Isaiah 7:14; Luke 2:12

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

Isaiah 7:14

34 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against 35 (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

Luke 2:34-35

Definitions:“miracles”

מופת

(mô· ēṯp ) =a miracle, an inexplicable event or work

 δύναμις(dynamis) = supernatural power, the ability to perform mighty deeds

Definitions:“wonders”

מופת

(mô· ēṯp ) = the affect of a miracle resulting in awe and amazement

τέρας (teras) = a potent or miracle provoking amazement and marvel

Definitions:“signs”

אות (ʾôṯ) = a mark having meaning & a message

σημεῖον (sēmeion) = either a normal signal or a miraculous sign

Definitions:“signs”

Genesis 1:14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;

�יש �ד

Exodus 6:2–3 And God spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the LORD. 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name LORD I was not known to them.

The Name of the LORD

אלEl Shaddai

ש

Deut. 12:11  Then to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name—there you are to bring everything I command you:  your burnt

offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice possessions you have vowed to the Lord.

שDeut. 12:21  If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put his Name is too far away from you…

The Citywith the Name of the LORD

Jerusalem?

שJerusalem: the city

with the Name of the LORD

Your Hearthas the Name of the LORD

ש

The Sign of the Virgin BirthIsaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a

sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

“the Lord Himself” “will give you” - Ahaz

• Grandson of Uzziah• Weak & idolatrous king• Offered son in fires of Moloch• Jerusalem threatened destruction

- Adonai

The Sign of the Virgin BirthIsaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a

sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.

“virgin”

1. “shall conceive”

2. “shall…bear a Son”

3. “shall call His name Immanuel”

- ע�למה (ʿǎl·māh)

The Sign of HumilityLuke 2:12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

“the sign to you” - shepherds

The Sign of HumilityLuke 2:12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

“a Babe” - βρέφος(brephos)

The Sign of HumilityLuke 2:12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

“a Babe” 1. “wrapped in swaddling cloths”

- βρέφος(brephos)

The Sign of HumilityLuke 2:12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

“a Babe” 1. “wrapped in swaddling cloths”

2. “lying in a manger”

- βρέφος(brephos)

The Sign of ConvictionLuke 2:34-35 Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against 35 (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

The Sign of Conviction

The Sign of Christ’s 2nd Coming

Matthew 24:3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”

Next Week’s Study in the Word of God

Luke 2:8-20

Glory to God in the Highest

This study was produced by Harry Morgan, M.A., M.Div., Th.M., Ph.D.,

LMHC, CFMHE, CCSOTS

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