that “Mighty God” is one of the names applied to him in Isaiah 9:6.

As to Christ’s being called “Mighty God,” if puny human judges can be called “gods” in the Scriptures (Psalm 82:1-7), is it not appropriate that God’s Son should be called “Mighty God” (Hebrew, ‘El Gib·bohrʹ)? Notice, however, that he is not called “God Almighty” (Hebrew, ‘El Shad·daiʹ), a term used exclusively for Jehovah. Referring to these two arguments, The Catholic Encyclopedia admits: “Even these exalted titles did not lead the Jews to recognize that the Saviour to come was to be none other than God Himself.”