Hello my name is: Wonderful Counselor
Dave Riddle - 12/01/19
Key Passage: Isaiah 9:6
Counselor
ya’ats (Hebrew: יָעַץ) - to advise, counsel, admonish, direct, resolve, decide, plan and/or purpose. To counsel together; to be advised.
Isaiah 9:6 - “counselor”
First usage: Exodus - Moses meets with his father-in-law to seek advice.
Wonderful
pele’ (Hebrew: פֶּלֶא) - a miracle, a wonder; a wonderful thing or deed.
Isaiah 9:6 - “Wonderful”
Other than a single time in the book of Lamentations, it always appears in the context of God’s acts or words. 37 of the 84 occurrences of pele’ are found in the Psalms.
What kind of Wonderful Counselor?
Other-worldly
John 12:49 - He came with divine wisdom from Heaven itself
John 14:10 - He spoke with authority of God
Authoritative
Mark 1:21-22 - He taught with an authority unlike anything the world had seen.
Luke 4:32 - The people were amazed... slack-jawed
ekplēssō (Greek: ἐκπλήσσω) - to be struck with amazement, astonished, amazed
Piercing & Gentle
Piercing
Matthew 16:23
Matthew 23:27
Gentle
John 8:7-11
Inviting & Challenging
Mark 1:17 - “come, follow me”
Not just a call, but a purpose.
“And I’ll show you how to fish for people”
Mark 3:13-14
With Him, and Sent Out
Truth
John 14:6 - “I am... the truth”
John 1:14 - truth in the flesh
Life-giving
John 14:6- The truth AND the life.
John 4:4-14 - living water!
Infinite
Luke 21:33 - His words will never pass away.
1 Peter 1:24-25 - the Good News remains forever.