Blog Detail

TEXT:   ISAIAH 7:10-15

There are prophecies that a virgin would conceive and give birth to a child to be named Emmanuel in the O.T. which later came to fulfillment in the N.T. in today’s lesson, Ahaz, king of Judah sees Syria and Ephraim as a threat, even though the Lord has said Ahaz has nothing to fear from them.  He placed his hope in human power rather than in the Lord.  But Isaiah calls for Ahaz and all of Jerusalem to put their faith in the Lord.  The Lord invites Ahaz to request a sign to strengthen his faith, but Ahaz refuses to do so.  Isaiah accuses the royal house of wearying God but he also offers them a sign from the Lord himself.  This sign is the terminus announcement of a son born to a virgin, whose name will be Emmanuel.  This child’s life is to be the sign that confirms the truth of the divine word.  This prophecy also had significance for Isaiah’s day.  The passage gave hope to faithful believers, the sign find its final fulfillment in the virgin birth of Jesus, who is Emmanuel meaning “God with us”.

PRAYER: My Lord always preserve me and my family, be with us all that belongs to me in Jesus name.