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Isaiah 9:2-7

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bullet"The Messiah," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
bullet Chapter XXXIV of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
bullet Chapter XXXV, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
bullet III.XVI.3 (LXX), III.XIX.2, IV.XXXIII.11, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
bullet Chapter VI, Chapter X, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
bullet I.5, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet III.19, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 209)
bullet IV.7, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
bullet V.11, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
bullet V.LIII, VI.V, VI.LXVI, VIII.XXVII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
bullet "To Us A Child is Born": Sermon on Isaiah 9:6, Martin Luther. Word & World, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary.
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes.
bullet"The author of eternity, and by whom the Church and every member of it will be preserved forever, and have immortal life."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.
bullet"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."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes.
bullet"His peaceable and happy government shall be extended to all the ends of the earth."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"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."
bullet"The Joy of Harvest: Isaiah 9:3," Charles H. Spurgeon. From Farm Sermons (c 1875).
bullet"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."
bullet"Harvest Joy: Isaiah 9:3," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1893.
bullet"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.""
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
bullet 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.
bullet The Old Testament Readings: 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.
bullet"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."
bullet Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
bullet "From a God We Hardly Knew," William Willimon, The Christian Century, 1989. At Religion Online.
bullet"It may well be, as Jesus says, more blessed to give than to receive. But it is more difficult to receive."
bullet Isaiah 9:2-7, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, B, C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
bullet "The Hopes and Fears of All the Years..." Steven E. Albertin, Sabbatheology.
bullet"As the carol reminds us, not only the little town of Bethlehem but all the world can now be at peace."
bulletEnvironmental & earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental Stewardship Commission.
bullet"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?"
bulletArticles & Background:
bullet "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.
bullet"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."
bullet "The Linkage between Isaiah 7:14 and 9:6," Harold R. Holmyard, Journal of Biblical Studies, 2000.
bullet"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."
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletCarlson, R.A., "The Anti-Assyrian Character of the Oracle in Is. IX 1-6," Vetus Testamentum, 1974.
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bulletCarter, 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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bulletDavies, Andrew, "Oratorio as Exegesis: The Use of the Book of Isaiah in Handel's Messiah," Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
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bulletEvans, Craig A., "Jesus and Justice," Ex Auditu, 2006.
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bulletLee, Max J., "Response to Evans," Ex Auditu, 2006.
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bulletGoldingay, John, "The Compound Name in Isaiah 9:5(6)," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1999.
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bulletJanzen, J. Gerald, "The Child Is the Father of the Man: Moses in the Bulrushes," The Living Pulpit, 2003.
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bulletKoch, Klaus, "Damnation and Salvation: Prophetic Metahistory and the Rise of Eschatology in the Book of Isaiah," Ex Auditu, 1990.
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bulletLuther, 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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bulletNorris, Kathleen, "Zealous Hopes," The Christian Century, 2005.
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bulletOswalt, John N. "God's Determination to Redeem His People," Review and Expositor, 1991.
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bulletOswalt, John N., "The Significance of the 'ALMAH Prophecy in the Context of Isaiah 7-12," Criswell Theological Review, 1993.
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bulletRignell, Lars G., "A Study of Isaiah 9:2-7," Lutheran Quarterly, 1955.
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bulletStorey, Peter, "Let the Imbongis Sing!" The Christian Century, 2000.
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bulletWegner, Paul D., "A Re-Examination of Isaiah IX 1-6," Vetus Testamentum, 1992.
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bulletWillimon, William, "From a God We Hardly Knew," The Christian Century, 1988.
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bulletSermons:
bullet "War and Peace: Iraq, A Just War?" Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
bulletO Come Immanuel: Isaiah 7 - 9, by Ray C. Stedman.
bulletReviews:
bulletWith Children:
bullet "Unto Us A Child Is Born," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
bulletDrama:
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bulletHymns and Music:
bullet Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Isaiah 9:2, 6. The Cyber Hymnal.
bullet Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
bulletAt Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
bullet Christ Is Coming
bullet Crown Him With Many Crowns
bullet He Hideth My Soul
bulletFine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bullet Isaiah
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Isaiah