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NASB | Isaiah 7:16 "For before the boy will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 7:16 "For before the child will know enough to refuse evil and choose good, the land (Canaan) whose two kings you dread will be deserted [both Ephraim and Aram]. [Is 7:2] |
Bible Question: What child is this speaking of? If it is the Christ, then how does it apply? |
Bible Answer: Hi Nolan, You have posed a difficult question here and I hope that you can give us an answer also. Personally, I would go with the NKJ and capitalize this "Child" and I have Boy capitalized in my personal copy. So I would say that it is talking about the Christ in verses 15 and 16 as well as in the Immanuel prophecy of verse 14. How does it apply is your question. In other words, how much did "God with us" have to learn while growing up as a Child about good and evil. And also, what is the land and the two kings? as applied to the prophecy. I think that the answer is found in the significance and meaning of a sign. I don't believe that all the phrases have to be fulfilled when the Scriptures talk of prophecies. I'm thinking of the Messianic Psalms for instance. All of the things spoken of there did not happen, but we know that they were speaking of the crucifiction of Jesus. Likewise, I don't know if Jesus ate curds and honey but we know that this passage is a prophecy of Jesus' coming. Isaiah 7:21 and 22 talk about another man who ate curds and honey and in fact everyone that "is left within the land will eat curds and honey." Also, Isaiah 8:18 says "Behold, I and the children whom the Lord has given me are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion." It is a deep thought, perhaps, but when in Hebrews 2:13 it says, "And again, "BEHOLD, I AND THE CHILDREN WHOM GOD HAS GIVEN ME." --a lot of men, boys, and children can be hidden in those capital letters of the Hebrew language. And they were all for signs and wonders. You are comparing the NKJ and the NASB and know that the passages in consideration in the NKJ has "Child" and "I and the children whom God has given Me." I hope that we have started a good discussion. Later, Ray |
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