Podcast #480: "Wonderful" by CAIN

<p>Don&apos;t forget to download the Episode Guide for THIS episode <a href='https://michellenezat.aweb.page/p/73d4d47c-648c-43e1-9a46-99a80d454333'>HERE</a>.</p><p>Read the prophecy in Isaiah 9 and then read the birth account of Christ in Luke 1 and 2. Meditate on the name Wonderful Counselor. Consider the compassion of Christ. Seek the wisdom hidden in the robes of your Prince of Peace. Allow His words to be your counselors. Allow them to probe, confront, clarify, and guide you in paths of righteousness.<br/><br/>We&apos;ll discover the first time the name Wonderful Counselor is prophesied and its fulfillment in the child born in a manger.<br/><br/> In this episode, I discuss the following:</p><ul><li>Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture – this week&apos;s Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include: <ul><li>Historical context</li><li>Consult an outside resource</li><li>Follow the cross-references</li><li>Consider the opposite</li></ul></li><li><a href='https://michellenezat.aweb.page/p/73d4d47c-648c-43e1-9a46-99a80d454333'>Episode Guide Download</a></li><li>Nine years of featuring Christmas songs in December on More Than a Song!</li><li>Isaiah&apos;s prophecy that shares the name Wonderful Counselor (among other names) for the coming Messiah - Isaiah 9:1-7</li><li>Historical context of this Messianic prophecy in Isaian 9 - Jon Courson&apos;s Application Commentary: Volume 2, Old Testament (Psalms - Malachi) - <a href='https://amzn.to/41gDW8K'>Amazon Paid Link</a></li><li>Linking this prophecy to Christ as the fulfillment - Luke 1:78-79, Matthew 4:14-16</li><li>Definitions of &quot;wonderful&quot; and &quot;counselor&quot; - <a href='https://www.gotquestions.org/Wonderful-Counselor.html'>GotQuestions.org Article</a></li><li>The type of counsel we can expect from our Wonderful Counselor <ul><li>Isaiah 28:29</li><li>Colossians 2:3</li><li>Psalm 119:24</li><li>Proverbs 2</li></ul></li><li>Considering the opposite of Wonderful Counselor by examining the type of counsel Job&apos;s friends gave - Exalting Jesus in Job (Ch