What does the capitalization of the names in Isaiah 9:6 reveal about the Messiah?
The capitalized names in Isaiah 9:6 identify the promised coming King as more than a human child. They are terms associated with the Messiah, the Son of God, and are appropriately His terms of deity, showing He is the Mighty God and would later be introduced in the New Testament as Jesus the Christ.
Les explains that Isaiah is addressing the nation of Israel, saying, “unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given,” and that the government shall be upon his shoulder. He tells his listeners to watch the names because they are all capitalized. These are all terms associated with this coming King, the Messiah, the Son of God, whom the New Testament introduces as Jesus the Christ. They are appropriately His terms of deity. Les notes that “Wonderful,” “Consular,” and “the Mighty God” show that Jesus is God, contrary to theologians who claim Jesus never claimed to be God, deity, or the preexistent Creator God. He also connects Isaiah’s statement with John 14, where Jesus told Philip that seeing Him is seeing the Father.
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.
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Is Jesus called "the mighty God" in Isaiah 9:6?
In Isaiah 9:6 the titles given to the child born in Bethlehem—"Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God"—are all capitalized and are applied to the Son, showing that He is called the mighty God.
Does Isaiah 9:6 prove that Christ is God?
Liberal theologians who say Christ was never God and never claimed to be God are contradicted by Isaiah 9:6, which calls Him "the Mighty God."