How Can the Son in Isaiah 7:14 & Isaiah 9:6 Be the Mighty God?

     Two of the greatest prophesies concerning Christ are in the book of Isaiah.  That's how chapter 35 starts in the Life-Study of Isaiah.  And of course, that got my attention. In this chapter Witness Lee talks about Isaiah 7:14 which says: Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will conceive and will bear a son, and she will call his name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14.

The other great prophecy is  Isaiah 9:6. For a child is born to us,/ A Son is given to us;/ And the government/ Is upon His shoulder;/ And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor,/ Mighty God,/ Eternal Father,/ Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

     As I read this chapter and thought about it, I realized that Isaiah 7:14 unfolds one of the most profound truths in the Bible. The other in Isaiah 9:6 further unveils that the Son of God IS the eternal Father.  Both of these verses present truths that have baffled many throughout history. 

    I am thankful for the clear presentation of these truths to God's people in Witness Lee's exposition of the Bible in his Life-Studies that run from Genesis to Revelation! !  And you can even read them online, but I like hard copies so I can write in the margins.

     I really liked the simple and easy to understand way that brother Lee used to talk about the miracle of not only in the Lord's actual birth but  the fact that He was a child with two natures!!  Read these excerpts slowly so you don't miss anything.  This is from page 240 and 241 of chapter 35:




The child born of a human virgin is Immanuel, God with man (Isa. 7:14, 9:6a). He was a human child born of a human virgin, yet He was also the very God. Isaiah was written about 700 years before Christ's incarnation, yet it speaks of a child born who would be the very God. This child was a "God-man child," a child of a dual nature, the divine nature and human nature....Before HIs birth, there had never been such a human being, a man mingled with God (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Isaiah. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry. 1994, Print).


      It touches me whenever I hear how God became incarnated so  He could do two huge things--become our Savior to save us from sin and to reconcile us back to God.  Without human blood Jesus couldn't have died in our place, but without being divine, He couldn't have satisfied all of God's righteous requirements to bring us back to Him.

   The offerings in the Old Testament type show us the lamb had to be spotless and without blemish, and as a man without sin, Jesus became like John the Baptist declared "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). Doesn't this completely astound you?! 

    But all of this amazement doesn't stop here.  Have you ever thought that when you opened your heart and received the Lord as your Savior, you received the Lord's divine life and nature? This makes you also a person with a dual nature; now you're a human being with God's life.  In his writings Witness Lee has made this profound truth absolutely clear. I hope you can take the time and read this Life-Study.

Other posts on the Major Prophets

Life-Study of Isaiah:
You can listen to excerpts of Witness Lee's speaking the Life-Study of Isaiah on Life Study of the Bible  with Witness Lee.   You can also read the online Life-Studies of Isaiah and check out other resources available to enhance your study of the Bible on Living Stream Ministry's website.

How Can the Son in Isaiah 7:14 & 9:6 Be the Mighty God?
Seeing Christ as the Great Light in Isaiah 9:2
Why is Christ  Called the Cornerstone in Isaiah 28:26?
Taking a Closer Look at Isaiah 53 - Christ's Crucifixion Foretold - Part 1 

Taking a Closer Look at Isaiah 53 - Christ's Resurrection &Ascension Foretold - Part 2 of 2

Life-Study of Jeremiah & Lamentations:

You can listen to excerpts of Witness Lee's speaking the Life-Study of Jeremiah & Lamentations on Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.

Insights from Jeremiah - What Does God Consider Evil in Jeremiah 2:13?
Insights from Jeremiah - Taking A Closer Look at the New Covenant in Jeremiah 31:31-34
What Lessons Can We Learn From the Book of Lamentations?

Life-Study of Ezekiel:
You can listen to excerpts of Witness Lee's speaking the Life-Study of Ezekiel  on Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.

Looking at the Spiritual Meaning in Ezekiel's Visions - What's Does the Wind, Cloud, Fire & Electrum in Ezekiel 1:4 Symbolize?
Looking at the Spiritual Meaning in Ezekiel's Visions - The 4 Living Creatures in Ezekiel 1:5
Looking at the Spiritual Meaning in Ezekiel's Visions - The Man on the Throne in Ezekiel 1:28
Looking at the Spiritual Meaning in Ezekiel's Visions - What Ezekiel 14:3 Tells Us About Israel's Captivity
Looking at the Spiritual Meaning in Ezekiel's Visions - What's the Valley of Bones All About in Ezekiel 37?
Looking at the Spiritual Meaning in Ezekiel's Visions - What Do All the Measurements of God's House in Ezekiel 40 Symbolize?
Looking at the Spiritual Meaning in Ezekiel's Visions - The Vision of the Return of God's Glory to His House - Part 1 of 2
Looking at the Spiritual Meaning in Ezekiel's Visions - The Vision of the Return of God's Glory to His House - Part 2 of 2
Looking at the Spiritual Meaning in Ezekiel's Visions - Why Does a River Flow Out of God's House in Ezekiel 47?

Life-Study of Daniel:

You can listen to excerpts of Witness Lee's speaking the Life-Study of Daniel  on Life Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.

Overcomers in Babylon - Why Didn't Daniel Eat the King's Meat in Daniel 1?
Overcomers in Babylon - Lessons From Daniel & the Lions Den in Daniel 6
Overcomers in Babylon - Lessons From Daniel's Dream About Four Beasts in Daniel 8