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
In the historical context, the prophet Isaiah was addressing King Ahaz of Judah during a period of intense threat from enemy nations like Syria and Israel, around 734-732 BC, as part of the Syro-Ephraimite War. God offered Ahaz a sign to reassure him of divine protection amid this crisis, but Ahaz refused out of fear and lack of faith. This prophecy about a virgin conceiving and bearing a son named Immanuel, meaning "God with us," served as both an immediate sign for Ahaz and a foreshadowing of the Messiah's coming.
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