📖 Biblical Definition
El-Gibbor (אֵל גִּבּוֹר) — "Mighty God, God-Warrior" — is the prophetic title Isaiah gives the coming Messiah: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given... and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). The same word names the LORD Himself in Deuteronomy 10:17 — "a great God, a mighty" — and the Davidic mighty men in 2 Samuel 23. The title insists that the incarnate Child is no demigod, no lesser deity, no angelic envoy: He is El-Gibbor, God Himself in warrior strength, born to fight the dragon and rescue the bride.
📜 Webster 1828 Definition
Webster 1828: God in His warrior power, the Champion who fights for His people.
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The title combines deity with martial valor, declaring that the Savior is no mere hero but God Himself stepping into the battle. He is mighty to deliver and mighty to judge.
📖 Key Scripture
Isaiah 9:6 — "For unto us a child is born...and his name shall be called...The mighty God, The everlasting Father."
Isaiah 10:21 — "The remnant shall return...unto the mighty God."
Jeremiah 32:18 — "The Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name."
Deuteronomy 10:17 — "The LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty."
⚠️ Modern Corruption
Modern Christianity prefers a soft Jesus and forgets He is the Mighty Warrior God.
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Pop theology paints Christ as gentle only, never the El-Gibbor who treads the winepress of wrath. The cross is real, but so is the sword from His mouth.
Stripping the warrior from the Lamb leaves a savior who cannot save. El-Gibbor is the Champion who crushes the serpent's head.
🔗 Greek & Hebrew Roots
El (God) joined to Gibbor (mighty man, warrior).
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H410 — El — God, mighty
H1368 — Gibbor — strong, mighty, warrior, champion
Usage
"Isaiah called the Christ-child El-Gibbor, the Mighty God in flesh."
"El-Gibbor is the Warrior who fights for His people."
"The Lamb is also El-Gibbor; gentle and mighty are not opposites."