What amazing mystery! There is nothing weaker, more helpless, more dependent than a child. But in reality, neither of those options would have qualified the Messiah to be our Savior and High Priest as Jesus is. Or, the Messiah could have been God without humanity. Theoretically, the Messiah could have been an angel. For unto us a Child is born: This glorious prophecy of the birth of Messiah reminds Israel that the victory-bringing Messiah would be a man. At the same time, we recognize the hand of the Holy Spirit in the specific wording.ī. For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: Most straightforwardly, Isaiah used the Hebrew literary tool of repetition to emphasize the point.
(6) The glory of the Messiah who will reign.Īnd the government will be upon His shoulder.Ī. As we are in Jesus Christ, we share in His victory: We are more than conquerors through Him who loved us (Romans 8:37). I.When is Jesus sad or worried or afraid? When does Jesus groan under the yoke of his burden? When does Jesus feel the sting of the rod of his oppressor? When is Jesus’ victory incomplete? The risen, glorified, ascended Jesus experiences none of these things, and He has raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6). You have broken the yoke of his burden: Each of these promises – the reference to great joy, the breaking of the yoke of his burden and the rod of his oppressor, and the complete victory over all enemies has spiritual application to Jesus’ work in our lives. This is what you did when the battle was finished, and you had won.Ĭ. The reference to every warrior’s sandal… garments rolled in blood, will be used for burning and fuel of fire means that the battle is over. As wonderfully complete, joyous, and victorious as Gideon’s victory over Midian was, this is the same kind of victory the Messiah will enjoy and give.
As in the day of Midian: This refers to Gideon’s great victory over Midian in Judges 7. They will rejoice as men rejoice when they divide the spoil, with a celebration of victory, as in the locker room of a championship team.ī. They will rejoice according to the joy of harvest, the time when the hard work has paid off and the bounty comes off. Jesus said His ministry was like having a wedding party (Matthew 9:14-15). You have multiplied the nation and increased its joy: The ministry of the Messiah would bring joy and gladness to Israel. Will be used for burning and fuel of fire.Ī. (3-5) Joy in the Messiah’s deliverance and victory.Īs men rejoice when they divide the spoil.įor You have broken the yoke of his burdenįor every warrior’s sandal from the noisy battle, Since the majority of Jesus’ ministry took place in this northern area of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee, God certainly did have a special blessing for this once lightly esteemed land. I.Matthew 4:13-16 quotes this passage as clearly fulfilled in the Galilean ministry of Jesus. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light…upon them a light has shined: The northern tribes were the first to suffer from the Assyrian invasions, so in God’s mercy, they will be the first to see the light of the Messiah. The promise is that this land, once seemingly lightly esteemed by the LORD, will one day have a special blessing.Ĭ. The northern regions of the Promised Land – around the Sea of Galilee ( Galilee of the Gentiles) – were most severely ravaged when the Assyrians invaded from the north. The gloom will not be upon her who is distressed: In this context, the promise of Isaiah 9:1 is all the more precious. The invasion of the Assyrians would be terrible for the Jewish people, especially for the northern regions of the Promised Land, the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali.ī. Isaiah 8:22 said, then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish and they will be driven into darkness. Nevertheless the gloom: The gloom carries over from Isaiah 8, where Isaiah warned Judah about the coming invasion from Assyria.
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,Ī. The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,Īnd afterward more heavily oppressed her,īy the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, (1-2) A day of light for the northern tribes.
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