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• Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large tablet

and write upon it in common characters…”

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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

So what?

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

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

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

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.

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”

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.”

• Syria fell to Assyria ( Nineveh) in 732BC• Israel fell in 722BC

• Prophecy fulfilled!!

• BUT

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.

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.

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.

• 9:2b Greek version reads a land where death casts its shadow

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Prince of Peace

• Usual routine• Check Bible dictionary• Check WE Vine • for Greek or Hebrew

• Problem

Prince of Peace

• Usual routine• Check Bible dictionary• Check WE Vine • for Greek or Hebrew

• Problem• Not mentioned!• Word Nasi

What is a Prince?

Prince of Peace

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

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

• Prince usually means “ruler or head”

The Lord Jesus

• Was not born a prince• He was born King

• 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.

• Acts 5:31

• RSV

• 30 The 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.

(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.

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…

“Prince”

• In New Testament is normally applied • to Satan

• Prince of the this world • Prince of the power of the air

Prince of Peace

• “Sar- Shalom”

• Every translation has “Prince of Peace”• Rhythm of the AV

• Rhythm of Handel

What is peace?

• “Peace is the brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading”

• Lloyd Cory

What is peace?

• “ (Washington) has a large assortment of peace monuments.

• We build one after every war.”

• Don MacLean

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.’

UN Peace keepers

PAX Romana

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,

What is peace?

• Peace is so much more than absence of war

• 8th May 1945

What is peace?

• Shalom• Hebrew greeting

• “Grace and Peace” usual greeting of most NT letters

What is peace?

• According to Strong's Concordance • Shalom means completeness, wholeness,

health, peace, welfare, safety soundness, tranquility, prosperity, perfectness, fullness, rest, harmony, the absence of agitation or discord.

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.

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.

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

What is peace?

• Colossians 1

• 19 For 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.

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

What is peace?

Horatio Spafford

What is peace?

22nd November 1873Anna & 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 daughtersAnna was rescued unconscious but survived and landed at CardiffShe cabled “ Saved alone. What shall I do?”

What is peace?

• Spafford caught the next boat out and the captain informed him when they were passing over the spot where the Ville du Harvre sank.

• Spafford wrote • “When peace like a river attendeth my way..”

What is peace?

• Spafford wrote • “When peace like a river attendeth my way..”• The line• “When sorrows like sea billows roll..” meant

so much to him• It is well

What is peace?

• Spafford wrote • “When peace like a river attendeth my way..”• The line• “When sorrows like sea billows roll..” meant

so much to him• It is well

What is peace?

• That is “Shalom” in practice

• Because Horatio Spafford knew the Prince of Peace

One more verse from Isaiah

• Isaiah 26:3• New Living Translation (NLT)

• 3 You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!

• Literally “in peace, in peace”• Peace squared• Peace with jam on top

John 14

• 14 ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.

• 2 My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?

• 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

John 14

• 25 ‘All this I have spoken while still with you. 26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit…. will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

• 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.

• Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

• Truly

• Jesus • is the •Prince of Peace