Isaías 9:4

4 Pues tú quebrantarás el yugo de su esclavitud
y levantarás la pesada carga de sus hombros.
Romperás la vara del opresor,
tal como lo hiciste cuando destruiste al ejército 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 camina en oscuridad
verá una gran luz.
Para aquellos que viven en una tierra de densa oscuridad,
brillará una luz.

3 Harás que crezca la nación de Israel,
y sus habitantes se alegrarán.
Se alegrarán ante ti
como la gente se goza en la cosecha,
y como los guerreros cuando se dividen el botín.

4 Pues tú quebrantarás el yugo de su esclavitud
y levantarás la pesada carga de sus hombros.
Romperás la vara del opresor,
tal como lo hiciste cuando destruiste al ejército de Madián.

5 Las botas de los guerreros
y los uniformes manchados de sangre por la guerra
serán quemados;
serán combustible para el fuego.

6 Pues nos ha nacido un niño,
un hijo se nos ha dado;
el gobierno descansará sobre sus hombros,
y será llamado:
Consejero Maravilloso,
Dios Poderoso,
Padre Eterno, Príncipe de Paz.