JESUS, OUR SALVATION
Isaiah 9:2-7
The Northern Kingdom of Israel had been over run and
corrupted by the Phoenicians and the Arabians. They had become crude and
uneducated (Acts 2:7) and were prone to
violence (John 18:11 ). It was well
known that Galilee was a bad area in which nothing good was expected (John 7:52 ).
Out of this bad area came Jesus Christ (Mat 21:11 ),
our Lord and Savior. God can bring good out of any bad
situation. It was God's divine planfor Jesus to appear like us; weak and powerless so that He
could gain salvation for the whole world with His death on the cross.
V.2. "The people that walked in darkness have seen a
great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath
the light shined."
A. In our darkest
hour, God is light.
1. In trouble
times, God is peace.
2. In sadness, God
is Joy.
3. In sickness,
God is health.
4. In death, God
is life.
5. In doom and
gloom, God is hope.
B. In all that we do, we can count on God to be present.
1. God is always
aware of our circumstances.
2. In all our
ways, acknowledge the Lord and He will direct our paths.
C. The light of God shines because of His great love for us.
1. The region of Galilee
had been overrun and corrupted by a foreign nation.
2. Some thought
that there was nothing good in Galilee . John 7:52
3. God can bring
good out of the worst situation.
4. Jesus our Lord
and Savior home town was Galilee .
V:3. "Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased
the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men
rejoice when they divide the spoil."
A. It is God that
gives the increase in our lives.
1. It is God that
gives us families and true friends.
2. The Body of
Christ increases as we testify to the goodness of the Lord.
2. God is the
cause of our joy.
B. When God is in
your life, trouble has no reign in your heart.
1.When it rains,
sometimes it pours. God is in control of
the rain.
2. When one person is against you, others may
join in, but they are no match for God.
C. Trouble is an
opportunity for God to get the Glory.
1. We can count
it all joy when we put our trust in the Lord.
2. Joy increases,
when Christ reigns in your life.
V:4. "For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and
the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of
Midian."
A. We were born in
sin, therefore slaves to the flesh.
1. The Israelites
were under attack by foreign governments because of their sins
against God.
a. After a
time of punishment, God restored them to freedom.
b. The Lord
chastises those that He loves.
2. It was Christ
who relieved us from the burden of sin with His death on the cross.
a. Sin burdens the mind with guilt and
oppresses the spirit.
b. Jesus freed
us from the penalty and the guilt of sin.
c. Jesus set
us free to serve and worship the Lord.
B. Under the weight
of sin we labor for no real and lasting benefit.
1. Under grace,
our labor stores treasures in heaven.
C. The Lord give us hope by reminding us of how
He delivered His people in the past.
1. God instructed
Gideon to use 300 men to bring down an enemy with an army of
thousands. Judges
7:7
2. God is all
powerful and uses the weak to bring down the strong.
3. Christ is our
Gideon.
4. Your enemies
are no match for God.
a. God is
more than the whole world against you.
V:5. "For every battle of the warrior is with confused
noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of
fire."
A. The Lord will do
battle for those He loves.
"Confused
noise"
1. The soldiers of
this time wore war shoes which covered their feet and legs.
a. They were covered with iron hooks and
nails.
b. This armor
made a lot of noise when they marched. (confused noise)
2. "Garments
rolled in blood".
a. The
garments the soldiers wore were dipped in human blood.
3. God gives the picture
of the army of the enemy as well equipped and capable of
mass
destruction.
a. Today, war
has the noise of gun fire.
b. There is
bloodshed and lost of life in war.
c. Property is
destroyed by fire.
4. Nothing is to
hard for God. Gen 18:14
a. God will take charge of your battles and the enemy will not succeed. Mal 4:1
b. God can cause the enemy to hear His voice
and confused them in battle.
c. The enemy
can easily be destroyed by God and their armor burned in a fire.
Psalms 46:9-10
B. Jesus is our great
deliverer. Zac 9:9-10
1. Jesus fights
our battles.
THE CHARACTER OF GOD
V: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."
A. The prophecy of
the coming of Jesus Christ.
1."A child
is born; a son is given to us"
a. Jesus the Son of God, took on human flesh
and became the son of man.
b. The Son of God took off His glory,
stepped down from heaven and humble
Himself
before man.
c. He did this
not for Himself, but for us.
d. He is the
gift of God to us. Acts 4:12
B. "And the
government shall be upon his shoulder."
1. All power over
heaven and earth was given to Him.
2. He was sent by
the Father to die for our sins.
3. He was
crucified, but on the third day He arose.
4. He ascended
back to heaven and was given control of the universe.
C. "He is called
Wonderful. "
1.
Wonderful=pele= a miracle
2. The Spirit of
God revealed Himself to us in the form of a man.
3. He performed
miracles to get our attention and to show us His glory.
D. " He is
called Counselor."
1. The whole
Bible is His counsel.
a. He recorded
and preserved His Word throughout time for a guide to us.
b. His life on earth is a role model for
us to follow.
c. He revealed
the righteousness of the Father with His life on earth.
E. "He is called
the Mighty God".
1. He is
omnipotent; "all powerful."
2. He is
omnipresence; "everywhere all the time."
3. He is
omniscience: " has all knowledge."
4. He created
the heavens and the earth. Job 38:4-5
F. He is "The Everlasting Father".
1. He is Alpha
and Omega. Rev 1:8
a. He has no
beginning and no ending. Rev 22:13
b. Everything
exist in Him.
c. Everything
has their beginning in Him. Gen 1:1
G. He is the "Prince of Peace."
1. He was sent by
the Father to reconcile the world to the Father. Col
2. Jesus death on
the cross made peace between man and God. Eph 2:16
3. Jesus gives the
believer peace. John 14:27
V:7. "Of the increase of his government and peace there
shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it,
and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for
ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."
A. "Of the
increase of his government and Peace there shall be no end."
1. The world's
population shall continue under the control and authority of the Prince
of Peace.
2. The Son of
God, the Prince of peace shall never cease to extend and promote peace.
3. He shall
never cease to extend peace to all believers.
B. " Upon the
throne of David, and upon his kingdom."
1. Jesus was born
into a line of Kings by the power of the Holy Spirit.
a. He does not
have the blood of kings, but the blood of righteousness.
b. He was
born into a line of kings. He existed before any man was created.
c. David
reigned over the people of Israel
d. Christ
reigned over all people.
e. David
reigned over all Jews.
f. Christ
reigns over Jews and Gentiles alike.
C. "To order it,
and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even
for
ever."
1. David reign was temporary. Christ reign
is forever.2
2. Christ is the
foundation for the government of justice and righteousness.
3. The
government of Christ is firm. It will never change.
D. " The zeal of
the LORD of hosts will perform this."
1. Zeal=qinah=
God's intense desire to accomplish His purpose.
2. Because of the
zeal of the Lord, the work of the Lord is sure.
a. The spread
of the Gospel is sure.
b. Salvation
is sure.
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