Isaiah 7: The Sign of Immanuel

In the days of King Ahaz, the kings of Syria and Israel came up to fight against Jerusalem, and Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the wind. Yahweh sent Isaiah and his son Shearjashub to tell Ahaz to keep calm and not be afraid, because the enemies' plan would not stand. Isaiah warned that if Ahaz would not believe, he would not be established. God told Ahaz to ask for a sign, but Ahaz refused. So the Lord himself gave a sign: the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Isaiah also warned that the king of Assyria would come and the land would grow briers and thorns.

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¹ In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up to Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² David’s house was told, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, “Go out now to meet Ahaz, you, and Shearjashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway of the fuller’s field.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ Tell him, ‘Be careful, and keep calm. Don’t be afraid, neither let your heart be faint because of these two tails of smoking torches, for the fierce anger of Rezin and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have plotted evil against you, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ “Let’s go up against Judah, and tear it apart, and let’s divide it among ourselves, and set up a king within it, even the son of Tabeel.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ This is what the Lord Yahweh says: “It shall not stand, neither shall it happen.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim shall be broken in pieces, so that it shall not be a people.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ Yahweh spoke again to Ahaz, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ “Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask. I won’t tempt Yahweh.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ He said, “Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ He shall eat butter and honey when he knows to refuse the evil and choose the good.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ For before the child knows to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you abhor shall be forsaken.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ Yahweh will bring on you, on your people, and on your father’s house days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah, even the king of Assyria.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ It will happen in that day that Yahweh will whistle for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ They shall come, and shall all rest in the desolate valleys, in the clefts of the rocks, on all thorn hedges, and on all pastures.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ In that day the Lord will shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ It shall happen in that day that a man shall keep alive a young cow, and two sheep.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² It shall happen, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter, for everyone will eat butter and honey that is left within the land.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ It will happen in that day that every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, will be for briers and thorns.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁴ People will go there with arrows and with bow, because all the land will be briers and thorns.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁵ All the hills that were cultivated with the hoe, you shall not come there for fear of briers and thorns; but it shall be for the sending out of oxen, and for sheep to tread on.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

Scripture: World English Bible, public domain, eBible.org

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Isaiah 7 · Preschool

A Special Baby

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Color the baby and the bright star. God promised a special Son.

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Bible Verse

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

Isaiah 7:14 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

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A Sign for Ahaz

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Read and Think

Ahaz, the grandson of Uzziah, faced a crisis. Rezin king of Syria and Pekah king of Israel had joined together to attack Jerusalem. When the news came, Ahaz's heart "trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind."

God sent Isaiah with his son Shearjashub to meet the king by the upper pool. His message was simple: "Be careful, and keep calm. Don't be afraid." The two kings were only "two tails of smoking torches." Their plan to tear Judah apart would fail. "It shall not stand, neither shall it happen." But Ahaz needed faith: "If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established."

God even invited Ahaz to ask for a sign, as deep as the depths or as high as the heavens. Ahaz refused, saying he would not tempt Yahweh. So the Lord gave a sign himself: "Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Before the child grew up, the two enemy kings would be gone. Isaiah also warned that Assyria would come and the land would grow briers and thorns. In the New Testament, Matthew 1:22-23 says this prophecy was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus.

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Which two kings joined together against Jerusalem?
What did God call the two kings?
What did Ahaz say when God offered him a sign?
What does Matthew 1:22-23 say about this prophecy?

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, the grandson of Uzziah, faced a crisis.
God sent Isaiah with his Shearjashub to meet the king by the upper pool.
God even invited Ahaz to ask for a , as deep as the depths or as high as the heavens.

Think About It

God told Ahaz, keep calm and don't be afraid. What makes you afraid, and how can trusting God help?
Ahaz refused God's offer of a sign. Why is it important to accept God's help instead of relying only on ourselves?

Memory Verse

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

Isaiah 7:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with us. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

In the New Testament, Jesus is called Immanuel, God with us. How does it help you that God is with you?
What does it mean that if you will not believe you will not be established?

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Isaiah 7 · Grade 5

Immanuel

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Read and Think

Isaiah 7 is set during the reign of Ahaz, when Syria and the northern kingdom of Israel, called Ephraim, joined forces against Judah. They planned to tear Judah apart and set up a king of their own choosing, the son of Tabeel. Ahaz and his people trembled like forest trees in the wind.

God's answer came through Isaiah, who brought his son Shearjashub. The enemies were "two tails of smoking torches," burning out, not blazing. Their plot would not stand. The real question was whether Ahaz would trust God: "If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established." When God offered a sign "either in the depth, or in the height above," Ahaz said, "I won't ask. I won't tempt Yahweh." His words sounded humble, but Isaiah said he was trying the patience of God.

So the Lord himself gave a sign to the house of David: "Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Before the child would know to refuse evil and choose good, the two enemy kings' land would be forsaken. Yet because Ahaz would not trust, Isaiah warned that the king of Assyria would bring hard days and the farmland would become briers and thorns. In the New Testament, Matthew 1:22-23 quotes this verse to show that the virgin birth of Jesus fulfilled it.

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What did Syria and Ephraim plan to do to Judah?
What did the phrase two tails of smoking torches suggest about the enemies?
Why did Isaiah say Ahaz was trying God's patience?
How does Matthew 1:22-23 use Isaiah 7:14?

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And the ____ of his people.
And the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s ____.

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The ____ will conceive.
In the days of ____ the son of Jotham.
Ask a ____ of Yahweh your God.

Think About It

Ahaz faced a real threat, yet God said faith was the key. How can believing God's promises steady you when circumstances are frightening?
Immanuel means God with us. How does knowing that God came to be with us in Jesus change how you face each day?

Memory Verse

The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established.’”

Isaiah 7:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being with us. Help me . Amen.

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Why is God with us such good news?
How does God keep his promises across many years?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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