Passage:Isaiah 7:10-14
Preacher: Dr. Matthew R. St. John
Keywords: hope, jesus, isaiah, fear
Summary:
Hope given-even when our fears and failures keep us from asking.
Detail:
An unsuccessful invasion of Judah by Aram, Syria, and the Northern Kingdom of Israel led to a continued reign of
Ahaz refused to ask God for a sign and chose to deal with the invasion in his own human way rather than trust God to deliver Judah from the invading armies. Therefore, God chose His own sign, whose implementation would occur far beyond Ahaz’s lifetime. God gave Ahaz the greatest prophecy of all time, the virgin birth of the Messiah, Immanuel, God with us!

