ISAIAH 7
Fear. King Ahaz was frightened (vv. 2,
Faith. Isaiah’s word to the king was from God and could be trusted. Ahaz pretended to be very spiritual when he refused to ask a sign, but his rejection of the sign was actually a rejection of the Lord and His messenger. God’s Word goes to work when we believe it and act on it. Ahaz only talked about it!
Fulfillment. Both Syria and Israel were eventually out of the picture as Isaiah had promised, but Assyria became the new threat. Israel was invaded by Assyria in 722 b.c., and the nation came to an end. The Assyrians invaded Judah in the days of King Hezekiah, but God defeated them. However, Assyria humbled Judah because God’s people would not trust God’s Word. It is faith in God, not faith in man’s treaties, that brings the victory.
Isaiah the Evangelical
Isaiah is called “the evangelical prophet” because he says so much about Jesus Christ. Isaiah writes about His birth (7:14;
Jesus’ Birth
The virgin birth of Jesus Christ is a basic doctrine of the Christian faith, for the Son of God could never be born as you were born. Every baby is a new creation, but Jesus Christ existed from eternity. He was not only born, but He “came into the world” (John 3:17;