For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor,

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

] For to us a child is born, to us a son is given D E ITY As God, Jesus was the creator and is the sustainer of the large and the small, the seen and the unseen.

6 who, though he was in the form of God, K E N O SIS did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:6-8

K E N O SIS Emptied himself: from this Gr. word comes the theological word kenosis ; i.e., the doctrine of Christ s self-emptying in His incarnation. This was a self-renunciation, not an emptying Himself of deity nor an exchange of deity for humanity. Jesus did, however, renounce or set aside His privileges in several areas The MacArthur Study Bible

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given H U MANITY Jesus would exercise humble dependence on others (Luke 2:7; 23:53) Jesus would grow and learn (Luke 2:40, 52; Heb. 5:8). Jesus could die in our place (2 Cor. 5:21)

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn (Luke 2:7) Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid (Luke 23:53).

And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. Luke 2:40, 52

JESUS Wonderful Counselor Mighty God Everlasting Father Prince of Peace

Wonderful Counselor JESUS 26 For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth... 29 so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. 30 And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption

wonderful counselor JESUS It is significant that one of the Biblical names of Christ is Wonderful Counselor. He is the highest and ultimate One to whom we may turn for counsel, and His Word is the well from which we may draw divine wisdom. The MacArthur Study Bible

Mighty God JESUS 25 And they went and woke him, saying, Save us, Lord; we are perishing. 26 And he said to them, Why are you afraid, O you of little faith? Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled, saying, What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him? Matthew 8:25-27

Everlasting Father 10 I came that they may have life and have JESUS it abundantly. 11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:10-11, 28

Prince of Peace 1 Therefore, since we have been justified JESUS by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ... 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:1, 8

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21