Response 2 of 3 to Book of Isaiah challenge by LJP

Answering the question about Isaiah 9... who is this about...

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[pianokid100]

so is the "child" in this story Isaiahs son or not ? because there hasnt been world peace since the birth of his son

[prescottjohnson]

there is a 2B of 3 in my response which answers whose son it is referring to. but since you asked nicely :D it refers to Hezekiah, son of Ahaz. Hezekiah is the only descendant of David that came close to meriting the title of moshiach. Hezekiah also means "strength" or "might" of G-d.

[pianokid100]

but there hasnt been "never ending peace" since hezekiah and wolves are still mean :(

[prescottjohnson]

that is why i said that he was the closest to merit the title of moshiach. 2Kings 18:5 says that there was no king like him before or after. so of the kings in David's lineage he rises above them all. so Isaiah's prophecy wasn't necessarily hyperbole, as at that time it appeared to be, or COULD become a reality. the reason's for why this didn't happen isn't revealed in the text so I won't theorize here. but history has revealed that he was not the messiah, but it is possible that he could have.

[IWannabeJew]

"Prince of Peace" doesn't mean that there would be world peace. "ha-aretz" is better translated "the Land", not "the earth", which usually invokes a mental image of the whole planet.

[prescottjohnson]

and i believe that "peace without end" can also imply "complete peace" within an era, as opposed to universal eternal peace.

[gr8wg]

thank you for your learned opinion.

with respect may i ask you to expose more of your experience along the path of life. only you know what u have learned.

[inmyheart313131]

I wouldn't put it past some of them lol

[IWannabeJew]

The man speaks to you about the Bible for 10 minutes + and you call it "wasted"? Are you REALLY a seeker of biblical truth?

[IWannabeJew]

Right, like the Psalms, for example.

Are there Christians who appeal to Amy Grant's CD's for support for their pet doctrines?

[IWannabeJew]

There are words added in the KJV.

I don't believe wolves is a reference to real wolves. The wolf is the symbol of the tribe of Benjamin, for example.

[IWannabeJew]

...but he certainly was "A messiah", as Saul and David were.

[wayisnarrow]

When asked how to pray Jesus said, "Our Father."

[wayisnarrow]

Hosea 1: 10

and the number of the sons of Israel hath been as the sand of the sea, that is not measured nor numbered, and it hath come to pass in the place where it is said to them, Ye [are] not My people, it is said to them, Sons of the Living God;