“Unto Us A Son Is Given”

An event of extreme importance comes with multiple advance notices. For example, in Genesis 12:1-3, God promised Abraham to make him a great nation, give him many people, and be a source of blessing to all people on earth. As important as it was, He repeated this to Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Joshua and the whole of Israel many times before it was fulfilled in due time.

In the Old Testament, God used many prophets to declare about the coming of His Son. The Holy Spirit inspired the Prophet Isaiah to write in Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV) that, “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.”

There are two important prophetic utterances we can learn from the first part of the text above by the great Major Prophet:

#1. “Unto Us A Child Is Born”

Isaiah revealed by the Spirit of God that a child will be born of a woman just as God declared in Genesis 3:15. He was affirming what God said that He will be the Seed of the woman. This also reinforces what Paul taught in Philippians 2 that He came in the likeness of men. Isaiah prophesied that He will be born like any normal child through a woman. Very important!

#2. “Unto Us A Son Is Given”

The next part of the prophecy of Isaiah we can examine is that he says “unto us a Son is Given”. According to Luke 1:35, the Child “to be born will be called the Son of God”. Even though His earthly parents were Mary and Joseph, His heavenly Father was God (Matthew 3:17). John 3:16 says that God’s love for the world led Him to send His ONLY BELOVED SON TO REDEEM US FROM SIN. He is the Son of God.

Did what Isaiah say come to pass? Yes, it did! In Matthew 1:25, Mary gave birth to her firstborn Son called JESUS. In Luke 2:25-35, Simeon saw and testified that the Child was the Son of God given for the salvation of the world. Christmas is a manifestation of God’s prophecies. We have every reason to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. 

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