Signs That Point to His Presence Isaiah 7:1-25
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Signs That Point to His Presence
Isaiah 7:1-25
Matthew 1:23
“All this took place to fulfill what the LORD had said through the
prophet:The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they
will call him Immanuel – which means ‘God with us.’”
Matthew 1:23
“All this took place to fulfill what the LORD had said through the
prophet:The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they
will call him Immanuel – which means ‘God with us.’”
Isaiah 7:14
The virgin birth of IMMANUEL is all at once
historically real, prophetically realized
and powerfully relevant.
The Historical Crisis
• The people were in a CRISIS.(1-2a)– Ahaz was a wicked king who did not
follow God. (7:1) – There were other wicked kings
engaged in allied war and siege against Jerusalem. (7:1-2)
• The people were in a PANIC.(2b)– The crisis and its ominous potential
terrified everyone. (7:2)
The Hopeful Message
• God sent two men to Ahaz (3)– Isaiah = Jehovah is salvation– Shear-Jashub = a remnant will
return– The two men met Ahaz at the
conduit at the pool
SECURITYSOURCE
CONTROL
The Hopeful Message
• God sent two men to Ahaz (3)• God sent two messages to Ahaz – “I am in CHARGE and have another
plan.” (7)– “Do you TRUST Me?” (9)
SECURITYSOURCE
CONTROLFaith is trusting
God with the valve handle
The Holy Sign
• God offers to give any sign to Ahaz, but Ahaz refuses. (7:10-12)– God sees through this pious
pretension.– Isaiah sees through it too.– God gave a sign through a pure
conduit.
SECURITYSOURCE
CONTROL
Security is built on the Presence of
One who is greater
The Holy Sign
• God offers to give any sign to Ahaz, but Ahaz refuses. (7:10-12)
• God’s unsolicited sign was a little baby with a big name. (7:13-17)– Immanuel = “God with us”– “God with us” points to His
Presence
The Holy Sign
Matthew sees a second longer range fulfillment
of Isaiah’s prophecy
– only under Holy Spirit inspiration can Matthew have such insights
– Isaiah is not the only prophet to speak such telescopic prophecies
The Holy Sign
Isaiah Matthew
OT IMM NT IMM
The Holy Sign
• OT Immanuel– A royal house
contemporary – A normal conception
to a new bride– A special name– A sign to Ahaz
• NT Immanuel– A working class
family– A miraculous con-
ception to new bride– A special name– A sign to all the
world
A promise of deliverance through Presence
Why the NT Virgin Birth?
• it displayed God’s power and control
• it identified Jesus as the Messiah• it verified the promises of
presence• it circumvented the transmission
of the sin nature
The Horrible Results
• Because of his unbelief, the very thing that Ahaz tried to avoid came to pass. (7:18-25)– God’s judgment turned the humanly
conceived “rescue plan” on its HEAD. (17b-20)
– God’s judgment turned the valuable, rich, secure land into a WASTELAND. (21-25)
Conclusions
• Do not FEAR or panic. • Stand FAST in your faith.• Ask God to CONFIRM His
presence with you.• FOLLOW His plan wherever it
may take you.
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