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The Message before the Sign Immanuel
The Message before the Sign Immanuel
On this Christmas Eve, the devotional is the message that the LORD spoke to Isaiah immediately before telling King Ahaz of Judah the famous sign about the coming Messiah (Jesus quoted it in Matthew 1:23). In this message, the LORD is trying to reassure Ahaz to not be afraid
because the kings of Syria and Northern Israel were plotting to invade the Southern kingdom of Judah. Even though the word was out among the people that this big invasion was coming… even though the nations of Syria and the evil Israel in the north were very formidable and
determined to conquer Judah and install their own king…
The LORD said not to worry. He encouraged Ahaz to fight with his true strength – his faith. This message was timely then just as it is timely now. It was the precedent of the message about that true strength – Immanuel.
The LORD said not to worry. He encouraged Ahaz to fight with his true strength – his faith. This message was timely then just as it is timely now. It was the precedent of the message about that true strength – Immanuel.
Have a blessed Christmas Eve!
A Message for Ahaz
1 When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, set out to attack Jerusalem. However, they were unable to carry out their plan.
A Message for Ahaz
1 When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, set out to attack Jerusalem. However, they were unable to carry out their plan.
2 The news had come to the royal court of Judah: “Syria is allied with Israel against us!” So the hearts of the king and his people trembled with fear, like trees shaking in a storm.
3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub and go out to meet King Ahaz.
3 Then the Lord said to Isaiah, “Take your son Shear-jashub and go out to meet King Ahaz.
You will find him at the end of the aqueduct that feeds water into the upper pool, near the road leading to the field where cloth is washed. 4 Tell him to stop worrying. Tell him he doesn’t need to fear the fierce anger of those two burned-out embers, King Rezin of Syria and
Pekah son of Remaliah. 5 Yes, the kings of Syria and Israel are plotting against him, saying, 6 ‘We will attack Judah and capture it for ourselves. Then we will install the son of Tabeel as Judah’s king.’ 7 But this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“This invasion will never happen;
it will never take place;
8 for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus,
and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin.
As for Israel, within sixty-five years
it will be crushed and completely destroyed.
it will never take place;
8 for Syria is no stronger than its capital, Damascus,
and Damascus is no stronger than its king, Rezin.
As for Israel, within sixty-five years
it will be crushed and completely destroyed.
9 Israel is no stronger than its capital, Samaria,
and Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah.
Unless your faith is firm,
I cannot make you stand firm.” - Isaiah 7:1-9
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and Samaria is no stronger than its king, Pekah son of Remaliah.
Unless your faith is firm,
I cannot make you stand firm.” - Isaiah 7:1-9
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