the prophecy
Isaiah 7:10-16
Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, saying, 11 Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven. 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, and I will not put the LORD to the test. 13 Then Isaiah said: “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals, that you weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel . 15 He shall eat curds and honey by the time he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.
The Fulfillment
Matthew 1:18-25
Now the birth of
Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been
engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be
with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a
righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned
to dismiss her quietly. 20 But just when he had resolved to do this,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son
of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child
conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and
you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their
sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the
Lord through the prophet:
23 “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall name him Emmanuel,”
which
means, “God is with us.” 24 When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as
the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, 25 but
had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he
named him Jesus.
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