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For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
6 For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
Isaiah 9:6-7
For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Sherwood Wirt captured the mood of that first Christmas in this description, which he wrote in a Christmas card:
The people of that time were being heavily taxed, and faced every prospect of a sharp increase to cover expanding military expenses.
The threat of world domination by a cruel, ungodly, power-intoxicated band of men was ever just below the threshold of consciousness.
Moral deterioration had corrupted the upper levels of society and was moving rapidly into the broad base of the populace.
Intense nationalistic feeling was clashing openly with new and sinister forms of imperialism.
Conformity was the spirit of the age.
Government handouts were being used with increasing lavishness to keep the population from rising up and throwing out the leaders.
Interest rates were spiraling upward in the midst of an inflated economy.
External religious observances were considered a political asset, and abnormal emphasis was being placed upon sports and athletic competition.
Racial tensions were at the breaking point.
In such a time, and amid such a people, a child was born to a migrant couple who had just signed up for a fresh round of taxation, and who were soon to become political exiles.
And the child who was born was called, among other things, Immanuel, God with us.
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,
The story is told of Shah Abbis, a Persian monarch who loved his people very much.
To know and understand them better, he would mingle with his subjects in various disguises.
One day he went as a poor man to the public baths and in a tiny cellar sat beside the fireman who tended the furnace.
When it was mealtime the monarch shared his coarse food and talked to his lonely subject as a friend.
Again and again he visited and the man grew to love him.
One day the Shah told him he was the monarch, expecting the man to ask some gift from him.
But the fireman sat gazing at his ruler with love and wonder and at last spoke, “You left your palace and your glory to sit with me in this dark place, to eat of my coarse food, to care whether my heart is glad or sorry.
On others you may bestow rich presents, but to me you have given yourself, and it only remains for me to pray that you never withdraw the gift of your friendship.”
This beautiful story reminds us that Christ, whose birth we celebrate at Christmas, left the glories of heaven in order to share himself with us.
That gift of his love and friendship will never be withdrawn from us.
He chose to be your friend and mine forever.
To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice
From henceforth even for ever.
The New King James Version.
(1982).
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Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
*****This is a Time of Celebration...
Introduction:
Introduction:
The story is told of Shah Abbis, a Persian monarch who loved his people very much.
To know and understand them better, he would mingle with his subjects in various disguises.
One day he went as a poor man to the public baths and in a tiny cellar sat beside the fireman who tended the furnace.
When it was mealtime the monarch shared his coarse food and talked to his lonely subject as a friend.
Again and again he visited and the man grew to love him.
One day the Shah told him he was the monarch, expecting the man to ask some gift from him.
But the fireman sat gazing at his ruler with love and wonder and at last spoke, “You left your palace and your glory to sit with me in this dark place, to eat of my coarse food, to care whether my heart is glad or sorry.
On others you may bestow rich presents, but to me you have given yourself, and it only remains for me to pray that you never withdraw the gift of your friendship.”
This beautiful story reminds us that Christ, whose birth we celebrate at Christmas, left the glories of heaven in order to share himself with us.
That gift of his love and friendship will never be withdrawn from us.
He chose to be your friend and mine forever.
Our Scripture today comes from Isaiah 9:6-7...
6  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: And the
government shall be upon his shoulder:
And the government shall be upon his shoulder:
And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7  Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be
Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,
no end, Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,
To order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice
From henceforth even for ever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts
will perform this.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
I. Jesus Christ comes to this Earth.
Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died a horrible death, and was raised from the dead as Savior and Lord....
A. Jesus was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died a horrible death, and was raised from the dead as Savior and Lord....
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: The first part speaks of humanity, the second speaks of His deity.
B.He is in complete control… And the government shall be upon his shoulder....
And the government shall be upon his shoulder....
1.
He will reign as King of kings and Lord of lords.
II.
Jesus is Given Five Names
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