The improper application of the "a word" translation to mean
"Father of booty" taken from the context of The Everlasting Father "
is one of the most foolish things I have ever seen in my 40 years of being a Christian.
The
Everlasting Father comes from the Hebrew text in Isaiah 9:6 means in the context.
- for ever (of God's existence)
in the first time seen in the scripture found in Genesis 9:16 the word is
ôlām = in reference to the Rainbow God made as a covenant that he would no longer flood the earth because of man. This word is not in context to God but what God said will not happen.
In Isaiah 9:6 this world is specifically speaking about Gods' Eternal existence. ad the Hebrew word "AD comes from
"Ad" which root word is
ʿāḏâ which is
to adorn. Ada which is a verb leaves too much flexibility in the translation, the word has stronger translation which helps clarify what
Ever Lasting means in context to God His Nature and God is power
that word is
bārā' which is to shape and fashion or with Genesis 1: 3 "God said" =
'āmar to speak.
what we have is : a`da ba`ra` a`mar from
Everlasting Father =
to Adorn the One who is Eternal and spoke everything into existence out of Nothing
it could never mean
"Father of booty". That is profane. And frankly biblical error.
The main reason why is:
1. the context
2. the Prophet Isaiah would never call the Lord God " booty" or address him with such perversion.
Isaiah was describing the One true God not another god with a booty name.
He was speaking as a Prophet of GOD. and HE said :
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
If one doubts what Isaiah is meaning you can just go to Isaiah 26:4
Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
The word Everlasting becomes more clear as we read in the book Isaiah as the Spirit of God reveals more of Christ the prophet in the later chapter when the word of Everlasting is the same in context to Jesus found in Isiah 55:13.