Therefore, the LORD Himself will give you a sign” The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14
Isaiah, the Old Testament Gospel writer, foretells the Good News of Jesus’ birth 700 hundred years before the fact.
Ahaz, Judah’s king, would except nothing from God or His prophets, but Isaiah speaks anyway, of a child, “Immanuel”, that brings judgement. We think of this as a bad thing in the frame of a comeuppance, but it actually means a perfect, flawless justice. This is something wonderful, coming in love, from the weaver of our souls.
Later, “Emmanuel” the Christ child, God with us, came as the greatest wonder the world has ever known. This prophecy for Ahaz, an arrogant king, is a promise for us all. God always had a plan to save and always will. When we think all hope is gone, remember God is NOT in the giving up and quitting business. He is the world’s only rescuing, redeeming and restoring specialist.
The virgin’s child: Perfect justice, perfect love, perfectly all you need.
Love,
Gretchen