Isaías 9:4

4 Porque tú quebrarás el yugo de su carga, el báculo de sus hombros, y la vara de su opresor, como en la batalla de Madián.

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 El pueblo que andaba en tinieblas ha visto gran luz; a los que habitaban en tierra de sombra de muerte, la luz ha resplandecido sobre ellos.

3 Multiplicaste la nación, aumentaste su alegría; se alegran en tu presencia como con la alegría de la cosecha, como se regocijan los hombres cuando se reparten el botín.

4 Porque tú quebrarás el yugo de su carga, el báculo de sus hombros, y la vara de su opresor, como en la batalla de Madián.

5 Porque toda bota que calza el guerrero en el fragor de la batalla, y el manto revolcado en sangre, serán para quemar, combustible para el fuego.

6 Porque un niño nos ha nacido, un hijo nos ha sido dado, y la soberanía reposará sobre sus hombros; y se llamará su nombre Admirable Consejero, Dios Poderoso, Padre Eterno, Príncipe de Paz.