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Hebrew has a specific word, betulah, for a virgin, and a more general word, `almah, for a young woman. Matthew 1:22-23 used the Septuagint translation of alma in Isaiah 7:14 as "virgin."
There are two times the word 'Immanuel' is mentioned in the King James translation of The Bible:-
Isa 7:14 So, the Lord Himself shall give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel.
Isa 8:8 And he shall pass through Judah. He shall overflow and go over; he shall reach to the neck. And the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
However, the word 'Immanuel' means 'God with us', and is translated as such in reference to Jesus in Matthew 1:23:-
Mat 1:23 "Behold, the virgin shall conceive in her womb, and will bear a son. And they will call His name Emmanuel," which being interpreted is, God with us. [King James Bible]
Mat 1:23 "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." [WEB Bible]
It is the adjunct EL that means "of God", therefore the word Immanuel, Lemuel, Samuel, Gabriel, all means that that person named is 'of god.' Jesus was never called Immanuel therefore this prophecy does not apply to Jesus. Besides the Alma (young girl) mentioned in this prophecy was living at the time the prophecy was made.
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∙ 8y agoNo. Jesus was never called Immanuel - his name was Jesus. Since the Hebrew word means "God is with us", it could be argued that this was not the intention of the passage.
But the name Immanuel is not the real issue. Matthew, a Greek-speaking Jew, was looking for a biblical reference he could use to prove that Jesus was prophesied to be born of a virgin. The Septuagint (An early translation of the Hebrew Bible into the Greek language) incorrectly translated Isaiah 7:14 to say that a virgin would conceive and bear a child. The correct translation would have been "young woman", and the young woman in question did have a child a few verses later in Isaiah. The author of the Gospel of Matthew relied on this mistranslation to show that it was prophesied that Jesus would be born of a virgin.
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whose words were fulfilled when the birth of Jesus took place?
A:There is no prophecy of the birth of Jesus anywhere in the Bible. However, Matthew's Gospel says that Isaiah 7:14 was a prophecy that Jesus would be born of a virgin, and we should consider that. Matthew relies on the Septuagint, a flawed early Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures. Although not actually mentioning Jesus or Mary, the Septuagint does say: "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."However, what the prophet Isaiah actually wrote in the original Hebrew was, "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, the young woman shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." The 'prophecy' was for a young woman about whom Isaiah was speaking and about a child to be called Immanuel. The young woman in question did have a child just a few verses later in Isaiah's book, and Isaiah never wrote of a virgin or of the virgin Mary.No one can satisfactorily explain why a reference to a child called Immanuel should be a prophecy of Jesus some six centuries later, but the words of Isaiah are now widely considered to be a prophecy fulfilled by the birth of Jesus. This is now so central to Christian belief that hymns even use 'Immanuel' as an alternative name for Jesus.
How did Jesus fullfill Isaiah prophecy of setting the captives free?
how did Jesus fulfill Isaiah prophecy of setting the captives free
Is Peter in Isaiah's prophecy?
In spite of Christian tradition, the Book of Isaiah does not mention Jesus or any of his disciples. So, Peter is not in Isaiah's prophecy.
Who prophesied to Mary?
The prophet, Isaiah (see Isaiah 7:14).B: The Holy Spirit revealed to Isaiah that his prophecy pointed forward to Jesus (John 12:41). It was not until after the miraculous virginal conception and birth of Jesus more than six hundred years later that it became entirely clear that the near fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy was a type, the archetype of which is Jesus the Messiah (Matthew 1:22-23). While Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz signified temporal salvation for Judah, Jesus Christ, the literal "Immanuel", embodied eternal salvation for true Israel. The prophecy in Isaiah chapter 7 was a predictiveprophecy fulfilled in Isaiah chapter 8. Looking back at the Old Testament through the lens of the New, we see Isaiah's prophecy also as a typological prophecy fulfilled in Jesus. Atheists point to this prophecy in order to show proof that the Bible is not credible when Isaiah makes clear this prophecy was fulfilled when Isaiah "went to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son" named Maher-Shalah-Hash-Baz (8:3).
Is the name Jesus connected to the name Emmanuel linearly?
----------------------- The only biblical connection between Jesus and the name Emmanuel (or Immanuel) is in Matthew's attempt to show that Isaiah 7:14 was a prophecy that a virgin would conceive, and that virgin would be Mary, mother of Jesus. This is not what Isaiah actually intended to say, because the original Hebrew for Isaiah 7:14 only said that "the young woman" would have a child and would call his name Immanuel, and the young woman did have a child just a few verses later in the Book of Isaiah.
What is a double fulfillment?
Sometimes a prophecy has multiple moments of fullfillment. For example Isaiah 7:14: "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel.". In the time of the prophet some time after Isaiah spoke this there was a baby born with this name. That was the first fullfillment. But later, in Matthew 1:23 this text is mentioned again but Matthew applies it to Jesus. With the birth of Jesus this prophecy was again fullfilled.
What did Jesus' growing number of followers became known as?
Christians fulfilling the Prophecy of Isaiah that the Lord will give his servants a new nameto be called by.
How did Jesus fulfill Isaiah's prophesy?
Jesus fulfilled Isaiah's prophecy through his birth, life, death, and resurrection. Isaiah prophesied that a virgin would give birth to a child who would be called Immanuel, meaning "God with us." Christians believe that this prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of Jesus, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and is considered the Son of God. Jesus' life, teachings, and sacrificial death on the cross also align with various prophecies in Isaiah, demonstrating how he fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah.
What Old Testament prophecy was fulfilled at John's baptism of Jesus?
I believe it was Isaiah 42:1 and Isaiah 40:3-5
What prophecy was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus from Virgin Mary?
Having read the entire Bible quite carefully, I can say that I have not seen a single prophecy of the birth of Jesus. That is not to say that, with some imagination and a great deal of faith, some can not produce an alleged prophecy. But such interpretations go against the context and the original intentions of the biblical authors.For example, Matthew, a Greek-speaking Jew, was looking for a biblical reference he could use to prove that Jesus was prophesied to be born of a virgin. The Septuagint (An early translation of the Hebrew Bible into the Greek language) incorrectly translated Isaiah 7:14 to say that a virgin would conceive and bear a child. The correct translation would have been "the young woman", and the young woman in question did have a child a few verses later in Isaiah. The author of the Gospel of Matthew relied on this mistranslation to show that it was prophesied that Jesus would be born of a virgin, although Jesus was not mentioned.Answer:"...the Lord Himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel." (Isa.7:14)Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When His mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying... that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins. 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, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." (Matt.1:18-23)
When Jesus healed what prophecy did he fulfill?
Healing of the needy as found in Isaiah 35:4-10.
Who were Jesus's prophet's?
The question is not at all clear, if you are asking who were the prophets in the bible to prophecy about Jesus .Then it is Daniel, Samuel, Isaiah , Micah and Malachi.
