For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace
There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
—Isaiah 9:6-7 (NKJV)
Scripture repeatedly speaks of the Kingdom of God in both the Old and New Testaments. In order to understand how we are to keep covenant with the Lord in the area of earthly governments, it is imperative we seek from the Word of the Lord how covenant with the Lord works pertaining to His Kingdom.Yeshua/Jesus bears the government on His shoulder. The Hebrew word [H4951] translated as “government” means, “rule, dominion, government.” Through the increase of His dominion, rule and government comes the increase of peace.This increase of peace/shalom needs to be looked at in context of the Kingdom, and the Kingdom from the concept of peace/shalom. We cannot understand the working and infrastructure of the Kingdom of God outside the construct of peace/shalom. Living in the Kingdom of God means to be in a covenant of peace with Him. Knowing this is vital to understanding the Kingdom of God and how to apply His Kingdom infrastructure to our government.
Repentance & ReplacementAs a member of the royal priesthood, please repent for breaking covenant with the Lord relating to His Kingdom on behalf of yourself, your generations and your nation for the following and replace with statements in italics…
- as an act of omission, not seeking the increase of the Lord’s government, rule and dominion according to the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, seeking the increase of government, rule and dominion made by man and not the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- seeking the increase of the Lord’s government, rule and dominion according to the Lord of Hosts and implementing it in your government, rule and dominion (Is 9:7)
- acknowledging in your government that the increase of government, rule and dominion come from the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- asking for wisdom from the Lord of Hosts how to increase in government, rule and dominion in your nation according to His Kingdom (Is 9:7)
- The Hebrew word [H4766] translated as “increase” means, “abundance, increase.” This word comes from the Hebrew root word [H7235], which means, “be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.”
- as an act of omission, not seeking the increase of the Lord’s peace in government, rule and dominion according to the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, seeking the increase of man’s idea of peace in government, rule and dominion and not that of the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- seeking the increase of the Lord’s peace in government, rule and dominion according to the Lord of Hosts and implementing it in your government, rule and dominion (Is 9:7)
- acknowledging in your government that the increase of the Lord’s peace in government, rule and dominion come from the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- asking for wisdom from the Lord of Hosts how to increase in peace in government, rule and dominion in your nation according to His Kingdom (Is 9:7)
- The Hebrew word “shalom” [H7965] translated as “peace” includes meanings: “completeness (in number); safety, soundness (in body); welfare, health, prosperity; peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment; peace, friendship of human relationships; peace friendship with God especially in covenant relationship; peace (from war); peace (as adjective).” Shalom comes from the root word shalam [H7999] that means, “to be in covenant of peace.”
- as an act of omission, not seeking the Lord to order* your government (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, seeking man’s wisdom to order* your government (Is 9:7)
- seeking the Lord to order* your government
- acknowledging in your government that order* for government, rule and dominion comes from the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- asking for wisdom from the Lord of Hosts for how you are to order* your government, rule and dominion in your nation according to His Kingdom (Is 9:7)
- The Hebrew word [H3559] translated as “order” includes meanings, “to establish, set up, accomplish, do, make firm; to fix, make ready, prepare, provide, provide for, furnish; to direct toward (moral sense);to arrange, order*.”
- as an act of omission, not seeking the Lord to order your government with judgment* (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, seeking man’s judgment* to order your government (Is 9:7)
- seeking the Lord to order your government with judgment*
- acknowledging in your government that the order of the nation with judgment* in government, rule and dominion comes from the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- asking for wisdom from the Lord of Hosts for how you are to order your nation with judgment* in government, rule and dominion according to His Kingdom (Is 9:7)
- The Hebrew word [H4941] translated as “judgment” includes meanings, “judgment, justice, ordinance*.”
- as an act of omission, not seeking the Lord to order your government with justice and righteousness* (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, seeking man’s justice* and “righteousness,” or lack thereof, to order your government (Is 9:7)
- seeking the Lord to order your government with justice and righteousness*
- acknowledging in your government that the order of the nation with justice and righteousness* in government, rule and dominion comes from the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- asking for wisdom from the Lord of Hosts for how you are to order your nation with justice* in government, rule and dominion according to His Kingdom (Is 9:7)
- The Hebrew word [H6666] translated as “justice” includes meanings, “justice, righteousness*.”
- as an act of omission, not seeking the Lord to establish* your government (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, seeking man’s wisdom to establish* your government (Is 9:7)
- seeking the Lord to establish* your government
- acknowledging in your government that it is the Lord of Hosts who establishes* government, rule and dominion in your nation (Is 9:7)
- asking for wisdom from the Lord of Hosts for how you are to establish* your government, rule and dominion according to His Kingdom (Is 9:7)
- The Hebrew word [H5582] translated as “establish” includes meanings, “to support, sustain, stay (of heart), establish, strengthen, comfort; uphold (of throne)*.”
- as an act of omission, not seeking the Lord to establish your government with judgment (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, seeking man’s judgment to establish your government (Is 9:7)
- seeking the Lord to establish your government with judgment
- acknowledging in your government that the establishing of the nation with judgment in government, rule and dominion comes from the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- asking for wisdom from the Lord of Hosts for how you are to establish your nation with judgment in government, rule and dominion according to His Kingdom (Is 9:7)
- The Hebrew word [H4941] translated as “judgment” includes meanings, “judgment, justice, ordinance*.”
- as an act of omission, not seeking the Lord to establish your government with justice and righteousness* (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, seeking man’s justice* and “righteousness,” or lack thereof, to establish your government (Is 9:7)
- seeking the Lord to establish your government with justice* and righteousness
- acknowledging in your government that the establishing of the nation with justice* and righteousness in government, rule and dominion comes from the Lord of Hosts (Is 9:7)
- asking for wisdom from the Lord of Hosts for how you are to establish your nation with justice* and righteousness in government, rule and dominion according to His Kingdom (Is 9:7)
- The Hebrew word [H6666] translated as “justice” includes meanings, “justice, righteousness*.”
- as an act of omission, not acknowledging that the Lord of Hosts will order and establish His Kingdom with judgment and justice forever (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, denying that the Lord of Hosts will order and establish His Kingdom with judgment and justice forever (Is. 9:7)
- acknowledging in government, rule and dominion that the Lord of Hosts will order and establish His Kingdom with judgment and justice forever (Is 9:6)
- seeking wisdom from the Lord of Hosts as how you are to bring His Kingdom to your government, rule and dominion, that He may order and establish us with judgment and justice in His eternal Kingdom (Is 9:6)
- as an act of omission, not acknowledging that it is the zeal of the Lord of Hosts that will order and establish His Kingdom with judgment and justice forever (Is 9:7)
- as an act of commission, denying that it is the zeal of the Lord of Hosts that will order and establish His Kingdom with judgment and justice forever (Is 9:7)
- believing that you can with your zeal order and establish your nation’s government, rule and dominion (Is 9:7)
- acknowledging in government, rule and dominion that it is the zeal of the Lord of Hosts that will order and establish His Kingdom with judgment and justice forever (Is 9:6)
- seeking wisdom from the Lord of Hosts as how you are to acknowledge and live from the truth that it is His zeal that orders and establishes your nation with judgment and justice in His eternal Kingdom (Is 9:6)
Copyright 2016 Rivkah Isaacs