Isaías 9:4

4 Porque tu quebraste o jugo da sua carga e o bordão do seu ombro, que é o cetro do seu opressor, como no dia de Midiã.

Isaías 9:4 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 9:4

For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden
Of Galilee, of the nation multiplied, of the spiritual inhabitants of it, whose joy was increased; and this is one reason of it, because they were delivered by the Lord from the burdensome yoke of the ceremonial law, which was broken off and abolished by Christ; and from the tyranny of Satan, the god of this world, out of whose hands they were ransomed and delivered; and from the dominion of sin, under the power of which they had been in bondage. And the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor;
different phrases, expressive of the same thing; the bondage and slavery of the law, sin, and Satan: as in the day of Midian;
when Gideon got an entire victory over the Midianites, with a few unarmed men, by the sound of trumpets, and breaking of pitchers, ( Judges 7:16-22 ) and may denote the easy manner in which Christ obtained a conquest over all his and our enemies; and the means by which it is made known unto us, and we are freed from bondage to spiritual enemies; namely, by the ministration of the Gospel, compared to the blowing of trumpets; and which is a treasure put into earthen vessels, frail and weak men.

Isaías 9:4 In-Context

2 O povo que andava em trevas viu uma grande luz; e sobre os que habitavam na terra de profunda escuridão resplandeceu a luz.

3 Tu multiplicaste este povo, a alegria lhe aumentaste; todos se alegrarão perante ti, como se alegram na ceifa e como exultam quando se repartem os despojos.

4 Porque tu quebraste o jugo da sua carga e o bordão do seu ombro, que é o cetro do seu opressor, como no dia de Midiã.

5 Porque todo calçado daqueles que andavam no tumulto, e toda capa revolvida em sangue serão queimados, servindo de pasto ao fogo.

6 Porque um menino nos nasceu, um filho se nos deu; e o governo estará sobre os seus ombros; e o seu nome será: Maravilhoso Conselheiro, Deus Forte, Pai Eterno, Príncipe da Paz.