Does Isaiah 9:6 really call the Messiah “Mighty God,” or is that reading imposed by later theology? In this video, I respond to claims popularized by Dan McClellan that rely heavily on Ancient Near Eastern royal parallels to reinterpret the text.I begin by questioning the assumption that ANE conventions—especially Egyptian models of kingship—are the controlling key for interpreting the prophecy. Why should Israel, and Isaiah in particular, be bound to those categories? And even if such parallels are granted, they actually strengthen rather than weaken the claim: ANE kings were often deified, which aligns naturally with a divine Messiah.From there, I offer a constructive reading grounded in Isaiah’s own literary and theological context. The title “Mighty God” appears again in Isaiah 10, where it unquestionably refers to Yahweh himself. The surrounding context is judgment and restoration, and the promised king’s reign is explicitly said to last forever—language that builds directly on the Davidic Covenant’s promise of an eternal throne.Isaiah’s prophetic naming is not merely symbolic or aspirational. Throughout Scripture, when God names someone—Abraham, Israel, Immanuel—those names reveal something essential about God’s redemptive work. Isaiah 9:6 functions the same way: it communicates the very nature of the coming King.Finally, I trace the inner-canonical connections between Isaiah 7:14, 8:8, 9:6–7, and 11:1–16. Together, they present a coherent portrait of the Messiah as the divine Son of David whose just reign inaugurates a new creation and brings everlasting peace.The conclusion is clear: the best reading of Isaiah 9:6 is not that the Messiah merely represents God, but that he truly is God—and precisely because of this, his reign will never end.#Isaiah96 #MightyGod #Messiah #ChristInTheOldTestament #BiblicalTheology #DavidicCovenant #Apologetics #OldTestament #JesusIsGod