God with Us (1 of 4)
Series: Advent
Stephen Whitney
Isaiah 7:14
John Wesley (d.1791) was an English pastor and theologian who was greatly respected in the Church of England and at the end of his life was described as ''the best loved man in England.'' As a result they erected a monument to him in Westminster Abby with the statement: ''The best of it all is that God is with us.''
Spiritually God had always been with his people:
1. God was with Joseph when he was in prison in Egypt.
2. God was in the cloud by day and pillar of fire by night which led the nation of Israel across the desert to the Promised Land.
3. God's presence, called the Shekinah glory, was in the tabernacle as he dwelt in the holy of holies above the ark of the covenant.
God has always been with his people in a spiritual sense, but now he would be with his people through the presence of a man.
BACKGROUND Isaiah 7:1-13
King Ahaz was afraid of being attacked by Israel and Syria. God sent Isaiah to tell him they would not attack him and he needed to trust that God would do what he said.
To encourage Ahaz to believe God's promise he was challenged to ask God to give him any miraculous sign he wanted. But he refused to ask for a sign because he didn't believe God's promise.
MESSANIC PROPHECY Isaiah 7:14
Sign
Therefore - God would give him a sign so he would believe instead of trembling about what might happen to the nation.
God gave people a sign so when they saw it they would believe. He wanted his people to believe what he said and giving them a sign would help them believe when they saw it come to pass. This sign was to be a symbol of God's presence with them.
Conception
Behold - pay careful attention to what is about to be said.
W.E. Vine - '' 'Behold', in Isaiah, always introduces something relating to future circumstances.''
Isaiah 3:1 God will bring judgment upon the land.
Isaiah 55:5 God will use Israel to call the Gentiles to salvation.
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Series: Advent
Stephen Whitney
Isaiah 7:14
John Wesley (d.1791) was an English pastor and theologian who was greatly respected in the Church of England and at the end of his life was described as ''the best loved man in England.'' As a result they erected a monument to him in Westminster Abby with the statement: ''The best of it all is that God is with us.''
Spiritually God had always been with his people:
1. God was with Joseph when he was in prison in Egypt.
2. God was in the cloud by day and pillar of fire by night which led the nation of Israel across the desert to the Promised Land.
3. God's presence, called the Shekinah glory, was in the tabernacle as he dwelt in the holy of holies above the ark of the covenant.
God has always been with his people in a spiritual sense, but now he would be with his people through the presence of a man.
BACKGROUND Isaiah 7:1-13
King Ahaz was afraid of being attacked by Israel and Syria. God sent Isaiah to tell him they would not attack him and he needed to trust that God would do what he said.
To encourage Ahaz to believe God's promise he was challenged to ask God to give him any miraculous sign he wanted. But he refused to ask for a sign because he didn't believe God's promise.
MESSANIC PROPHECY Isaiah 7:14
Sign
Therefore - God would give him a sign so he would believe instead of trembling about what might happen to the nation.
God gave people a sign so when they saw it they would believe. He wanted his people to believe what he said and giving them a sign would help them believe when they saw it come to pass. This sign was to be a symbol of God's presence with them.
Conception
Behold - pay careful attention to what is about to be said.
W.E. Vine - '' 'Behold', in Isaiah, always introduces something relating to future circumstances.''
Isaiah 3:1 God will bring judgment upon the land.
Isaiah 55:5 God will use Israel to call the Gentiles to salvation.
I ...
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