To Know Him By Name: The Originator Of Our Best Isaiah 9:6

Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) 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 Counselor, Mighty God,     Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Matthew 3:16-17 (NASB) 16 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, 17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased

Father Meaning: A masculine noun meaning father, head of a household, ancestor, benevolence, respect, honor.

Human Father Genesis 24:40 (NASB) 40 He said to me, ‘The Lord, before whom I have walked, will send His angel with you to make your journey successful, and you will take a wife for my son from my relatives and from my father’s house;

God called Father Isaiah 63:16 (NASB) 16 For You are our Father, though Abraham does not know us And Israel does not recognize us. You, O Lord, are our Father, Our Redeemer from of old is Your name.

The Originator or Source Additional Meaning: The Originator or Source Genesis 4:20-21 (NASB) 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.

John 8:44 (NASB) 44 You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Jesus is the “Originator” Colossians 1:15-18 (NASB) 15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. 18 He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.

Hebrews 12:1-2 (NASB) 12 Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

What the “Originator” or “Father” does: Gives Respect & Honor Judges 17:10-11 (NASB) 10 Micah then said to him, “Dwell with me and be a father and a priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a suit of clothes, and your maintenance.” So the Levite went in. 11 The Levite agreed to live with the man, and the young man became to him like one of his sons.

What the “Originator” or “Father” does: Gives Respect & Honor Bought & establishes us Deuteronomy 32:6 (NASB) 6 “Do you thus repay the Lord, O foolish and unwise people? Is not He your Father who has bought you? He has made you and established you.

What the “Originator” or “Father” does: Gives Respect & Honor Bought & establishes us Called us friend Jeremiah 3:4 (NASB) 4 “Have you not just now called to Me, ‘My Father, You are the friend of my youth?

What the “Originator” or “Father” does: Gives Respect & Honor Bought & establishes us Called us friend Fashioned & Forgives us

Isaiah 64:8-9 (NASB) 8 But now, O Lord, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter; And all of us are the work of Your hand. 9 Do not be angry beyond measure, O Lord, Nor remember iniquity forever; Behold, look now, all of us are Your people.

Jesus is the originator of our best Meaning of Jesus being called father: Jesus is the originator of our best

Everlasting Perpetuity Everlasting & Eternal

Eternal: Without beginning or end, existing outside of time Everlasting: Lasting forever, continuing indefinitely or for a long period of time, perpetual. Isaiah 45:17 (NASB) 17 Israel has been saved by the Lord With an everlasting salvation; You will not be put to shame or humiliated To all eternity. Eternal: Without beginning or end, existing outside of time

Job 20:4 (NASB) 4 “Do you know this from of old, From the establishment of man on earth,

Eternal Father: The originator of our best in our past, present and future! Wonderful Counselor: One who advises on decisions concerning the meaning of life and how that life must be lived by using miracles to build our faith and to show His care and make mercy available. The Mighty God: The Champion Hero victorious over all comers with power unlimited!

Luke 1:31-33 (NASB) 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; 33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.”