“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
One verse trinitarian Christians love to use to prove that Yeshua is the eternal God is Isaiah 9:6 (copied above).
It seems like a watertight argument, doesn’t it?
I mean there it is in plain language.
One of the titles of Messiah is “Mighty God”.
“So that settles it homie!
The Messiah is God!”
…the trinitarian smugly asserts.
They seem to have a point, don’t they?
In Hebrew, “El Gibbor” (אֵל גִּבּוֹר) translates to “Mighty God” or “God the Mighty”.
It’s a term often used to describe the strength, power, and might of God.
“El” is one of the names for God in Hebrew, and “Gibbor” means “mighty” or “strong”.
So how can we refute this?
It’s actually easily refuted by understanding one simple point.
The word “God” or EL in the Hebrew culture had a much wider range of applications than it does in our day.
Let me say that again for the thick-headed and the stubborn.
The word “God” or EL in the Hebrew culture had a much wider range of applications than it does today.
Got it?
Unfortunately, your average Bible reader doesn’t know or understand that.
However, any scholar who possesses even a basic understanding of Semitic languages is well aware that in the Scriptures any man who acts with God’s authority is also called “God” in the Scriptures.
For good measure, let me say that one again too for the thick-headed and the stubborn.
In the Scriptures, any man who acts with the authority of the Almighty is also referred to as “God” in the Scriptures.
We clear?
I mean do I have to say it again?
For example, check out the Scriptures below and keep in mind while you’re reading them that although the English makes a clear distinction between “God” and “god”, the Hebrew language, which only has capital letters, does not.
It’s the same Hebrew word EL or ELOHIM that’s being used in every case.
“Then the Lord said to Moses,
‘See, I have made you like God
to Pharaoh, and your brother
Aaron will be your prophet’.”
-Exodus 7:1
“His master shall bring him to the gods,
and he shall be set to the door and the posts,
and he shall bore his ear through with an awl:
and he shall be his servant forever.”
-Exodus 21:6
“I said, ‘You are ‘gods’ (elohim);
You are all sons of the Most High.’”
-Psalm 82:6
Honestly, a better translation for EL GIBBOR in Isaiah 9:6 would be “mighty hero” or “Divinely-ordained hero” or something like that.
What’s that?
You think I’m giving you a load of booooooooooooool sheeeeeeeeeeeeeet?
Well, did you know that both Martin Luther and James Moffatt rendered that “Mighty God” part as “Divine Hero” in their translations of Isaiah 9:6?
Still not satisfied?
Alrighty then, check out these verses homie.
“I gave it into the hands
of the ruler of the nations,
for him to deal with
according to its wickedness.
I cast it aside,”
-Ezekiel 31:11
“From within the realm
of the dead the mighty leaders
will say of Egypt and her allies,
‘They have come down
and they lie with the uncircumcised,
with those killed by the sword.’”
-Ezekiel 32:21
You see the words “ruler” and “leaders” in the above verses.
In both cases, the Hebrew word EL is being used.
Ain’t that interesting?
How come in Isaiah 9:6 EL is translated as “God”?
But in Ezekiel 31:11 EL is translated as “ruler”?
Hmm…can you say trinitarian bias homies?
If calling the Messiah EL in Isaiah 9:6 makes him God, then how come the Babylonian king mentioned in Ezekile 31 isn’t considered God?
It’s the exact same word man!
See what I mean?
As I said, the phrase “Mighty God” in Isaiah 9:6 is EL GIBBOR in Hebrew.
Yet the plural form of that very same phrase or EL GIBBORIM is used in Ezekiel 32:21 in reference to the dead “heroes”.
In the NIV version, EL GIBBORIM in Ezekiel 32:21 is translated as “mighty leaders”….
And in the King James Version, EL GIBBORIM is translated as “the strong among the mighty”.
See what I mean?
Depending on the context, the word “God” or EL doesn’t always mean YAHWEH, the one true God.
And I don’t think that’s what it means in Isaiah 9:6.
I think it’s Trinity bias inserted right into our Holy Bibles.
Also, keep in mind there’s a huge difference between “mighty” God and “Almighty” God.
A HUUUUUUUGE difference!
GIBBOR does NOT mean “Almighty”, it just means “mighty”.
In the Scriptures, there are many “mighty gods” as I just demonstrated…
But there’s only ONE Almighty God…and He stands alone.
Why do you think Yeshua said, “I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God”?
Because he was referring to a Being not only more powerful than him…
But also A SEPARATE ENTITY from himself.
Man, sometimes I can’t believe I have to actually explain this to anybody…it’s such basic grammar even a 5th grader would understand.
It’s only in the Christian world that these nonsensical discussions have to take place.
But that’s just how thorough the brainwashing a trinitarian undergoes is.
Anyways, let’s wrap this baby up.
To close, in the Bible, there are several times when normal flesh-and-blood human beings are called God.
Moses was called God.
Heck, Moses was called God by God Himself!
The Judges of Israel were called gods.
The Davidic King in the Psalms was called God.
And Yeshua was called God…
Like when Thomas said “My Lord and my God” after Yeshua’s resurrection.
And no he wasn’t thinking Yeshua was some freaky incarnation of the Father in human flesh.
He was paying homage, honor, and respect to the authority the Father had uniquely bestowed upon him.
Bottomline, in the ancient Hebraic mindset, the word “God” does NOT always literally mean the Almighty and eternal God.
It can also refer to those specially chosen agents of God.
Ya feel me?
CONNECTING THIS TEACHING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT
“Then he said to Thomas, ‘
Put your finger here;
see my hands.
Reach out your hand
and put it into my side.
Stop doubting and believe.
Thomas said to him,
‘My Lord and my God!‘”
-John 20:27-28
“The Judeans replied,
‘We are not stoning you
for any good deed,
but for blasphemy —
because you,
who are only a man,
are making yourself
out to be God .'”
-John 10:33
“But of the son he says,
‘Your throne, O God,
is forever and ever,
the scepter of uprightness
is the scepter of your kingdom.'”
-Hebrews 1:8
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