Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Tag: The Character of Christ
As we read the above verses we have to also read the following:
Isaiah 7:15
He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.
Isaiah 53:3-4
He was despised and rejected by men;
a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
Although Isaiah writes that Christ will be Mighty God, Prince of Peach, he also writes that Jesus will be a man associated with the poor (eating curds and honey is an expression relating to a poor way of life) and He will be a man acquainted with grief and rejected by men. It is important to know all the character of Christ. He is the Wonderful Counselor, but He also knows the pain of being rejected by men. He is the Everlasting Father, but He also knows death. He is the Prince of Peach, but He also knows what it is like to be despised and not esteemed. Jesus was our Savior but knew the pain of rejection. We rejoice that we have an intercession who knows what we feel.
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