NOBLE PRINCE OF PEACE

1. Lesson 5 for January 30, 2021

2. The Light of Galilee. Isaiah 9:1-5
The Child made Gift. Isaiah 9:6-7
The Rod of punishment. Isaiah 9:8-10:34
The Stem of Jesse. Isaiah 11
The Savior. Isaiah 12
The Messiah is introduced in Isaiah chapters 9 to 12
within the context of the rebellion of Judah and Israel.
Jesus is the Messiah. He came to condemn sin and to
reprimand God's people. Above all, He also came to
enlighten, comfort, and save His people.
Let's study how Isaiah introduced Jesus in these
chapters.

3. “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the
land of the shadow of death, upon them a light has shined.” (Isaiah 9:2; Matthew 4:16)
ZEBULUN
NAPHTALI
Sea of
Galilee
In response to Ahaz’s request for aid, Tiglath-pileser III attacked
Israel and took the regions of Naphtali, Zebulun, and
Transjordan. Later, Salmanazar V conquered the rest of Israel's
territories and deported the remaining population.
This land was the first to be conquered and filled with the
darkness of paganism (Is. 8:22). It would also be the first to see
the light that the Messiah was bringing.
Jesus spent most of His time
during His public ministry in
this region by the Sea of
Galilee
(see Matthew 4:12-17).
Capernaum

4. “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.” (Isaiah 9:6)
This foretold Child could only be the Messiah, Jesus:
Wonderful Counselor: A wise adviser that leads properly. It's the same name
that the Angel of the Lord (Jesus Himself) used when visiting the parents of
Samson (Judg. 13:18)
Mighty God: He is God Incarnate, the powerful and brave hero
(Jn, 1:1; 1Jn. 5:20)
Everlasting Father: Jesus is eternal, and He's the Father of all humankind,
because He created humans and their world (Jn. 1:3; Col. 1:16; 2P 3:18)
Prince of Peace: Jesus is the righteous King that came to Earth to bring peace
(Rev. 17:14; Jn. 14:27; Jn. 16:33)

5. THE ROD OF PUNISHMENT
“For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is
stretched out still.” (Isaiah 9:12, 17, 21; 10:4)
God had to punish His people with a rod because of their
wickedness (Is. 9:4). This means that He let them suffer
difficulties so they would repent of their sins and come
back to Him.
These difficulties came in four stages, each one more
intense.
[1] War on their
land (9:8-12)
[2] The wicked
leaders fall
(9:13-17)
[3] The land is
devastated, and
famine (9:18-21)
[4] The unjust
judges fall (10:1-4)
If the people had repented, the difficulties would have
stopped (see Leviticus 26:14-39).
God gave the Israelites freedom to choose whether to obey
Him or not. He also lets us make this decision today.
God allows in His wisdom the consequences of our
disobedience when they can make us reflect and come back
to Him.

6. “The heavy judgments that were to befall the
impenitent—war, exile, oppression, the loss of power
and prestige among the nations—all these were to come
in order that those who would recognize in them the
hand of an offended God might be led to repent. The ten
tribes of the northern kingdom were soon to be
scattered among the nations, and their cities left
desolate; the destroying armies of hostile nations were
to sweep over their land again and again; even
Jerusalem was finally to fall, and Judah was to be
carried away captive; yet the Promised Land was not to
remain wholly forsaken forever.”
E.G.W. (Ye Shall Receive Power, September 14)

7. The “stem of Jesse” represents the idea that the
Messiah would be a descendant of David (son of
Jesse). This is why Jesus called Himself “the Root
and the Offspring of David” (Revelation 22:16).
One of the main goals of Jesus was to put an end to sin, apostasy, and
rebellion, as well as establishing an everlasting peace. This began with
His ministry, death, resurrection, and enthronement. However, it has not
finished yet.
We’re still waiting for the time when “The cow and the bear shall graze;
their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like
the ox. The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole, and the weaned
child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.” (Isaiah 11:7-8)

8. Isaiah 12 is a song that Isaiah sang to praise his [and our] Savior. He
encouraged us to “make known among the nations what he has
done” (v. 4 NIV), recalling the song of victory that Moses sang after
crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 15).
“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid.
The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense;
He has become my salvation.” (Isaiah 12:2 NIV)
The angel told Joseph and Mary that the Messiah would be named
“Jesus;” that is, “the Lord is my salvation” (Mt. 1:21; Lk. 1:31).
There is a song of victory in Revelation 15 too. In
that case, the 144,000 sing a remarkably similar
song.
Jesus is the only source of salvation. He will be our
song very soon, when we’ll sing together “the song
of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the
Lamb.” (Revelation 15:3)

9. “Christ is ‘the Prince of Peace’ (Isaiah 9:6),
and it is His mission to restore to earth and
heaven the peace that sin has broken. ‘Being
justified by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ.’ Romans 5:1.
Whoever consents to renounce sin and open
his heart to the love of Christ, becomes a
partaker of this heavenly peace.”
E.G.W. (Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, cp. 2, p. 27)