What is the meaning of the name “Mighty God”?
The name “Mighty God” is an Old Testament title here applied to the coming Messiah. It is the compound Hebrew El Gibbor, and both parts of the name need to be understood. “God.” The first part of the title is El, which is used in the Old Testament to refer to the one true God (though on occasion it is used of mighty heroes, or even false gods). It is the singular form of the word Elohim. Even though Jesus Himself pointed out that the title is sometimes used of mighty sons of men (Jn. 10:34), the title is so often used of God, and only God, that the prophet Hosea used El to set God in contrast to man in Hosea 11:9. Isaiah himself used El in the same way when he declared, “Now the Egyptians are men, and not God [lit. El ]; and their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both he who helps will fall, and he who is helped will fall down; they all will perish together” (Isa. 31:3). That Isaiah 9:6 was predicting One who would be far more than a man is indica
