Read Isaiah 7:10-16
10 The
Lord sent another message to Ahaz:
11“Ask the Lord your
God to give you a sign. It can be from deep in the world of the dead or from
high up in heaven.”
12 Ahaz
answered, “I will not ask for a sign. I refuse to put the Lord to the test.”
13 To
that Isaiah replied, “Listen, now, descendants of King David. It’s bad enough
for you to wear out the patience of people—must you wear out God’s patience
too? 14Well then, the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young
womank
who is pregnant will have a son and will name him ‘Immanuel.’l
15By the time he is old enough to make his own decisions, people
will be drinking milk and eating honey.m 16Even
before that time comes, the lands of those two kings who terrify you will be
deserted.
Think
Isaiah was letting King Ahaz know that things were going to
be alright. At the time the prophecy was
for about 13 years (the age at which a child would come to know the difference
between good and evil). The child’s name
was the most significant. Immanuel; “God
is with us.”
Christmas time is a time especially for recognizing the
incarnation of God. That God is
Immanuel, with us.
Pray
Lord, help me to know your companionship; even through the
most trying and distressing times. God
with us.
14 7.14: Mt
1:23
k young woman:
The Hebrew word here translated “young
woman” is not the specific term for “virgin”, but refers to any young woman of
marriageable age. The use of “virgin” in Mt 1.23 reflects a Greek translation
of the Old Testament, made some 500 years after Isaiah.
l immanuel:
This name in Hebrew means “God is with
us”.
m milk and honey:
These foods were associated with the
earlier days of Israel’s history.
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