The Virgin Born Messiah (7:1-25)

Observations from Isaiah

Lesson 7 : The Virgin Born Messiah (7:1-25)

2. The Crisis and the Promise (7:1-25) – a. Ahaz the fearful (7:1-9) – A DIFFICULT PASSAGE – GENERAL OVERVIEW – AHAZ SCARED – THE SENDING OF ISAIAH – ISAIAH’S MESSAGE – b. The Lord’s sign (7:10-17) – THE GRACE OF GOD IN SEEKING AHAZ – AHAZ’S FALSE PIETY – THE SIGN OF THE VIRGIN BEARING – THE PROMISED DELIVERANCE OF GOD – THE FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF AHAZ’ ASSYRIAN POLICY – SIN HARDENS THE HEART BEYOND ALL RATIONAL THINKING – THE DECEPTION OF SIN – THE RESULTS OF SIN – c. The coming desolation (7:18-25) – THEIR FORMER PLACE OF TRUST WILL BECOME THEIR INSTRUMENT OF SHAME – What is the Reference of Isaiah 7:14? – THE SECONDARY SENSE OF SOME SCRIPTURE – WHAT IS A “SIGN” FROM GOD? – WHO WAS THIS “ALMAH”? – WHO WAS ISAIAH SPEAKING OF IN v 14? – MINOR OPINIONS REGARDING WHO THE PROPHECY REFERS – THREE MAJOR OPINIONS – “I. EVIDENCE THAT THE PROPHECY REFERS TO SOME EVENT WHICH WAS SOON TO OCCUR : TO THE BIRTH OF A CHILD OF SOMEONE WHO WAS THEN A VIRGIN, OR UNMARRIED – II. EVIDENCE THAT THE PROPHECY REFERS TO THE MESSIAH