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1 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 71996 | ||
Hi, Debbie; I have a gift for sowing confusion - just ask my kids. The whole story is in Isaiah 7. Ahaz (king of Judah) was under attack from King Rezin of Aram and Pekah, king of Israel. This made Ahaz nervous. Speaking through Isaiah, God told him to relax, that the attack would fail, but "If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all." (v.9). God then invited Ahaz to ask him for a sign. But Ahaz declined, saying "I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to the test." (v.12) "Then Isaiah said, 'Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign'". (v.13-14) The sign was the one Matthew referred to: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right. But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste." (v.14-16) For the boy Immanuel to be a sign to Ahaz that Judah would stand against Rezin and Pekah, he would have to be born and known to Ahaz before the two kings were defeated. So Immanuel was born, lived, and died long before Jesus was born. Mathew said, in effect, that while Isaiah's prophecy conerning Immanuel was fulfilled in the sense that a foretold event had already happened, Jesus' birth was a further fulfillment of it. The boy that Isaiah spoke of was named Immanuel because he was proof to Ahaz that God was with him in his fight. Jesus - also born of a virgin - was more entitled to the name Immanuel because he wasn't just a sign from God, he was God. You can't get any more "with us" than that. Hope this clears things up - or at least doesn't muddy them further. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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2 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | aften1 | 72016 | ||
My friend you need to read what the Bible says in the Books of Matthew. The Book of Isaiah the "PROPHET" is a sealed work. In order to unseal the work you need the code. You can read bits and pieces. Like the virgin birth of Immanuel, however a true understanding of the entire work is not possible. Until the work is unsealed. The Book of Matthew the "APOSTLE" is not a sealed work, it is a story as seen by the mind, heart and soul of said Apostle. Both writings are hundreds of years apart. And it is not proper for you to say what Jesus is entitled to unless you have had a conversation with the son (face to face). |
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3 | HOW COULD JESUS BE A DESCENDANT OF DAVID | Bible general Archive 1 | stjones | 72056 | ||
Hi, aften1; I have indeed read Matthew in addition to Isaiah. I don't believe that any book of the Bible is deliberately hidden, requiring a code. The Bible is the revelation of God, intended to educate and guide us and point us to Jesus. And I don't think I have ever presumed to say what Jesus is or isn't entitled to; it looks to me as though he's entitled to everything. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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