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1 | Virgin Birth Myth | Matt 1:19 | schimc | 108004 | ||
Thank you very much EdB, I'm so very glad I came here for some answers. I've read the "Letters from a Skeptic" and, although it is a very good book, it overlooked the "Virgin Birth" story altogether, which further made me wonder about the story again. I will be sure and read the book you have suggested. Thank you |
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2 | Virgin Birth Myth | Matt 1:19 | EdB | 108013 | ||
The Hebrew word ‘almah’ is rightly translated virgin (Gen. 24:43; Prov 30:19; Song 1:3; 6:8), therefore your concern about Matthew making up the story is unfounded conjecture, that has no basis other than in the skeptics minds. The very fact Jesus Himself declared His father to be God should erase any doubt from a true believers mind. Along with that we have the testimony of Mary who she herself declare she was a virgin. Therefore for the skeptics to be right both Jesus and Mary would have to be liars. Since Jesus was God and Scripture clearly declares God can not lie Hebrews 6:18 so that by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge would have strong encouragement to take hold of the hope set before us. ISAIAH 7:14 — Is this verse a prophecy about the virgin birth of Jesus Christ? PROBLEM: The prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 concerns the conception of a virgin and the bringing forth of a son whose name would be Immanuel. However, verse 16 seems to place the birth of the child before the invasion of the Assyrian armies and the fall of Samaria in 722 B.C., and Isaiah 8:3 seems to be a fulfillment of this prophecy. How can this be a prophecy about the virgin birth of Jesus? SOLUTION: The fulfillment of this prophecy may be two-fold. Because of the desperate situation which the people of Israel faced, God promised to give them a sign that would assure them that He would ultimately deliver His people out of bondage. Many scholars believe this sign came in two ways. First, it came as a sign of the physical deliverance of Israel from the bondage to which they were going under the invading Assyr-ians. Second, it came as a sign of the spiritual deliverance of all of God’s people from the spiritual bondage to Satan. The first aspect of the sign was fulfilled in the birth of Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz as recorded in Isaiah 8:3. The second aspect of the sign was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus Christ at Bethlehem as recorded in the Gospels. The word translated “virgin” (almah) refers to a young maiden who has never had sexual relations with a man. The wife of Isaiah who bore the son in fulfillment of the first aspect of the prophecy was a virgin until she conceived by Isaiah. However, according to Matthew 1:23-25, Mary, the mother of Jesus, was a virgin even when she conceived and gave birth to Jesus. The physical conception and birth of the son of Isaiah was a sign to Israel that God would deliver them from physical bondage to the Assvrians. But, the supernatural conception and birth of the Son of God was a sign to all of God’s people that He would deliver them from spiritual bondage to sin and death. Dr. Norman Geisler and Thomas A. Howe (1992, c1992) “When Critics Ask” (Is7:17) Victor Publishing Wheaton Ill. EdB |
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