I agree that the prophecy is in connection with an act
of salvation. And I agree that the girls pregnancy was
a sign that this salvation would be coming quickly.
However, any speculation about who the woman was is
exactly that, pure speculation.
The context talks about a sign. We usually believe a
prophets ability to predict salvation if he can also
predict another event. Isaiah's ability to predict a
'alma' getting pregnant out of the blue proved his
ability to predict the salvation which would quickly
follow.
The sign would have no meaning if it were merely 'some
random woman who is already married will get pregnant'
to which you can imagine the sarcastic reaction of
critics would be 'Wow! Fancy that! A married woman
getting pregnant? Never before have I heard of such a
miraculous sign. You truly are god's spokesman Isaiah.
I can't believe I doubted you for a minute.'
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