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The Sign of Immanuel

The Sign of Immanuel

Isaiah delivers a prophecy to a nervous king — a virgin will conceive a son called Immanuel.

The ProphetsOld Testament~735 BCE

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King Ahaz is terrified by an alliance of enemy nations threatening Judah. Isaiah tells him to ask God for a sign, but Ahaz refuses. Isaiah gives one anyway: a virgin will bear a son named Immanuel, meaning 'God with us.' The prophecy becomes one of the most famous messianic passages in the Bible.

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IsaiahThe Sign That Came Anyway

God offered a terrified king the most open-ended sign imaginable — anything from the depths to the heavens — and Ahaz said no, because he'd already chosen his backup plan. The promise God gave anyway became one of the most far-reaching prophecies in Scripture, and the chapter is a case study in what happens when we dress up avoidance as devotion.

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