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"Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us."
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Immanuel: God With Us
The name 'Immanuel' is more than a title; it's a profound declaration of Jesus' identity. Commentators explain it means 'God with us,' signifying the Incarnation—the moment God took on human flesh. Unlike God's symbolic presence in the Old Testament, Jesus is the actual, physical presence of God among His people. This truth is the foundation of salvation, as God being with us is how He saves us from our sins.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The prophecy quoted here is recorded in Isaiah 7:14. It was delivered about 740 years before Christ, in the reign of Ahaz, king of Judah. The land …
They shall call (καλεσουσιν). Men, people, will call his name Immanuel, God with us. "The interest of the evangelist, as of all Ne…
19th Century
Anglican
Behold, a virgin shall be with child—It is not as easy for us as it seemed to St. Matthew to trace the meaning in Isaiah's words t…
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Baptist
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, an…
This verse makes it quite clear that to Matthew, Mary is the virgin; Jesus is her son, Immanuel. But because of the quotation from Isa 7:14, comple…
16th Century
Protestant
His name Immanuel The phrase, God is with us, is no doubt frequently employed in Scripture to denote that he is present with us b…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold, a virgin shall be with child These words are rightly applied to the virgin Mary and her son Jesus, for of no other can…
Let us look to the circumstances under which the Son of God entered into this lower world, until we learn to despise the vain honors of this world …
13th Century
Catholic
The Evangelist had said before that the mother of God was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit, and he proved this above by the angelic revela…
