Isaiah 9:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 9:1-7

The first words of this chapter plainly refer to the close of the foregoing chapter, where every thing looked black and melancholy: Behold, trouble, and darkness, and dimness?very bad, yet not so bad but that to the upright there shall arise light in the darkness (Ps. 112:4) and at evening time it shall be light, Zech. 14:7. Nevertheless it shall not be such dimness (either not such for kind or not such for degree) as sometimes there has been. Note, In the worst of times God's people have a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born ,.... This is a reason of all that is said in the context; of the great light that shone upon and was seen by those that sat in darkness, and in the land of the shadow of death; of the great joy among the people; of the breaking off of the yoke, rod, and staff of the oppressor; and of the burning of garments rolled in blood, so putting an end to war, and establishing peace; all which is owing to the child here said to be born, by whom we are to understand the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:6

The government shall be upon his shoulder - That is, the ensign of government; the scepter, the sword, the key, or the like, which was borne upon or hung from the shoulder. See note on Isaiah 22:22 . And his name shall be called - גבור אל El gibbor , the prevailing or conquering God. The everlasting Father "The Father of the everlasting age" - Or עד אבי Abi ad , the Father of eternity. The Septuagint have μεγαλης βουλης Αγγελος , "the Messenger of the Great Counsel." But... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:1-7

THE TROUBLES OF ISRAEL SHALL END THROUGH THE BIRTH OF A MARVELOUS CHILD . The section of the prophecy commencing with Isaiah 7:1 terminates in this glorious burst of glad and gracious promise. The gist of the whole section is: "Israel shall not suffer from Pekah and Rezin; her oppressors shall be Assyria and Egypt, more especially the former; Assyria shall overwhelm her, crush her, lay her low; she shall remain awhile in gloom and darkness; but at length the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:1-7

Vision of future glory. In bright contrast to the preceding gloomy outlook, bursts the enrapturing view of future glory on the prophet's soul. I. COMPENSATION FOR PAST SUFFERING . Not forever is the land to lie darkened. A great light of deliverance is to appear. The prophet's glance rests on the northern and eastern portions of the kingdom of Ephraim. They had been conquered by Assyria, and the people carried away captive ( 2 Kings 15:29 ). But "as the former time brought... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

Unto us a child is born (comp. Isaiah 7:14-16 , where the promise of "a child," "a son," is first made—a child who was, like this Child, to be "God with us"). The government shall be upon his shoulder. The word translated "government" ( misrah ) occurs only hero and in Isaiah 9:7 . It is probably to be connected with sat , "prince," and Israel. Government was regarded as a burden, to be born on the back or shoulders, and was sometimes symbolized by a key laid upon the shoulder ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

The significancy of the names of Christ. Five names of the Redeemer are here declared by Isaiah, in addition to the name given him in Isaiah 7-8; viz. Immanuel. Names of Christ are always worthy of the deepest and most attentive consideration, for each reveals some portion of his nature, each exhibits some aspect of him, so to speak, which is distinct from other aspects; and it is only by meditating upon all, that we approximate to a full and complete conception of his manifold excellences.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

Spiritual empire. "And the government shall be upon his shoulder." I. THE ACHIEVEMENT WHICH LAY OUTSIDE THE PURPOSE or THE SON OF GOD . For what end was that wondrous Child born, that holy Son given? He came not to restore a fallen human dynasty . The most ardent and eager hopes of his countrymen were directed to the overthrow of the Roman power and to the re-establishment of the kingdom of David in all, and more than all, its pristine glory. Jesus Christ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

The wonderful Lord. "His name shall be called Wonderful." And well may he have been named Wonderful, whose words, whose works, and whose love were such as those of Jesus Christ. We look at— I. THE MARVEL OF HIS TEACHING . 1. It struck his contemporaries with awe and with astonishment (see Matthew 5:28 , Matthew 5:29 ; Matthew 13:54 ; Matthew 22:22 ). 2. It strikes us with wonder still. That a Jew, brought up at Nazareth, receiving a very slight education,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

Chief counsels of Christ. "His name shall be called Counselor." If we approach Jesus Christ as a Divine Counselor, i.e. as One that has unerring wisdom to impart to us respecting the chief good of human life, the secret of true success, the way to reach the goal and secure the prize, we shall find from him these principal counsels— I. THAT IF WE WOULD FIND THE TRUTH WE SEEK WE MUST COME AS A CHILD TO ITS SOURCE . Into the "kingdom of God, "which is the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 9:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 9:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 9:6

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