ISAIAH'S SON: DUAL FULFILLMENT
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Isaiah’s Son
1. Isaiah’s Son
Isaiah 7:14
14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
a) We take a look at the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14. In this, we look at the near future fulfillment, in the person of Isaiah's son. We also look at the fulfillment in the distant future from Isaiah's time, in the Person of God's Son based on the words of Isaiah as quoted by Matthew, "Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (Matthew 1:23).
2. Dual Fulfillment
a) Isaiah 7:14 is an example of a class of prophecies in the Old Testament which appear to have a dual fulfillment, that is to say they predict something to take place in the near future which symbolizes something greater that will take place in the distant future.
b) Another example is that of David’s son reigning on David’s throne. The promise God made to David (2 Samuel 7:12-16) had elements of fulfillment in the near future, in the person of David’s son Solomon. However several important elements of the promise were not fulfilled by Solomon. The prophecy was looking past Solomon to the Christ of whom Solomon was only a symbol.
c) In the same manner, the promise to Ahaz through Isaiah had elements of fulfillment in the near future when a son Maher-shalal-hash-baz was born to Isaiah and his wife "the prophetess" (Isaiah 7:14, 8:1-3). However some important elements of the prophecy were not fulfilled by this son who was but a symbol of the distant-future coming of Messiah (the Christ).
The End ...
14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
a) We take a look at the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14. In this, we look at the near future fulfillment, in the person of Isaiah's son. We also look at the fulfillment in the distant future from Isaiah's time, in the Person of God's Son based on the words of Isaiah as quoted by Matthew, "Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (Matthew 1:23).
2. Dual Fulfillment
a) Isaiah 7:14 is an example of a class of prophecies in the Old Testament which appear to have a dual fulfillment, that is to say they predict something to take place in the near future which symbolizes something greater that will take place in the distant future.
b) Another example is that of David’s son reigning on David’s throne. The promise God made to David (2 Samuel 7:12-16) had elements of fulfillment in the near future, in the person of David’s son Solomon. However several important elements of the promise were not fulfilled by Solomon. The prophecy was looking past Solomon to the Christ of whom Solomon was only a symbol.
c) In the same manner, the promise to Ahaz through Isaiah had elements of fulfillment in the near future when a son Maher-shalal-hash-baz was born to Isaiah and his wife "the prophetess" (Isaiah 7:14, 8:1-3). However some important elements of the prophecy were not fulfilled by this son who was but a symbol of the distant-future coming of Messiah (the Christ).
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