Isaiah 9:6-7 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful… Dr. Gordon, of Boston, had a large dissected "puzzle map," which he gave to his children, saying, "Don't press the parts into their places; you will soon know when they fit." Coming again into the room, very soon after, he was surprised to find the map complete. He felt like saying, as Isaac to Jacob, when the latter returned with the venison, "How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son?" "Why, father," was the reply, "there was a man printed on the back; we saw where the feet, the eyes, the arms, and the rest of the body came, and so it was easy to watch it and fit all in." So, if we know the Bible, we see "the Man on the back"; we put together the prophecies of the Old Testament by "the Man Christ Jesus." (A. T. Pierson, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. |
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