The Mother of the Infant King, Isaiah 7:14

Download or read book The Mother of the Infant King, Isaiah 7:14 written by Christophe Rico and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jerusalem, around 735 BC. Two armies threaten the Holy City to overthrow the dynasty of David. Ahaz, king of Judah, is consumed by fear and worry. Then the prophet Isaiah delivers his message: the ‘almâ is pregnant, she bears a son, and gives him the name Emmanuel. What is the meaning of the word ‘almâ? Without doubt more has been written on the interpretation of this term than on any other verse in the Old Testament. Is it a question of a virgin, as claimed by the fathers of the church, or of a young woman, as asserted by the majority of modern scholars?