Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Almah vs. Bethulah in Isaiah 7
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 11:44:27 EST
In a message dated 02/04/2005 16:29:52 GMT Daylight Time, gfsomsel AT juno.com
writes:
Then, examine the nature of the sign.
1. A young woman is pregnant and is to give birth
2. She will give a particular name to her child (Immanuel)
3. BEFORE THE CHILD IS WEANED the Assyrians will no longer be a power.
The sequence in which prophesy is given as well as the prophesy itself
demand a nearly immediate fulfilment.
george
gfsomsel
George,
Who is your candidate for "Immanuel" ?
Rabbinical Jewish interpretation has proposed Isaiah's son or Hezekiah.
Neither interpretation works any better or is superior to the Jesus
interpretation.