After the destruction prophesied in Isaiah 6, God will then save Israel, as he saved Judah in the days of Isaiah from two northern invaders.v.s.1-9 Ahaz, king of Judah, was offered a sign that God would do what he said,v.11Isaiah 7:11XWaiting for response but Ahaz refused.v.12Isaiah 7:12XWaiting for response Nevertheless, God gave a sign to the house of David v.13Isaiah 7:13XWaiting for response to prove he would deliver Israel from all her enemies. The sign was the birth of the Messiah to a virgin: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel”.v.14Isaiah 7:14XWaiting for response This was fulfilled when the power of God came upon Mary and produced a child who was both son of man and Son of God, a miraculous and marvellous sign to convince us all that God will certainly do all that he has promised. Immanuel means “God with us” Matthew 1:23Matthew 1:23XWaiting for response and refers, not to his literal name which was “Jesus”, but to his character. He was not God himself but a manifestation of God so that any who looked upon him saw the Father. John 14:9John 14:9XWaiting for response
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Isaiah 7:1-14XWaiting for responseAfter the destruction prophesied in Isaiah 6, God will then save Israel, as he saved Judah in the days of Isaiah from two northern invaders.v.s.1-9 Ahaz, king of Judah, was offered a sign that God would do what he said,v.11Isaiah 7:11XWaiting for response but Ahaz refused.v.12Isaiah 7:12XWaiting for response Nevertheless, God gave a sign to the house of David v.13Isaiah 7:13XWaiting for response to prove he would deliver Israel from all her enemies. The sign was the birth of the Messiah to a virgin: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel”.v.14Isaiah 7:14XWaiting for response This was fulfilled when the power of God came upon Mary and produced a child who was both son of man and Son of God, a miraculous and marvellous sign to convince us all that God will certainly do all that he has promised. Immanuel means “God with us” Matthew 1:23Matthew 1:23XWaiting for response and refers, not to his literal name which was “Jesus”, but to his character. He was not God himself but a manifestation of God so that any who looked upon him saw the Father. John 14:9John 14:9XWaiting for response