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Isaiah 9:2-7
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | "The
Messiah," Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit. |
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Chapter XXXIV
of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome
(ca.
96). |
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Chapter XXXV,
The First Apology of
Justin
Martyr. (c 150) |
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III.XVI.3
(LXX),
III.XIX.2,
IV.XXXIII.11,
Adversus Haereses,
Irenaeus
of Lyons. (c. 180) |
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Chapter VI,
Chapter X, Adversus
Judaeos,
Tertullian
(c. 198) |
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I.5, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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III.19, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 209) |
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IV.7, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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V.11, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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V.LIII,
VI.V,
VI.LXVI,
VIII.XXVII,
Against Celsus,
Origen.
(c.246) |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. |
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"To Us A Child is Born": Sermon on Isaiah 9:6, Martin Luther. Word &
World, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "The author of
eternity, and by whom the Church and every member of it will be
preserved forever, and have immortal life." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "This Child was born
for the benefit of us men, of us sinners, of all believers, from the
beginning to the end of the world. Justly is he called Wonderful, for he
is both God and man. His love is the wonder of angels and glorified
saints. He is the Counsellor, for he knew the counsels of God from
eternity; and he gives counsel to men, in which he consults our welfare.
He is the Wonderful Counsellor; none teaches like him." |
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| From Wesley's Notes.
| "His peaceable and
happy government shall be extended to all the ends of the earth." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "The
influx of Gentile converts (represented here by "Galilee of the
Gentiles") soon was to be followed by the growth of corruption, and
the final rise of Antichrist, who is to be destroyed, while God's people
is delivered, as in the case of Gideon's victory over Midian, not by
man's prowess, but by the special interposition of God." |
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| "The
Joy of Harvest: Isaiah 9:3," Charles H. Spurgeon. From Farm Sermons
(c 1875).
| "Who will have the most joy? Those who have been the
most concerned about it. You who do not pray in private, nor come out to prayer-meetings,
will not have the joy when the blessing comes, and the church is increased. You had no
share in the sowing, therefore you will have little share in the
reaping." |
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| "Harvest
Joy:
Isaiah 9:3," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1893.
| "We want converts who
know this Christ, men and women to whom he is "Wonderful", to
whom he has become the "Counselor." We want no additions to
the church of those who cannot call him "The mighty God. The
everlasting Father." We want men and women to whom Christ has
become "The Prince of Peace."" |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Commentary,
Isaiah 9:2-7, Mark Throntveit, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
| "In preaching this text, one
should not be put off by the lack of explicit 'fulfillment' in the
New Testament. Isaiah 7:1—9:7 relates God's coming to us in the
birth of a child who will become a sign of God's presence among us
('Immanuel: God with us'). Historically, this may have been
Hezekiah." |
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Isaiah 9:2-7
(Christmas Eve),
Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in
Australia. |
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The Old Testament Readings:
Isaiah 9:2-7. Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
| "We celebrate joyfully ‘a son given
to us’ not in spite of all that is horrible, dangerous, or distressing
about the world around us, but precisely because of it." |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"From
a God We Hardly Knew," William Willimon, The Christian
Century, 1989. At Religion Online.
| "It may well be, as Jesus says, more
blessed to give than to receive. But it is more difficult to receive." |
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Isaiah
9:2-7, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, B, C, Ralph W. Klein,
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"The Hopes
and Fears of All the Years..." Steven E. Albertin, Sabbatheology.
| "As the carol reminds us, not
only the little town of Bethlehem but all the world can now be at
peace." |
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| Environmental &
earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental
Stewardship Commission.
| "If you light a candle
under a floodlight, who cares? Where there already is a great light, who
needs a flashlight, who wants a flickering wick of new light?" |
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| Articles & Background:
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"War in the Old Testament," John A. Wood, (other resources at)
"Peace and War," Christian Reflection, The Center for
Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2004.
| "How can God be both a God of
peace and a God of war? The ancient Israelites reached no consensus
about holy war, just war, and pacifism. Yet Scripture faithfully
records their long and difficult debates, for the diversity of
viewpoints arose out of a deep faith in God who had brought the
people out of Egypt." |
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"The Linkage between Isaiah 7:14 and 9:6," Harold R. Holmyard,
Journal of Biblical Studies, 2000.
| "The purpose of this paper is to show
that the firmness of this connection resides in Isaiah's prophecies,
particularly in the association between the son named "God is with us" in
7:14 and the son called "Mighty God" in 9:6." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Carlson, R.A.,
"The Anti-Assyrian Character of the Oracle in Is. IX 1-6," Vetus
Testamentum, 1974.
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| Carter, Warren,
"Evoking Isaiah: Matthean Soteriology and an Intertextual Reading of Isaiah
7-9 and Matthew 1:23 and 4:15-16," Journal of Biblical Literature,
2000.
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| Davies, Andrew, "Oratorio as
Exegesis: The Use of the Book of Isaiah in Handel's Messiah,"
Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
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| Evans, Craig A., "Jesus and Justice,"
Ex Auditu, 2006.
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| Goldingay, John, "The Compound Name in Isaiah 9:5(6)," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly,
1999.
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| Janzen, J. Gerald,
"The Child Is the Father of the Man: Moses in the Bulrushes," The
Living Pulpit, 2003.
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| Koch, Klaus, "Damnation and Salvation: Prophetic
Metahistory and the Rise of Eschatology in the Book of Isaiah," Ex
Auditu, 1990.
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| Luther, Martin, "'To Us a Child Is
Born': Sermon on Isaiah 9:6, Afternoon of Christmas Day, December 25,
1531," Word & World, 1996.
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| Norris, Kathleen,
"Zealous Hopes," The Christian Century, 2005.
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| Oswalt, John N.
"God's Determination to Redeem His People," Review and Expositor,
1991.
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| Oswalt, John N., "The Significance of
the 'ALMAH Prophecy in the Context of Isaiah 7-12," Criswell
Theological Review, 1993.
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| Rignell, Lars G., "A Study of Isaiah
9:2-7," Lutheran Quarterly, 1955.
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| Storey, Peter,
"Let the Imbongis Sing!" The Christian Century, 2000.
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| Wegner, Paul D.,
"A Re-Examination of Isaiah IX 1-6," Vetus Testamentum, 1992.
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| Willimon, William, "From a God We
Hardly Knew," The Christian Century, 1988.
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