1. Messiah Texts Isaiah 7:14 12/28/14 AM

2.  Recitiative for Alto  “Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive  Isa. 7:14  Air for Alto, and Chorus  “Oh Thou that Tellest Good Tidings to Zion”  Isa. 40:9; (41:27); Isa. 60:1  Oh thou that tellest good tidings to Zion Arise, say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God! Behold, the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

3.  Isaiah 7:14 14 "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.  Isaiah 40:9 9 O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"  Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you.

4.  A Season of Terror Vs. 1-9 (II Chron. 28)  Vs. 4 – 2 imperatives  Restrain yourself outwardly  Calm your mind inwardly  Vs. 5-9 – Great prophecy about the enemy’s plans and future  The Lord was in charge.  But if Judah would not hold fast to its God it would lose its fast hold of its country.

5.  The Sign - Ask a sign Vs. 10-16  Was Ahaz silent? – a secret alliance in the works?  But God is gracious  Sign - something serving as a pledge of the divine certainty of something else.  A visible miracle  A predicted future event – not foreseen.  The virgin – Double ref. – foreshadowing – typology!  Near or partial fulfilment  One of the king’s wives? Maybe Abijah – the mother of Hezekiah!  Far and primary fulfillment - the Messiah!  The Messiah is mentioned again:  Ch. 9 – actually born  Ch. 11 – reigning

6.  This sign was finally fulfilled in the birth of Christ.  He is the Messiah of Isa. 7:14.  The core or crux of His coming is found in this verse!  We know this was the primary and final fulfillment because of the careful wording of Matt. 1:22,23  Matthew 1:22-23 22 So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: 23 "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us."

7.  The Preservation of His Deity  Behold the virgin conceives  The Observation of His Humanity.  And bears a son  The Designation of His Nature  And calls his name Immanuel