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Prince of Peace

Prince of Peace. Where do you find an iPad in the Old Testament?. Where do you find an iPad in the Old Testament?. Isaiah 8 Revised Standard Version (RSV) Isaiah’s Son a Sign of the Assyrian Invasion

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Prince of Peace

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  1. Prince of Peace

  2. Where do you find an iPad in the Old Testament?

  3. Where do you find an iPad in the Old Testament? • Isaiah 8 • Revised Standard Version (RSV) • Isaiah’s Son a Sign of the Assyrian Invasion • Then the Lord said to me, “Take a large tablet and write upon it in common characters…” • Sub

  4. Where do you find an iPad in the Old Testament? • Isaiah 8 • Revised Standard Version (RSV) • Isaiah’s Son a Sign of the Assyrian Invasion • Then the Lord said to me, “Take a large tablet and write upon it in common characters

  5. So what?

  6. So what? • Isaiah 8 • Revised Standard Version (RSV) • Isaiah’s Son a Sign of the Assyrian Invasion • Then the Lord said to me, “Take a large tablet and write upon it in common characters

  7. Isaiah’s Son a Sign of the Assyrian Invasion • These chapters were written is a time of danger and recurring invasion and war • Is 6  • V1 In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and his train filled the temple. • About 740BC

  8. Isaiah’s Son a Sign of the Assyrian Invasion • These chapters were written is a time of danger and recurring invasion and war • Is 7 • In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzzi′ah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remali′ah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but they could not conquer it. • 734BC

  9. Is 8 • Then the Lord said to me, “Take a large tablet and write upon it in common characters, ‘Belonging to Ma′her-shal′al-hash′baz.’”[a] • 2 And I got reliable witnesses, Uri′ah the priest and Zechari′ah the son of Jeberechi′ah, to attest for me.

  10. Is 8 • Then the Lord said to me, “Take a large tablet and write upon it in common characters, ‘Belonging to Ma′her-shal′al-hash′baz.’”[a] • 2 And I got reliable witnesses, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah, to attest for me. • Isaiah 8:1 That is “The spoil speeds, the prey hastes”

  11. Is 8 • 3 And I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and bore a son. • Then the Lord said to me, “Call his name Maher-shalal-hashbaz; • 4 for before the child knows how to cry ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria will be carried away before the king of Assyria.”

  12. Syria fell to Assyria ( Nineveh) in 732BC • Israel fell in 722BC • Prophecy fulfilled!! • BUT

  13. Is 8 • 20 Look to God’s instructions and teachings! People who contradict His word are completely in the dark. • 21 They will go from one place to another, weary and hungry. And because they are hungry, they will rage and curse their king and their God.

  14. Is 8 • They will look up to heaven 22 and down at the earth, but wherever they look, there will be trouble and anguish and dark despair. • They will be thrown out into the darkness.

  15. Isaiah 9 • New Living Translation (NLT) • Hope in the Messiah • 9 [a]1 Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory. • 2 [b] The people who walk in darkness    will see a great light.For those who live in a land of deep darkness,[c]    a light will shine. • 9:2bGreek version reads a land where death casts its shadow

  16. Is 9 AV • 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.

  17. You will enlarge the nation of Israel,    and its people will rejoice.They will rejoice before you    as people rejoice at the harvest    and like warriors dividing the plunder.4 For you will break the yoke of their slavery    and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders.You will break the oppressor’s rod,    just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.5 The boots of the warrior  and the uniforms bloodstained by war will all be burned.    They will be fuel for the fire.

  18. 6 For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given,    and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.7 Of the greatness of his government and peace    there will be no end.He will reign on David’s throne    and over his kingdom,establishing and upholding it    with justice and righteousness    from that time on and for ever.The zeal of the Lord Almighty    will accomplish this.

  19. 6 For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given,    and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.7 Of the greatness of his government and peace    there will be no end.He will reign on David’s throne    and over his kingdom,establishing and upholding it    with justice and righteousness    from that time on and for ever.The zeal of the Lord Almighty    will accomplish this.

  20. Prince of Peace • Usual routine • Check Bible dictionary • Check WE Vine • for Greek or Hebrew • Problem

  21. Prince of Peace • Usual routine • Check Bible dictionary • Check WE Vine • for Greek or Hebrew • Problem • Not mentioned! • Word Nasi

  22. What is a Prince?

  23. Prince of Peace

  24. Genesis 23:6 • TO Abraham • ‘Sir, listen to us. You are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our tombs. None of us will refuse you his tomb for burying your dead

  25. Judges 5:2 • 2 ‘When the princes in Israel take the lead,    when the people willingly offer themselves –    praise the Lord! • NO king at this time

  26. Prince usually means “ruler or head”

  27. The Lord Jesus • Was not born a prince • He was born King

  28. Only once is The Lord Jesus called a prince • Acts 5:31 • New International Version - UK (NIVUK) • 31 God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Saviour that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.

  29. Acts 5:31 • RSV • 30The God of our fathers raised Jesus whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. 31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

  30. (Acts 3 AV) • 14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; 15 and killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. • NIV • 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this.

  31. The Lord Jesus • Was not born a prince • He was born King • He did not have to wait for his kingdom or develop • He was born king • Which was why Herod was so angry…

  32. “Prince” • In New Testament is normally applied • to Satan • Prince of the this world • Prince of the power of the air

  33. Prince of Peace • “Sar- Shalom” • Every translation has “Prince of Peace” • Rhythm of the AV • Rhythm of Handel

  34. What is peace? • “Peace is the brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading” • Lloyd Cory

  35. What is peace? • “ (Washington) has a large assortment of peace monuments. • We build one after every war.” • Don MacLean

  36. Luke 2 • 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, • 14 ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven,    and on earth peace to those on whom his favour rests.’

  37. UN Peace keepers PAX Romana

  38. Peace and Government • It takes effort and power to make and keep peace. • Government And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.7 Of the greatness of his government and peace    there will be no end.He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom,

  39. What is peace? • Peace is so much more than absence of war • 8th May 1945

  40. What is peace? • Shalom • Hebrew greeting • “Grace and Peace” usual greeting of most NT letters

  41. What is peace? • According to Strong's Concordance • Shalommeans completeness, wholeness, health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord.

  42. What is peace? • According to Strong's Concordance • Shalom comes from the root verb shalom meaning to be complete, perfect and full. • In modern Hebrew the obviously related word Shelem means to pay for, and Shulam means to be fully paid.

  43. What is peace? • Philippians 4:7 • New International Version - UK (NIVUK) • 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

  44. What is peace? • Romans 5:1 • New International Version - UK (NIVUK) • Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

  45. What is peace? • Colossians 1 • 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.

  46. What is peace? • Colossians 3:15 • New International Version - UK (NIVUK) • 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. • Active, deliberate process

  47. What is peace? Horatio Spafford

  48. What is peace?

  49. 22nd November 1873 Anna & 4 children were on the Ville du Harve when it collided with Loch Earn one week out of New York 226 Died including all of Spafford’s 4 daughters Anna was rescued unconscious but survived and landed at Cardiff She cabled “ Saved alone. What shall I do?”

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