Isaiah 7:14
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
In this passage of scripture, Isaiah is writing over 700 years before Jesus is even conceived, at a time when his country, the nation of Judah, is being attacked by two other nations, Syria and Ephraim. Through Isaiah, God makes a promise to Judah to deliver them from their enemies, and he even offers to give the king of Judah a sign, any sign, no matter how big, to prove it. When King Ahaz refused to ask God for a sign, God was not happy with his response and told him He would give him a sign anyways. What is that sign? “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Now, Isaiah continues in verse 16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
Within three years of this prophecy, their enemies were routed by the Assyrian army. But was the prophecy fulfilled? Continued...Click "Read More" Below...
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
In this passage of scripture, Isaiah is writing over 700 years before Jesus is even conceived, at a time when his country, the nation of Judah, is being attacked by two other nations, Syria and Ephraim. Through Isaiah, God makes a promise to Judah to deliver them from their enemies, and he even offers to give the king of Judah a sign, any sign, no matter how big, to prove it. When King Ahaz refused to ask God for a sign, God was not happy with his response and told him He would give him a sign anyways. What is that sign? “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Now, Isaiah continues in verse 16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
Within three years of this prophecy, their enemies were routed by the Assyrian army. But was the prophecy fulfilled? Continued...Click "Read More" Below...
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