The Promise of God's Chosen Ruler

Isaiah 9:1-7

Light instead of darkness. Joy instead of gloom. Freedom instead of oppression.

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Published December 23rd, 2021

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In the midst of darkness and gloom (Isaiah 8:22), God promises a ruler who will give light instead of darkness, joy instead of gloom and freedom instead of oppression.

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Isaiah 9:1-7

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1 But there will be no more a gloom for her who was in anguish;

Doch bleibt nicht im Dunkel das Land, das bedrängt ist.

in earlier times He b treated the c land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt,

Wie er in der ersten Zeit das Land Sebulon und das Land Naphtali gering machte,

but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the 2 Gentiles.

so wird er in der Folgezeit zu Ehren bringen den Weg am Meere, jenseits des Jordan, das Galiläa der Heiden.

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1 a The people who walk in darkness

Das Volk, das in der Finsternis wandelt,

Will see a great light;

sieht ein großes Licht,

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Those who live in a dark land,

über den Bewohnern des Landes der Todesschatten

The light will shine on them.

geht eine Leuchte auf.

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a You shall multiply the nation,

Du machst des Jubels viel,

You b shall 1 increase 2 their gladness;

du machst seine Freude groß;

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They will be glad in Your presence

sie werden sich vor dir freuen,

As with the gladness 3 of harvest,

wie man sich in der Ernte freut,

As 4 c men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

wie die Sieger jubeln, wenn sie Beute teilen.

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For a You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, The rod of their b oppressor, as 1 at the battle of c Midian.

Denn du hast das Joch, das auf ihm lastete, den Stecken, der seinen Rücken geschlagen hat, und die Rute seines Treibers zerbrochen wie am Tage Midians.

For every boot of the booted warrior in the battle tumult, And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

Denn jeder Stiefel derer, die gestiefelt einhertreten im Schlachtgetümmel, und jedes blutbefleckte Kleid wird verbrannt und vom Feuer verzehrt.

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For a a child will be born to us,

Denn uns ist ein Kind geboren,

a b son will be given to us;

ein Sohn ist uns gegeben;

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And the c government will 1 rest d on His shoulders;

und die Herrschaft kommt auf seine Schulter;

And His name will be called e Wonderful Counselor, f Mighty God, Eternal g Father, Prince of h Peace.

und man nennt ihn: Wunderbar, Rat, starker Gott, Ewigvater, Friedefürst.

There will be a no end to the increase of His government or of peace,

Der Mehrung der Herrschaft und des Friedens wird kein Ende sein

On the b throne of David and over his kingdom,

auf dem Throne Davids und in seinem Königreich,

To establish it and to uphold it with c justice and righteousness

daß er es gründe und mit Recht und Gerechtigkeit befestige

From then on and forevermore.

von nun an bis in Ewigkeit.

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d The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.

Der Eifer des HERRN der Heerscharen wird solches tun!

Synonymous Parallelism: the following lines repeat or reinforce the sense of the first line.

The note in the NET explains the difference between the NASB and the SCHL: tc v. 3 The Hebrew consonantal text reads “You multiply the nation, you do not make great the joy.” The particle לֹא (loʾ, “not”) is obviously incorrect; the marginal reading has לוֹ (lo, “to him”). In this case, one should translate, “You multiply the nation, you increase his (i.e., their) joy.” However, the parallelism is tighter if one emends הַגּוֹי לוֹ (haggoy lo, “the nation, to him”) to הַגִּילָה (haggilah, “the joy,” a noun attested in Isa 65:18), which corresponds to הַשִּׂמְחָה (hasimkhah, “the joy”) later in the verse (H. Wildberger, Isaiah, 1:386). As attractive as this reading is, it has no textual evidence supporting it. The MT reading (accepting the marginal reading “to him” for the negative particle “not”) affirms that Yahweh caused the nation to grow in population and increased their joy.

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Isaiah 9:1-7

Overview of God's Plan

But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish;

in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt,

but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.

The Results of the Rule of God's Ruler

Light Instead of Darkness

The people who walk in darkness

Will see a great light;

Those who live in a dark land,

The light will shine on them.

Joy Instead of Gloom

You shall multiply the nation,

You shall increase their gladness;

They will be glad in Your presence

As with the gladness of harvest,

As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Freedom Instead of Oppression

For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.

For every boot of the booted warrior in the battle tumult, And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

God's Chosen Ruler

For a child will be born to us,

a son will be given to us;

And the government will rest on His shoulders;

And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,

On the throne of David and over his kingdom,

To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness

From then on and forevermore.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.

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