07-16-2019, 01:57 AM
Jon,
I don't know why, but you seem to be mixing Chapter 7 with Chapter 9. Each is speaking about a different child. Isaiah 9 says nothing about Immanuel.
Yes the child will be called Immanuel. But if you understand what the Hebrew actually says, it specifically says the young woman, his mother, will call him Immanuel, not anyone else. As far as I know, there is no where in the Christian bible where Mary calls Jesus by the name Immanuel.
The name Immanuel means "G-d is with us". Just like other people in the Hebrew bible whose name mean something. It was reassurance to King Ahaz that G-d will be with them when the 2 kingdoms battle each other. The "sign" is that before the child is old enough to know the difference between good and evil, the 2 Kings of the warring nations will be gone. We know that prophecy came true as it is described in II Kings 15:29-30 and II Kings 16:9
As for Isaiah 9, it is speaking of a mighty one, not necessarily a "god". If you think it is speaking about Jesus, I ask you, when was Jesus called the "everlasting father"? I thought he was the son??
I don't know why, but you seem to be mixing Chapter 7 with Chapter 9. Each is speaking about a different child. Isaiah 9 says nothing about Immanuel.
Yes the child will be called Immanuel. But if you understand what the Hebrew actually says, it specifically says the young woman, his mother, will call him Immanuel, not anyone else. As far as I know, there is no where in the Christian bible where Mary calls Jesus by the name Immanuel.
The name Immanuel means "G-d is with us". Just like other people in the Hebrew bible whose name mean something. It was reassurance to King Ahaz that G-d will be with them when the 2 kingdoms battle each other. The "sign" is that before the child is old enough to know the difference between good and evil, the 2 Kings of the warring nations will be gone. We know that prophecy came true as it is described in II Kings 15:29-30 and II Kings 16:9
As for Isaiah 9, it is speaking of a mighty one, not necessarily a "god". If you think it is speaking about Jesus, I ask you, when was Jesus called the "everlasting father"? I thought he was the son??