Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: Look, a virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel.
God is promising to give a miraculous sign through a virgin who will have a son named Immanuel, which means 'God with us.'
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah spoke this prophecy around 734 BC during a time when King Ahaz of Judah was facing military threats from neighboring kingdoms. The prophet was trying to encourage the fearful king to trust in God's protection rather than seeking help from foreign powers. While this may have had an immediate fulfillment in Isaiah's time, Christians have traditionally seen this as a prophecy pointing forward to the birth of Jesus Christ.
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