Indeed. But who is quoted above?
Isaiah 9:
6 For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
God in that context means judge.
A translation error. Oh well.
“The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”
Wait a minute. Which has precedence? Spirit or matter. What put the universe into being? Spirit or matter?
So if we interpret the “Lord” as a man then there is a physical man commanding non-physical beings (’hosts’ are armies of angels). Mmmmkay!
“But who is quoted above?”
A Jew who knows that God is defined only as Spirit.
You also know that per
Deuteronomy 4:16
“You shall therefore not become corrupt and make a statue depicting any symbol. [Do not make] any male or female image,
4:17 or the image of any animal on earth, any winged creature that flies in the sky,
4:18 any lower form of land animal, or any animal that lives in the water below the earth.
4:19 When you raise your eyes to the sky, and see the sun, moon, stars and other heavenly bodies, do not bow down to them or worship them.”
And yet Christians make images of their rabbi/god all the time.
Let’s go to another prophet Elijah.
1 Kings 19:10-
‘He said, “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of hosts; for the sons of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars and killed Your prophets with the sword. And I alone am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.”
So He said, “Go forth and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD was passing by! And a great and strong wind was rending the mountains and breaking in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
After the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing.’
Elijah sensed God’s presence, his Spirit. Another word for Spirit in Hebrew is ‘wind’ (and after the fire a sound of a gentle blowing.”)
Elijah is showing us here that God is not physical, but Spirit just like it says in John 4:24.
Maybe you can answer this question
Isaiah 40:18
“With whom, then, will you compare God? To what image will you liken him?”