The prophet Isaiah said those words some 700+ years before the baby born in Bethlehem named Jesus came and made His home amongst us. Rabbis have argued that the sign of a child born to a virgin/young maiden in Isaiah 7:4 was not the Messiah. That the baby Isaiah prophesied was not Jesus of Nazareth - born in Bethlehem. At one point I wanted to believe their instruction. It seemed too simple.
Then, when I read the New Covenant in Matthew 1:23 that clearly states, "All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" - which means, "God with us" it now became a matter of faith. In order for me to believe in the Messiah Yeshua, I must take hold of those Old Covenant prophecies He fulfilled as stated in the testimony of the New Covenant. Either, I believe Jesus was the fulfillment of that baby and promised Messiah as written by the incredibly-obedient-unto-death prophet, Isaiah, and the incredibly-obedient-unto-death apostle, Matthew, or I believe the Rabbis. The choice was clear and G-d pierced my heart. It was as simple as 1-2-3 or Matthew 1:23. Merry Messiahmas
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