Isaiah 9 — Light and the Promised King

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Hebrew focus

Focus on sound-play, repeated roots, and contrasts. Verse references open the BLB Hebrew interlinear.

אוֹר ʾôr — light Isaiah 9:2

חֹשֶׁךְ ḥōšek — darkness Isaiah 9:2

יֶלֶד yeled — child Isaiah 9:6

בֵּן bēn — son Isaiah 9:6

פֶּלֶא peleʾ — wonder Isaiah 9:6

יוֹעֵץ yôʿēṣ — counselor Isaiah 9:6

גִּבּוֹר gibbôr — mighty one / warrior Isaiah 9:6

שָׁלוֹם šālôm — peace, wholeness Isaiah 9:6

Read & compare

The chapter opens with darkness → great light and develops toward a child associated with enduring rule and shalom. Read the royal titles together and compare how Jewish and Christian interpreters parse and apply them.

Rashi on Isaiah 9 — Sefaria

Prepare for Dec 3 — Isaiah 10

There is no class on Thanksgiving, Nov 26.
For Dec 3, read Isaiah 10 and mark every image of Assyria as an instrument: rod, staff, axe, saw.
Then mark where the instrument begins to boast against the One using it.

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