Isaiah 7:14
..The Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a Virgin shall
conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.
The prophet Isaiah foretold of Jesus' coming with explicit details that
the people of his day could look for the coming Messiah with assurance. Isaiah
left nothing untold as it relates to the birth of the Messiah. This includes
His name-Immanuel, which means God with us (Matthew 1:23). The prophet Isaiah
could speak with such authority because he spoke exactly what God said.
God promised that a Savior would come and save His people through His
atoning death. If the question was raise, why did the people need a Savior?
This is because God the Father had pronounced the whole world guilty of sin;
even though priests would make yearly sin atonement, they were required to
atone for their sins before making atonement for the people. Whereas, Jesus
would make a one-time sin-atonement and all who accept His sacrificial work on
the cross would be saved.
It is noteworthy to say that God the Father's love was so great that He
could not allow His prize creation to remain separated from Him; therefore, He
promised a Saviour who would redeem man from sin.
It is also worth noting that in God's own time He fulfilled His promise
of sending the Messiah. God being true to His word we say with confidence that
there is no failure in my God.
The prophesied Christ; my Lord and my Savior.
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