212. Isaiah 9:6 explained.
Updated.
28 January 2023 (1444 AH).
Isaiah 9:5 (in Tanakh Jewish scripture or Isaiah 9:6 in a Christian Bible) For a son (King Hezekiah) has been born (the Hebrew is in past tense) to us (the kingdom of Judah), a son (King Hezekiah) was given to us (the kingdom of Judah), and the authority was placed (the Hebrew is in past tense) on his shoulder; and the Wondrous Adviser, Mighty God, Eternal Father, called (the Hebrew is in past tense) his name “Prince of Peace” (because for King Hezekiah peace will be in his time in Isaiah 39:8 because King Hezekiah established and upheld the authority of God on David’s throne in his kingdom with justice and with righteousness in Isaiah 9:6 in Tanakh Jewish scripture or Isaiah 9:7 in a Christian Bible)
Isaiah 9:6 (in Tanakh or Isaiah 9:7 in a Christian Bible) (God shows faviour) To him (the person) who increases the authority (of God in their kingdom and fears God), and for peace without end (in their kingdom when they govern), on David’s throne and his kingdom, to establish it and uphold it with justice and with righteousness from now until eternity (because this is the eternal promise of God given to the descendants of King David through King Solomon who inherit the throne of David in Psalm 132:11, 1 Kings 9:5, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 7:13, 2 Samuel 7:14, 2 Samuel 7:16, 2 Samuel 7:17, Jeremiah 33:17, Jeremiah 33:18, Jeremiah 33:20, Jeremiah 33:21 and Jeremiah 33:22); The zeal of the Lord of Hosts (in Isaiah 37:32, 2 King 19:31 and 2 Chronicles 32:8) will do this (because it is an eternal promise and did it for King Hezekiah who descended from King David through King Solomon and was given peace in his kingdom because he feared God and he established justice and righteousness in his kingdom in Isaiah 37:20 - 37:38, 2 King 19:20 - 19:36 and 2 Chronicles 32:8 - 32:33).
The promise which is forever.
1 Kings 9:5 then I will establish your (King Solomon’s) throne over Israel for ever; as I promised to David your father, saying: There shall not fail to be a successor (who is a biological descendant of messiah King David through messiah King Solomon) on the throne of Israel.
Note 1. Forever means that there will always be biological descendants of messiah King David through messiah King Solomon who can be the messiah who is promised in Tanakh.
Note 2. The seed of David will descend biologically through Solomon forever meaning the messiah described in Tanakh must have a biological father because inheritance of the House of David is through your biological father.
1. Past tense wrongly translated as future tense.
In Isaiah 9:5 in the Tanakh Jewish scripture which is Isaiah 9:6 in Christian Bibles, the Hebrew verbs in past tense were wrongly translated by the church as future tense.
The Hebrew language has only three real tenses: simple past, simple present, and simple future.
a. In Isaiah 9:6 in some Christian Bibles the Hebrew (Yulad means “was born” not will be born).
“A child was born to us” was changed to “a child shall be (will be) born to us.”
b. In Isaiah 9:6 in some Christian Bibles the Hebrew “the government was on his shoulder” was changed to “the government shall be (will be) on his shoulder.”
c. In Isaiah 9:6 in some Christian Bibles the Hebrew (Vayikra meaning “was called” not will be called).
“His name was called” was changed to “his name shall be (will be) called”
Christian Bibles which wrongly translate “Vayikra” as future tense in Isaiah 9:6; correctly translate “Vayikra” as passed tense in every other verse for example.
Leviticus 1:1 (Christian King James Bible) And the Lord called (Vayikra is correctly translated as past tense) …”
Isaiah 21:8 (Christian King James Bible) Then he cried (Vayikra is correctly translated as past tense) …”
Isaiah 36:13 (Christian King James Bible) “… stood and called out (Vayikra is correctly translated as past tense) …”
d. The Hebrew “his name was called” some Christian Bibles change it and remove the word “name” and say “he will be called” wrongly making what follows to be his description instead of his name as seen in the following Bibles in 2019.
Common English Bible CEB.
Good News Translation GNT.
New English Translation NET.
New International Reader's Version NIRV.
New International Version NIV.
New International Version - UK NIVUK.
New Living Translation NLT.
3. The Tanakh Jewish Bible Isaiah 9:5 and the Christian Bible Isaiah 9:6 are the same verse with different verse numbers.
The past tense in the Tanakh Jewish Hebrew Bible in Isaiah 9:5 is incorrectly translated as future tense in some (not all) Christian Bibles in Isaiah 9:6 as explained in this video.
3a. Christian Bibles in 15 November 2018 that correctly translate the Hebrew words of Isaiah 9:6 as past tense correctly show that Prophet Isaiah is describing what had already happened in his life time.
The Bible in Basic English BBE.
New Revised Standard NRS.
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA.
Young's Literal Translation YLT.
3b. Christian Bibles in 15 November 2018 that wrongly translate the Hebrew words of Isaiah 9:6 as future tense wrongly say that Prophet Isaiah is foretelling something that will happen 700 years after his life time.
American Standard Version ASV.
Common English Bible CEB.
Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha CEBA.
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB.
The Darby Translation DBY.
English Standard Version ESV.
Good News Translation GNT.
Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha GNTA.
GOD'S WORD Translation GW.
Hebrew Names Version HNV.
Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB.
King James Version KJV.
King James Version w/ Apocrypha KJVA.
Lexham English Bible LEB.
The Message Bible MSG.
New American Standard Bible NAS.
New Century Version NCV.
New International Reader's Version NIRV.
New International Version NIV.
New King James Version NKJV.
New Living Translation NLT.
Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE.
Revised Standard Version RSV.
Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha RSVA.
Third Millennium Bible TMB.
Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha TMBA.
The Webster Bible WBT.
World English Bible WEB.
Wycliffe WYC.
4. Why is Isaiah 9 not about Jesus?
4-1. The meaning of without end or forever or there will be no end in a person’s lifetime is explained below with examples from the Tanakh.
Jesus never lived when there was “peace without end” in Jerusalem in his lifetime.
The messiah King Hezekiah lived when there was peace without end in Jerusalem in his lifetime.
“And of peace there will be no end (in Jerusalem in his lifetime)” in Isaiah 9:6 in Tanakh or Isaiah 9:7 in Christian Bible.
Isaiah 2:7 Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.
Note the expression “neither is there any end of their treasures (in their lifetime)” and “neither is there any end of their chariots (in their lifetime).”
Ecclesiastes 4:8 There is one that is alone, and he has not a second; yes, he has neither son nor brother; yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches: 'for whom then do I labour, and bereave my soul of pleasure?' This also is vanity, yea, it is a grievous business.
Note the expression “there no end of all his labour” which is like saying his labour is forever in his lifetime.
Ecclesiastes 4:16 There was no end of all the people, even of all them whom he did lead; yet they that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Note the expression “There was no end of all the people” which is like saying there is no limit to the number of people who came to be led by him in his lifetime.
Ecclesiastes 12:12 And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
Note the expression “of making many books there is no end” which is like saying you can write books without end in your lifetime.
4-2. Messiah means anointed.
Anyone like a king or priest or judge or prophet who is anointed with oil or is given a leadership position is called a messiah meaning there are thousands of messiahs in Jewish history who are both Jewish and non Jewish kings or priests or judges or prophets.
In Tanakh the messiah Cyrus was a non Jewish king.
King David and King Solomon and King Hezekiah are also called messiahs because they were all anointed with oil which is the meaning of the word messiah.
4-3. Nowhere in Tanakh does it say that the messiah will be both a king and a priest.
God made a covenant that priests will come from the descendants of Aaron forever meaning after the time of Aaron no one who is a king can also be a priest.
God also made a covenant that kings in the House of David will come from the descendants of the messiah King David forever meaning after the time of David no one who is king can also be a priest.
Any claim that the messiah will be both a king and a priest did not come from Jesus or God because it contradicts the two covenants for a king and for a priest which can never be violated meaning it is forbidden for a king to do the work of a priest and for a priest to do the work of a king.
Video: Why didn't God forgive Uziah for burning Incense on the altar - with Rabbi Tovia Singer.
A messiah who descended from King David can never be both a king and a priest.
The Book of Hebrews by Paul contradicts the Tanakh Jewish scripture where the kingly covenant given to the descendants of King David forever must never do the duties given to the priests in the priestly covenant given to the descendants of the High priest Aaron forever.
God put the disease of leprosy on King Uzziah as a sign to all generations that after the time of Aaron no one can be both a king who descended from David and a priest who descended from Aaron.
Isaiah 6:1 In the year that King Uzziah died (not literally but died meaning he became a leper which looks like death when he trespassed against God in 2 Chronicles 26:16 by entering the temple of God to burn incense on the altar of incense which is only permitted for priests. King Uzziah lived in a cemetery where a house was made for him in 2 Chronicles 26:21 as a sign to all generations that it is forbidden for a king who descended from David to do the work given to the priests who descended from Aaron) …”
Zechariah 6:12 and speak to him, saying: Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Behold, a man whose name is the Shoot (Zerubbabel the governor of Judah in the time of the second temple is called “the shoot” in Zechariah 3:8 and “shoot” is also used for the messiah descendant of David in the time of the third temple), and who shall shoot up out of his place, and build the temple of the LORD;
Zechariah 6:13 even he (Zerubbabel the governor of Judah in the time of the second temple is called “the shoot” in Zechariah 3:8 and “shoot” is also used for the messiah descendant of David in the time of the third temple) shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory (of a leader, of a king), and shall sit and rule on his throne; and the priest shall be on his throne; and a counsel of peace (coordination) shall be between (both of) them.
Note 1. The king and the priest are two different people in the first, second and third temple.
Note 2. The word “shoot” is used for Zerubbabel the governor of Judah in the time of the second temple in Zechariah 3:8 to show that the same shall be for the “shoot” meaning the descendant of David in the time of the third temple meaning there will be no conflict between the King and the high priest.
Note 3. In the time of the third temple both the king who will be a descendant of David and the priest who will be a descendant of Aaron will work together in peace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrwrZc2Dhl4
4-4 Jesus was not born in the time of Isaiah.
The messiah King Hezekiah was born in the time of Isaiah.
“A child was born to us” is in Hebrew past tense in Isaiah 9:5 and was wrongly translated to “a child will be born to us” in Isaiah 9:6 in some Christian Bibles.
For a child (Hezekiah the son of King Ahaz) has been born to us (the people of Judah), a son (Hezekiah the son of King Ahaz) was given to us (the people of Judah).
4-5. Jesus was never called “Mighty God.”
4-6. Jesus was never called “the everlasting Father.”
4-7. Jesus was never in Government.
The messiah King Hezekiah was head of Government.
See 1. The messiah in Islam and Christianity and Judaism.
https://sites.google.com/view/islamandthekoran/the-messiah-in-islam-christianity-judaism
Reference.
Video 1. For a child shall be born to us? Rabbi Tovia Singer: Church corrupted Isaiah 9 to make Jesus Divine.
Hezekiah Ḥīzqīyyahū ( חִזְקִיָּהוּ) means Strong God (Ḥīzqī חִזְקִ) is strong and (yahu יָּהוּ) is God.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_qTO3n6DM4
Video 2. In what NAME do we pray? How do I know that G-D is hearing me? (@01:19:50) Rabbi Tovia Singer – 1685.
How the church used Isaiah 9:6 and Isaiah 9:7 to claim it is Jesus starts after 3 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLEozzaQQ_U
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