man, but yet did not sin. Translators need a 'Son of Man' not only because it is in the text, but also because it helps to explain that Jesus was fully man. As for why 'son' and 'child' are not capitalized, do you notice the separation or shift in the phrase of the first sentence? The first phrase begins by introducing the next phrase, which will expound upon and give the precise meaning for what is meant by 'son' and 'child'. In this way, a human child or son will be given (from the royal line of David) that will be wholly divine in nature, as seen by the capitalized titles that are given to Him in the second half of the sentence. So you can see that even the sentence structure of this verse shows the fullfillment of Christ as Messiah, King and Mighty God! But to deny either the undiminished deity or the perfect humanity of Christ is to put oneself outside the pale of orthodoxy (1 John 4:2-3). There are innumerable passages in the New Testament that confirm Christ's full humanity. For example, Hebrews 2:14 tells us that "he too shared in their humanity". Also, Romans 8:3 says that God sent Jesus "in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering." Paul affirms that "in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form" (Col. 2:9).Scripture is clear that He experienced normal human development through infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. In Luke 2:40, Jesus 'grew', 'became strong' and was 'filled with wisdom'. These are things that could never be said of His divine nature. Also, Luke 2:52 tells us that "Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men." Again, this can only be said of His humanity. However, Christ always did the will of God and never sinned. Hebrews 4:15 says "tempted in every way just as we are - yet was without sin." Christ is 'holy', 'blameless', 'pure' (Hebrews 7:26). Sorry I didn't get back with you a little sooner Ray, since I have been engrossed with other topics.. :) I hope that you have found 'my take' on things interesting.. God bless! Nolan (Sources: NASB Study Bible) |