isaiah-9:6-7,-matthew-1:23,-isaiah-7:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 9:7

He would be the final king whose reign would result in increasing peace forever. Most governments increase through war, but this one would grow through peace. He would be an eschatological figure, yet He would be a Davidic king-the perfect Davidic descendant who would accomplish for Israel all God intended in justice and righteousness (cf. 2 Samuel 7:12-17). This would happen because Yahweh of armies Himself would bring it to pass for the welfare of His people (cf. Isaiah 37:32). It is,... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:1-7

1. RV ’But there shall be no gloom to her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the nations.’ By the contempt brought upon the land of Zebulun and Naphtali the prophet signifies the spoiling of the country and deportation of the inhabitants by Tiglath-pileser (narrated 2 Kings 15:29). Galilee of the nations] lit. ’the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:1-21

(continued)8. Jacob.. Israel] Both names here stand for the northern kingdom, as is made clear by what follows in the next v. 9. Shall know] i.e. shall be taught by experience (Numbers 14:34).10. If the language is to be understood literally, the allusion is to the way in which the people set themselves to repair, and more than make up for, the devastation caused by invasion. But it is more likely that the prophet refers in a figure to the frequent changes of dynasty in the N. kingdom; no... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 9:6

(6) For unto us a child is born.—The picture of a kingdom of peace could not be complete without the manifestation of a king. In the description of that king Isaiah is led to use words which cannot find a complete fulfilment in any child of man. The loftiness of thought, rising here as to its highest point, is obviously connected with the words which told that Jehovah had spoken to the prophet “with a strong hand.” His condition was one more ecstatic and therefore more apocalyptic than before,... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 9:7

(7) Of the increase . . .—Better, “For the increase of the government, and for peace with no end . . . The “throne of David,” though in harmony with the whole body of prophetic tradition as to the Messiah, may be noted as the first appearance of that tradition in Isaiah.Henceforth even for ever.—The words admit, as in the parallels of Psalms 21:4; Psalms 61:6-7; 2 Samuel 7:12-16, of being interpreted of the perpetuity of the dynasty of which the anointed king is to be the founder; but the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 9:1-21

The Gift of Peace Isaiah 9:6 ; Isaiah 5:21 What a contrast these two texts present! The wicked those living apart from God have no peace; but to those who know the Incarnate Son of God to be their Saviour, He is their Peace the Prince of Peace. Let us look at Him, and then at the great inward gift that He comes to convey to us. I. Peace Inherent in Christ's Nature. Whatever Christ is, He is by nature, not by circumstance. If He is a King, He is so by nature; if He is the Redeemer, it is... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:1-8

5CHAPTER VIKING AND MESSIAH; PEOPLE AND CHURCH735-732 B.C.Isaiah 7, 8, 9:1-8THIS section of the book of Isaiah (chapters 7-9:7) consists of a number of separate prophecies uttered during a period of at least three years: 735-732 B.C. By 735 Ahaz had ascended the throne; Tiglath-pileser had been occupied in the far east for two years. Taking advantage of the weakness of the former and the distance of the later, Rezin, king of Damascus, and Pekah, king of Samaria, planned an invasion of Judah. It... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:6-21

CHAPTER VIITHE MESSIAHWE have now reached that point of Isaiah’s prophesying at which the Messiah becomes the most conspicuous figure on his horizon. Let us take advantage of it to gather into one statement all that the prophet told his generation concerning that exalted and mysterious Person.When Isaiah began to prophesy, there was current among the people of Judah the expectation of a glorious King. How far the expectation was defined it is impossible to ascertain; but this at least is... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 9:1-21

CHAPTER 9 The Message of Hope Concerning Israel’s Future and the Impending Judgments 1. The Messiah, His Name, His rule, His kingdom (Isaiah 9:1-7 ) 2. Judgment upon Israel (Isaiah 9:8-12 ) 3. The impenitent nation (Isaiah 9:13-17 ) 4. The wrath of Jehovah (Isaiah 9:18-21 ) 5. Unrighteous judges and three questions (Isaiah 10:1-4 Matthew 4:12-25 quotes the opening verses of this chapter. This applies to His double advent. The first and second coming of the Lord are wonderfully blended... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 9:6

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, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting {k} Father, The Prince of Peace.(k) The author of eternity, and by whom the Church and every member of it will be preserved forever, and have immortal life. read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 9:7

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:1-7

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:1-21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 9:6

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 9:7

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 9:1-21

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:1-8

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:6-21

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 9:1-21

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 9:6

Group of Brands