Isaiah 9:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

For unto

Luke 1:35

Luke 2:11

Unto us a son

The government

Revelation 19:16

His name

Matthew 1:23

1 Timothy 3:16

Counseller

The everlasting father

Hebrews 2:13

The prince of peace

Bible References

For unto

"The Holy Spirit shall descend upon you," answered the angel, "and the Power of the Most High shall overshadow you; and therefore the child will be called 'holy,' and 'Son of God.'

This day there has been born to you, in the town of David, a Savior, who is Christ and Lord.

Unto us a son

And the Word became Man, and dwelt among us, (We saw his glory--the glory of the Only Son sent from the Father), full of love and truth.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that every one who believes in him may not be lost, but have Immortal Life.

God did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up on behalf of us all; will he not, then, with him, freely give us all things?

His love is seen in this--not in our having loved God, but in his loving us and sending his Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

The government

Everything has been committed to me by my Father; nor does any one fully know the Son, except the Father, or fully know the Father, except the Son and those to whom the Son may choose to reveal him.

Then Jesus came up, and spoke to them thus: "All authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me.

For he must reign until God 'has put all his enemies under his feet.'

And above every name that can be named, whether in the present age, or in the age to come.

and on his robe and on his thigh he has this name written-- 'KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.'

His name

'Behold! the virgin shall be with child and shall give birth to a son, And they will give him the name Immanuel'--a word which means 'God is with us.'

Yes, and confessedly wonderful are the deep truths of our religion; for-- 'He was revealed in our nature, pronounced righteous in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up into glory.'

Counseller

For I will myself give you words, and a wisdom which all your opponents together will be unable to resist or defy.

Out of his fullness we have all received some gift, gift after gift of love;

But you, by your union with Christ Jesus, belong to God; and Christ, by God's will, became not only our Wisdom, but also our Righteousness, Holiness, and Deliverance,

Even Christ himself, in whom all treasures of wisdom and knowledge lie hidden.

The everlasting father

And again-- 'As for me, I will put my trust in God.' And yet again-- 'See, here am I and the children whom God gave me.'

The prince of peace

"Glory to God on high, And on earth peace among men in whom he finds pleasure."

Peace be with you! My own peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, or dismayed.

God has sent his Message to the Israelites and told them, through Jesus Christ, the Good News of peace--and Jesus is Lord of all!

Therefore, having been pronounced righteous as the result of faith, let us enjoy peace with God through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

To proclaim that God, in Christ, was reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning men's offenses against them, and that he had entrusted us with the Message of this reconciliation.

He it is who is our Peace. He made the two divisions of mankind one, broke down the barrier that separated them,

And through him to reconcile all things to himself (making peace by the shedding of Christ's blood offered upon the cross)-- whether on earth or in Heaven.

and it was to him that Abraham allotted a tithe of all the spoil. The meaning of his name is 'King of Righteousness, ' and besides that, he was also King of Salem, which means 'King of Peace.'

May God, the source of all peace, who brought back from the dead him who, 'by virtue of the blood that rendered valid the unchangeable Covenant, is the Great Shepherd of God's Sheep,' Jesus, our Lord--