(Isaiah 9:6,7) An 'everlasting Father' presumes that there shall be some offspring who will have everlasting life.

Hence this promise indicated that a government would be established wherein man would be granted the privilege of life everlasting.
[356]As we have heretofore observed, Jehovah made a covenant with the nation of Israel, to the exclusion of all other nations.

He gave them a law to shield them from the influences and machinations of the adversary and to lead them to Christ, their great Messiah.

The Jews as a nation did not keep this law, because they were imperfect; but some of their rulers were especially wicked.

The time came when God said concerning Zedekiah, the last king of Israel: "And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when iniquity shall have an end, thus saith the Lord God: Remove the diadem, and take off the crown; this shall not be the same: exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high.