Matthew Prophecy 1: Virgin Birth( Isaiah 7:14)
1:22
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the
Lord by the prophet, saying,
1:23
Behold, a virgin shall
be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Skeptic's annotated Bible (1:23) "A virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel" The prophecy given in Is.7:14 referred not to a virgin but to a young woman, living at the time of the prophecy. And Jesus, of course, was called Jesus -- and is not called Emmanuel in any other verse in the New Testament.
Answer :
Let's see what Isaiah says about his Children and how the prophecy should be rightly viewed.
Isaiah 8:18 ASV
wonders--that is symbols of the future ( Isaiah 20:3 , Zechariah 3:8 )."
So Isaiah prophecies not only in words but also in symbols . He and his Children were symbols pointing to Christ who is the ultimate deliver from sin, which sin is the cause of the problem of Israel requiring an affirmation of the future deliverence in the present times then.
Isaiah 7:13 is a symbolic or typological prophecy referring to the messiah. It is actually only the messiah who is virgin born and who represents and embodies the title "Emmanuel", meaning God with us. The young woman living at the time of prophecy was the symbol of Mary and the Child born to her by which time deliverance would be attained is typical or symbolic of Jesus.
This type of interpretation of this passage is possible because Isaiah himself says in Isaiah 8:18 that he and his Children are the symbols and signs which communicate the message of hope .
Skeptic's have read this passage hyperliterally . Moreover they have their definition of prophecy which needs to be literal and never symbolic. They cannot even imagine that prophecy can be delivered in types and symbols.
Skeptic's annotated Bible (1:23) "A virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel" The prophecy given in Is.7:14 referred not to a virgin but to a young woman, living at the time of the prophecy. And Jesus, of course, was called Jesus -- and is not called Emmanuel in any other verse in the New Testament.
Answer :
Let's see what Isaiah says about his Children and how the prophecy should be rightly viewed.
Isaiah 8:18 ASV
"Behold, I and the children whom Jehovah hath
given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from Jehovah of hosts,
who dwelleth in mount Zion."
"Isaiah means "salvation of Jehovah"; His children's names, also ( Isaiah 7:3 , 7:14 , 8:3 ), were "signs" suggestive of the coming and final deliverance. (from God through Jesus)wonders--that is symbols of the future ( Isaiah 20:3 , Zechariah 3:8 )."
So Isaiah prophecies not only in words but also in symbols . He and his Children were symbols pointing to Christ who is the ultimate deliver from sin, which sin is the cause of the problem of Israel requiring an affirmation of the future deliverence in the present times then.
Isaiah 7:13 is a symbolic or typological prophecy referring to the messiah. It is actually only the messiah who is virgin born and who represents and embodies the title "Emmanuel", meaning God with us. The young woman living at the time of prophecy was the symbol of Mary and the Child born to her by which time deliverance would be attained is typical or symbolic of Jesus.
This type of interpretation of this passage is possible because Isaiah himself says in Isaiah 8:18 that he and his Children are the symbols and signs which communicate the message of hope .
Skeptic's have read this passage hyperliterally . Moreover they have their definition of prophecy which needs to be literal and never symbolic. They cannot even imagine that prophecy can be delivered in types and symbols.
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