God sends Isaiah and another prophet to reassure King Ahaz during a time of crisis for the people of Judah. God offers Ahaz a sign that a virgin will conceive and bear a son named Immanuel, meaning "God with us". This prophecy is fulfilled by the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, who is God present with humanity. Though Ahaz refuses the sign, the prophecy signifies God's power and control over the situation, and verifies his promise of presence with his people.

1. Isaiah 7:1-25

2. “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.’”

3. “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.’”

4. The virgin birth of IMMANUEL is all at once
historically real,
prophetically realized
and powerfully relevant.

5. • 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)

6. • 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

8. • 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)

9. Faith is trusting
God with the
valve handle

10. • 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.

11. Security is built on
the Presence of
One who is greater

12. • 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

13. 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

15. • OT Immanuel • NT Immanuel
– A royal house – A working class
contemporary family
– A normal conception – A miraculous con-
to a new bride ception to new bride
– A special name – A special name
– A sign to Ahaz – A sign to all the
world
A promise of deliverance through Presence

16. • 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

17. • 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)

18. • 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.