Isaiah 9: What did the Prophet Isaiah say about Jesus?
<p>According to Alec Motyer, an Old Testament scholar, Isaiah 9 is in the middle of a section from chapters 7–11. The first three chapters (7–9) all focus on the birth of a baby who will deliver God’s people.</p>
<p>During the time of King Ahaz, Israel faced an immediate threat of invasion. But throughout chapters 7–11, these contemporary events were intertwined with a vision of a future everlasting kingdom.</p>
<p>As argued in an <a href="https://medium.com/interfaith-now/is-isaiah-7-14-about-jesus-or-someone-else-84f25d327e0f" rel="noopener">earlier</a> article, Chapter 7 promised a sign of a baby — who will be “God with us” (<em>Immanuel</em>) in the distant future. Yet Chapter 8 recorded the birth of another child (Isaiah’s son) — <em>Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz</em> — as a fulfilment of God’s promise to Israel at that time.</p>
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