Hebrew
Highlights 80 – A CHILD IS BORN
Shalom. This is Yuval
Shomron, coming to you from Jerusalem.
ISA 9:6-7 “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.”
This passage has to stand as the
most singly exciting Old Testament reference to the birth of Messiah
Yeshua. As in many verses in the book of
Isaiah, the Hebrew words here are beautiful, poetic, and lend themselves well
to song. Allow me to read the first
verse in its original tongue.
Ki yeled yulad lanu,
ben nitan lanu, vat’hi hamisra
al shichmo, vaikra shmo pele yoetz, El gibor, Avi-ad, sar-shalom.
Unlike some passages in the Hebrew
texts, the words here are absolutely clear, and translation is easy. There is no confusion or misunderstanding
available for comment. Let me point out
a few gems of truth contained in these two verses.
First of all, there is no doubt
they speak of Messiah, because of the reference to the everlasting throne of
David. So then, we have many revelations
about the coming King, in just a few simple words.
We know for instance, that He was
to be born, and to grow up going through childhood. We also know that the government would be on
his shoulders. In other words, He
himself would bear the burden of the eternal kingdom.
Four of the names given to Messiah
here are particularly interesting.
“Ben”, or son, “El”, or God, “Av”, or Father, and “Sar”,
or Prince.
How can someone be both a son and
a God, without being the son of God?
How can one be a Prince, without His Father being a King? How can He be both a Son, and an Everlasting
Father at the same time? How can the
government rest on His shoulders if He remains a Prince and never becomes King?
Well, you and I know the answer
from JOH 10:30, where Yeshua himself said, "I and the Father are
one."
It’s no
wonder that in Hebrew, instead of saying Christmas, we say “Chag haMolad”, or “Holiday of the birth”.
“Chag Molad Sameach”, “Happy
Holiday of the birth”. from Jerusalem.