Does the prophecy really work with a generic young woman? If the child is
the sign, and it is specifically his age that is important as the end-point
of the prophecy, wouldn't we need to know which child, and therefore which
young woman?
Kevin Riley
-------Original Message-------
From: Harold Holmyard
Date: 9/07/2007 10:09:01 AM
HH: True, but English allows a somewhat similar idea to the Hebrew use
Of the article that I learned. The reader can take "the virgin" as
Generic if he chooses to do so. It is the typical young woman in Israel.
She gets pregnant, bears a child, and names him "Immanuel" because of
The hope she has in God and his protection of Israel.