The Road to Bethlehem: Wonderful

Yesterday, we read about how it was prophesied that the Messiah would run the world. Today, we'll look at the word in the prophecy: "wonderful."

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 Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

Looking at some of the comments on this verse in the Bible there are some people who put a comma in between "wonderful" and "counselor" and some who don't. From reading "Eats Shoots and Leaves," we know things read differently if we punctuate them differently. For purposes of today's Bible study, I am going to treat it as if there is a comma there. Today we will be looking at the Messiah being called Wonderful.

• Dictionary.com defines wonderful as "excellent; great; marvelous" or "of a sort that causes or arouses wonder; amazing; astonishing:" How would you define wonderful?
• What is something that you would describe as "wonderful"?
• The Hebrew word here is pele' which is often used in describing miracles or marvelous deeds. Can you think of some miracles God did in the Old Testament?
• Other times that this Hebrew word is used, it is translated as astonishing which is how you would describe something that was so amazing that it surprised you. Can you think of something that is wonderful in this way?
• Jesus did many miracles when He was here on earth. What are some that you can remember?
• Do you think the people who saw these miracles would describe Jesus as wonderful?
• Would you say Jesus is wonderful?