The Sign of Immanuel
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I. Aram and Ephraim Threaten Judah (1-6)
>1. When did the events in this study take place? (1)
* Isaiah 7:1 "When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it."
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>How did Judah respond to the threat?
* Isaiah 7:2 "Now the house of David was told, "Aram has allied itself with Ephraim"; so the hearts of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken by the wind."
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>2. What was the Lord's message to Ahaz? (3-6)
* Isaiah 7:3-6 "Then the LORD said to Isaiah, "Go out, you and your son Shear-Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool, on the road to the Washerman's Field. Say to him, 'Be careful, keep calm and don't be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering stubs of firewood--because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah. Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah's son have plotted your ruin, saying, "Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it."
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>What did he call Aram and Israel?
* "two smoldering stubs of firewood"
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>What was their motive in invading Judah?
* "let us tear it apart and divide it among ourselves"
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II. Stand Firm in Your Faith (7-9)
>3. What did the Lord say about the outcome of the war? (7-8a)
* Isaiah 7:7-8a "Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'It will not take place, it will not happen, for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is only Rezin."
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>4. Who was Ephraim? (8b, 9a)
* Isaiah 7:8b "Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a people."
* Isaiah 7:9a "The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah's son."
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>How long did the Lord say Israel would survive after this?
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>5. What did the Lord instruct Ahaz? (9b)
* Isaiah 7:9b "If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.'"
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>How is our similar to Ahaz?
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III. They Will Call Him Immanuel (10-25)
>6. What did the Lord want Ahaz to ask? (10-11)
* Isaiah 7:10-11 "Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, "Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.""
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>Why might the Lord know that Ahaz needed a sign?
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>How did Ahaz respond?
* Isaiah 7:12 "But Ahaz said, "I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to the test."
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>What asking for a sign testing the Lord?
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>7. How was Israel trying the patience of God?
* Isaiah 7:13 "Then Isaiah said, "Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also?"
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>What sign did the Lord say he was going to give? (14)
* Isaiah 7:14 "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel."
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>What does verse 15 mean?
* Isaiah 7:15 "He will eat curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right."
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>How did Jesus' birth fulfill this sign? (Matt. 1:18-23)
* Matthew 1:18-23 "This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." 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."
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>Why did Jesus need to be born of a virgin?
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>8. What will happen before the Messiah comes? (16)
* Isaiah 7:16 "But before the boy knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste."
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>Who will bring Aram and Ephraim to waist?
* Isaiah 7:17 "The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since Ephraim broke away from Judah--he will bring the king of Assyria."
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>9. There are four "in that day" prophecies in the rest of the chapter. What is the first?
* Isaiah 7:18-19 "In that day the LORD will whistle for flies from the distant streams of Egypt and for bees from the land of Assyria. They will all come and settle in the steep ravines and in the crevices in the rocks, on all the thornbushes and at all the water holes."
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>What is the second?
* Isaiah 7:20 "In that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the River--the king of Assyria--to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to take off your beards also."
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>What is the third?
* Isaiah 7:21-22 "In that day, a man will keep alive a young cow and two goats. And because of the abundance of the milk they give, he will have curds to eat. All who remain in the land will eat curds and honey."
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>What is the last?
* Isaiah 7:23-25 "In that day, in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns. Men will go there with bow and arrow, for the land will be covered with briers and thorns. As for all the hills once cultivated by the hoe, you will no longer go there for fear of the briers and thorns; they will become places where cattle are turned loose and where sheep run."
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