Daily Bible Verse - 12/27/2007 - Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (NIV)

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. (KJV)

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. (NASB)

Isaiah 9:6

Commentary
God's answer to the arrogance of the world is a Child, His own Son. He will be what Judah's human kings have not been. Because He is the Mighty God, He can be a true Father to His people, He can bring lasting peace, and He can give counsel that is truly wonderful.

The Open Bible : New King James Version. 1998, c1997. Includes indexes. (electronic ed.) (Is 9:2). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

Did you know?
Hebrew poetry typically repeats thoughts in couplets. Yet there is something unique here. The coming ruler will be born a child. But at the same time, He is a gift-the Son of the Giver! These words might have meant little in Isaiah's time. But today we recognize Jesus Christ in this couplet. Born as an infant in Bethlehem, Jesus was nevertheless the eternal Son of God, given to take away the sins of the world. And Isaiah declared that the government-all rule and authority-would one day rest on His shoulders.

Richards, L. (1998). Every promise in the Bible. Includes indexes. (59). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.

Daily Bible Verse - 12/26/2007 - Luke 2:15-16

So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us." And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.

And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, "Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us." So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger.

Luke 2: 15-16

Commentary
The word translated "thing" in this passage denotes much more in Greek than it does in English. The term literally means "word" or "reality." The shepherds understood that they had received a word from God, and the reality of it was that Messiah had been born that same day. And the reality was something they could confirm tangibly because the angel gave them a sign to look for, a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger (2:12).

MacArthur, J. (2001). God in the manger : The miraculous birth of Christ (89). Nashville, Tenn.: W Pub. Group.

Did you know?

In that day, shepherds were looked upon with disdain; but God singled them out to be the first human messengers of Messiah's birth.

Wiersbe, W. W. (1997, c1991). With the word Bible commentary (Lk 2:1). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.