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In Isaiah 9:6, the child to be born will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 ESV

A prince is one who will one day be king, but does not currently hold that position. Why doesn't Isaiah say that Jesus will be the King of Peace?

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Interesting question, is this even in the Masoretic text? It's in the Greek and the Latin (newadvent.org/bible/isa009.htm) – Peter Turner Oct 31 '11 at 18:30
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"A prince is one who will one day be king, but does not currently hold that position." Prince Albert of Monaco might disagree with you there. – TRiG Nov 1 '11 at 2:52

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Before it meant the son of a king, or someone who was not yet king, the original sense of the word 'prince' was someone of the highest rank. (It's related to the word 'principal'.)

The Hebrew word שָׂר used in the original seems to have the same idea in it.

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Nice answer! Welcome to the site! – David Stratton Nov 1 '11 at 11:18
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Jesus is called a Prince because in His earthly life He is the Son not the Father. And as a son He will inherit someday; we are called joint heirs with Christ.

Romans 8:17 So the Prince of Peace reconciles sinners to himself

2nd Cor 5:19 God in Christ was reconciling the world to himself.

That means bringing peace between God and man.

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That isn't Romans 8:17. Did you mean 1 Thes 5:23? – mattmc3 Dec 16 '12 at 13:12

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