Passage Research
Isaiah 9 — Sermon Preparation
The promise of a child born to bear the government on his shoulders gives hope amid ongoing judgment on the northern tribes. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 9, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 20
- verses
- 267 / 167
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 14
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 9 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 5 | people, tribe |
| מִשְׂרָה | misrâh | H4951 | 2 | empire |
| מַאֲכֹלֶת | maʼăkôleth | H3980 | 2 | eaten, fuel |
| אָכַל | ʼâkal | H398 | 4 | eat |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 4 | turn, return |
| אֶפְרַיִם | ʼEphrayim | H669 | 3 | Ephrajim |
| נָטָה | nâṭâh | H5186 | 3 | stretch, bend |
How preachers through history handled this text
14 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE KINGDOM AND THE KING The people that walked in darkness hare seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. 3. Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before Thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. 4. For Thou hast broken the yoke of His burden, and the staff of His shoulder, the rod of His oppressor, as in the day of Midian. 5. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 9:2–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Galilee 1— Isa 9:1
- Jordan— Isa 9:1
- Philistia— Isa 9:12
- Syria 1— Isa 9:12
- Midian— Isa 9:4
- Samaria 1— Isa 9:9
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