The American Wisdom Series

Presents pamphlet #6409

The Book of Isaiah
Chapter 9

We have been reading about our Father's decree that there would be and yet shall be an invasion upon the land of His people by the king of Assyria and his great army. And so it is that the promised invasion did happen historically, beginning in the land of Zebulon and Naphtali, to not only show us today that God's Word is true and accurate in every detail but to also give us an ensample (1 Cor. 10:11) and type, a forerunner if you will, of Satan (when he comes as the false-christ) and his locust army who shall soon come upon the land of His people in this final generation of the fig tree and cause much spiritual desolation. That time shall surely be a dark hour, even the darkest hour as it already becoming very dim, when many shall stumble and fall because there is no light in them to guide them through the night. The reason they have no light is that they have listened to men and followed and trusted in men's traditions instead of "hearing the Voice of their heavenly Father" and trusting and relying on Him! Thus they have ignored and forsaken their Father's Word, forsaken the Light of truth, to the point that they have become unmindful of the Rock of their salvation, which means they do not know Jesus Christ though many claim they do. Deut. 32:18 "Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee." Unfortunately many shall not "see the Light" until the sound of the 7th Trump when Yahshua Messiah returns to this earth as King of kings and Lord of lords with all power and glory... but then the "door" will be closed and it will be too late to "enter in" and receive eternal life until the end of the Millennium!

But there is Good News right now, which brings us to our study of the 9th chapter of Isaiah, a marvelous chapter that speaks of the ministry of Jesus Christ, being fulfilled in Matthew chapter four, concerning the Light coming into the darkest hour of the world and proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom of God and declaring that the Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace shall come and set up His kingdom to rule on earth forever and ever. So let us begin this study by turning to Matthew chapter four where the 9th chapter of Isaiah is quoted. By the way, the name "Matthew" means "Gift of Yahveh".

Matthew 4:12
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison*, He departed into Galilee;

Also, it is important that we take note that Jesus Christ, the Light which shines in the "darkness", openly began His ministry in Galilee, which means "the heathen circle".

Galilee = Galilaia, gal-il-ah'-yah, Greek 1056; of Hebrew origin [Hebrew 1551 (Galiyl)]; Galil'a (i.e. the heathen circle), a region of Palestine :- Galilee.

[13] And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

Now we are now going to see the Light which God sent into the world go forth and begin to shine in the great darkness (read John 1:1-12)! To that end, Jesus Christ will begin His ministry by announcing that the door to the kingdom of heaven is now open and all those who will repent (change) and follow the Light can see their way and enter in.

[14] That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,

Isaiah 9:1
Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.

[2] The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

Matthew 4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up.

Luke 1:77-79
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

[78] Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

[79] To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Jesus Christ is that Light and the hope of our salvation. John 12:46 "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness." To walk in the Light you must follow Him! Thus repentance is coupled with the proclamation of the GOOD NEWS (Gospel) of the Kingdom of God and the establishment of the King of Righteousness. Want peace and happiness... from now until forever? Then come out of darkness and into the light of His marvelous truth (His Word) and He will guide your feet and keep you in the paths of His righteousness.

Let's go one more verse in Matthew:

Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Let us return to Isaiah 9:3 which speaks of the exultation and joy of receiving the Light.

Isaiah 9:3
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Here is how Dr. Bullinger translates verse three after noting on page 943 of the Companion Bible the error of translation caused by dividing the Hebrew word "haggil'o" into two words thereby adding the word "lo", which is "not".

Thou hast multiplied the exultation,
    Thou hast increased the joy:
    They joy before Thee according to the joy in harvest.
And as men exult when they divide the spoil.

And now for more GOOD NEWS!

[4] For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

[5] For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.

And so it is that God sent His only begotten Son into the darkened world to bring the Light and therefore salvation unto any and all who would follow that Light (Jn. 3:16, Jn. 12:46). However, at His second advent He shall come as the King of king and Lords of lords to rule all nations and every knee shall bow to His name, i.e. His authority. But again the Good News is... since the kingdom of heaven is now at hand anyone who is willing can accept Him as King and Lord now and be part of the ruling kingdom that shall reign when that child given as a sign and wonder, who was prophesied to come and dwell with us, Emmanuel, shall indeed come again!

[6] For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

(1) Wonderful means "miracle or marvelous thing" and so it is that the Word of God works wonders and miracles in our lives.

(2) Counsellor means "to advise or consult" and so it is that we seek wisdom and counsel from His Word to lead us in the paths of righteousness, i.e. to do the right thing in all our affairs.

(3) The Mighty God has all power in heaven and earth and so it is He who is our Rock and our Fortress. Psalm 18:2 "The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower."

(4) The Everlasting Father. Only through partaking of the fruit from the Evergreen (Ever-Living) Tree of Life can we have everlasting (eternal) life. In fact, our Father likens Himself to and evergreen (fir) tree: Hosea 14:8 "Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard Him, and observed Him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found."

(5) The Prince of Peace (see next verse) is the only ruler who can "order" true and lasting peace on this earth and "establish" it with truth and justice.

[7] Of the increase of His government and peacethere shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto Him shall the gathering of the people be.

Jeremiah 33:17
For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel;

Next we are going to see how our heavenly Father, who declares that He is not at all happy with His children who almost totally ignore Him in these last days by choosing not to hear His Voice, meaning they choose not to study His Word and follow His laws and statutes that would bring them all the blessings of Deut. 28:1-14, are going to eventually "See the Light"! We shall discover that first of all, He shall stretch forth His hand and they are going to feel the "heat" from that Light! Then shall they cry unto Him!

There are many who claim to be saved or even "born again" Christians and yet they are often not only shaken by the "earthquakes" that are happening in all areas of society these days, but they are also anxious and worrisome over the uncertainties that tomorrow might bring their way. The reason for their fears and anxieties is because they are void of the rich knowledge and wisdom of their Father's Word that contains not only all the major news of what is happening in the world today but also that which shall yet happen tomorrow, including the in-depth analysis by the prophets of Almighty God telling us why these events are happening and the end results of their having taken place. As Jesus Christ said Mark 13:23, "But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things."

The sad part is that rather than turn to their heavenly Father to fill that void and freely receive the wise counsel of His Word that would bring them true peace of mind and happiness, multiple millions of our beloved brothers and sisters have among other things turned to their doctors and psychiatrists who end up sending them to their local druggists for sedatives and legally prescribed mind altering drugs to magically ease the stress of their lack of faith and dearth of knowledge and wisdom. By the way, do you know what the Greek word translated "sorcerers" is in the New Testament? Here it is taken directly from Strong's Concordance:

sorcerers, pharmakeus, far-mak-yoos', Greek 5332; from pharmakon (a drug, i.e. spell-giving potion); a druggist ("pharmacist") or poisoner, i.e. (by extension) a magician :- sorcerer.

substance, hupostasis, hoop-os'-tas-is, Greek 5287; from a compound of Greek 5259 (hupo) and Greek 2476 (histemi); a setting under (support), i.e. (figurative) concrete essence, or abstract assurance (object or subject) :- confidence, confident, person, substance.

Matthew 7:24-27
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

[25] And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

[26] And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

[27] And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

Furthermore, we should all be thankful for the availability and opportunity to study His Word in these last days. Just compare how blessed we are to the era of 1611 when our Father commissioned the man who sat on the throne of David in that day, i.e. King James, to translate and make His Word available to the common man. The fact is back in 1611 one not only had to obtain a license to have access to the scriptures, he had to first be approved by his confessor to even be deemed worthy of obtaining that license. That is because the prevailing church of that time did NOT want the people to have access to the Word of God, lest they read it and discover the truth that there is only one mediator between God and man... and it is NOT an earthly preacher or priest (1 Tim. 2:5 "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.")

That is why we recommend to all who study the Word of God to obtain and read the letter that the translators of the 1611 KJV wrote to the English reader. Of course wouldn't you know it, that letter has been removed from the pages of most Bibles which is surely to the advantage and benefit of someone other than the common man, isn't it? Nevertheless, below is an excerpt from the Letter to the Reader which may be obtained in its entirety by e-mailing or writing to us at the chapel. Also, please know that it is not our intent to single out any particular church or denomination but rather to make the point that if your church is steeped in the traditions of men rather than concentrating on teaching Father's Word chapter by chapter and line by line, then you had better take heed and wake up and ask yourself how it is that we as a professing Christian nation have become so Biblically illiterate when the Word of God is so readily available? Consider again the verses we read from Matthew 7:24-27 and ask yourself where you stand! Is your faith built upon the knowledge and wisdom from His Word or the vain traditions of men taught by churchianity?

"THE UNWILLINGNESS OF OUR CHIEF ADVERSARIES, THAT THE SCRIPTURES SHOULD BE DIVULGED IN THE MOTHER TONGUE, ETC.

"Now the Church of Rome would seem at the length to bear a motherly affection towards her children, and to allow them the Scriptures in their mother tongue: but indeed it is a gift, not deserving to be called a gift, an unprofitable gift: [Sophecles] they must first get a License in writing before they may use them, and to get that, they must approve themselves to their Confessor, that is, to be such as are, if not frozen in the dregs, yet soured with the leaven of their superstition. Howbeit, it seemed too much to Clement the Eighth that there should be any License granted to have them in the vulgar tongue, and therefore he overruleth and frustrateth the grant of Pius the Fourth. [See the observation (set forth by Clemen. His authority) upon the 4. rule of Pius the 4. his making in the index, lib. prohib. pag. 15. ver. 5.] So much are they afraid of the light of the Scripture, (Lucifugae Scripturarum, as Tertulian speaketh) that they will not trust the people with it, no not as it is set forth by their own sworn men, no not with the License of their own Bishops and Inquisitors. Yea, so unwilling they are to communicate the Scriptures to the people's understanding in any sort, that they are not ashamed to confess, that we forced them to translate it into English against their wills. This seemeth to argue a bad cause, or a bad conscience, or both. Sure we are, that it is not he that hath good gold, that is afraid to bring it to the touchstone, but he that hath the counterfeit; [Tertul. de resur. carnis.] neither is it the true man that shunneth the light, but the malefactor, lest his deeds should be reproved [John 3:20]: neither is it the plain dealing Merchant that is unwilling to have the weights, or the meteyard brought in place, but he that useth deceit. But we will let them alone for this fault, and return to translation."

Let us now continue our study of the 9th chapter of Isaiah.

Isaiah 9:8
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

Hebrews 1:1-2
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

[2] Hath in these last days spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;

Isaiah 9:9
And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,

[10] The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

Even when God cuts the sycomores* down, his people elevate them to be cedars, believing them to be "God's chosen people" (God's people are likened to the mighty cedars of Lebanon). You "see", because His children ignore His Word they have become ignorant of Rev. 2:9 and 3:9 that speaks of those kenites (sons of Kayin, i.e. sons of Cain) who call themselves descendants of Judah, even "God's chosen people", but who do lie and are of the synagogue of Satan. To wit, there are only two out the seven churches in Rev. 2 & 3 who teach concerning the kenites and if your church is not one them... then Jesus Christ has some strong warning and admonition for you.

*Note: A sycomore is a "fig tree". Are you familiar with the Parable of the Fig Tree that Jesus Christ commanded us to learn in Matthew 24 and Mark 13? If you know and understand that parable, which begins back in the fig grove where the seduction of Eve took place and the tares were planted (Matthew 13), then you will know who the good and the bad figs are spoken of in Jeremiah 24. At that point you will then know the answer to the question the disciples ask in Matthew 24 and Mark 13 about "when" all the things He foretold them of would take place. The answer is that the final generation of the Fig Tree began on May 15, 1948, when both the good and the bad figs were set out in the land of Judea. If you would like to learn more about the Parable of the Fig Tree, visit our pamphlets titled Fig Tree

One final thought concerning the "hewn stones" for those with eyes to see and ears to hear before we move on. It is the "hewn stones" of the false rock (Deut. 32:31) that are used to build the New World Order, the beast system which is the ultimate temple of worship in these last days (Rev. 13:4). Those who have the wisdom to understand Rev. 13:18 (Here is wisdom) are able to count the number of the beast, which is simply to add up (trace) those stones (pebbles, little rocks) over a long period of time to know and understand who heads the beast, i.e. Satan and his kenite locust army. Nevertheless, it is written that Jesus Christ, our Rock, the "stone cut out without hands", shall come and smash the temple and destroy the beast, the New World Order, at His second advent which occurs at the sound of the 7th Trump.

Mark 13:2
And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

Daniel 2:44-45
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

[45] Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

Let us now continue with the type set before us "upon whom the ends of the world (world age) are come (1 Cor. 10:11)", that gives us a picture of that which is happening in these last days, .

Isaiah 9:11
Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

[12] The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

Rev. 9:19
For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

Rev. 12:15
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

Rev. 13:5-6
And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

[6] And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

2 Thes. 2:8-12
And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

[9] Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Rev. 13:14
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

2 Thes. 2:10
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

[11] And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

[12] That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Isaiah 9:13
For the people turneth not unto Him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

[14] Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

You "see" God promised to make us the head IF we hearkened unto His commandments, which means to listen to His Voice, the Word of God.

Deut. 28:13
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

Deut. 28:42-44
All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.

[43] The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

[44] He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

Rev. 12:4
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

Isaiah 9:16
For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

destroyed, bala`, baw-lah', Hebrew 1104; a primitive root; to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally to destroy :- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).

[17] Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

[... 26] If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

[27] Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Isaiah 9:18
For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

[19] Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.

[20] And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

Leviticus 26:26
And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied.

Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.

Isaiah 9:21
Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

1 Thes. 5:9
For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ.