26/01/2025
His Name Shall Be Called The Mighty God
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto 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 Father, The Prince of Peace.
In today's scripture, the Prophet Isaiah prophesied about a special child who would be born and the titles by which he would be addressed. One of the titles worth taking note of is " 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐝."
When the divinity of Christ is under discussion, Christians normally turn to the New Testament to make their argument. They quote the gospels, Paul, John or Peter.
Nothing wrong with this but let's not forget that, long before the gospels and the epistles came into existence, there stood the Prophet Isaiah, boldly proclaiming the divinity of the messiah, Jesus Christ.
In the Hebrew language, "The Mighty God" as presented in this text is "𝐄𝐥 𝐆𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐨𝐫".
El Gibbor is the exact title referred exclusively to Yaweh the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
"The remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob to the mighty God [El Gibbor]" (Isaiah 10:21)
We see that, The Mighty God, the LORD himself, is also this child, this son, who is born unto us.
Jesus is El Gibbor, the word who became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14).
Jesus Christ is El Gibbor, the Son of the living God, God of God, Light of Light, true God of God, who dwelt among us.
To the very ends of the earth.
May God bless you richly with great grace and many blessings.
Pst. Clement - New Heart Church