So in a short time Judah has come to be in very real trouble. It is in the situation described in Parts 1 and 2 in this series that Isaiah the prophet is told to go talk to Ahaz in Isaiah 7.

Isaiah is a special Messianic prophet.

Isaiah deals with Jesus the Christ in all sorts of ways throughout his books. Isaiah is perhaps the largest single book about the Christ in the whole Bible. The most quoted book in the New Testament is the Psalms, and next is Isaiah. For instance, Isaiah clearly tells us this Savior will come as a a child.

“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be on his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”
Isa 9:6 WEB

So Isaiah clearly points to Christ both being in the flesh (an Incarnation), but also Him being God Himself.

Isaiah talks about all of these things, and Him coming in Judah, and coming back at the end of this world, and judgement, and heaven and hell. All of it. It is all about Jesus of Nazareth. I think that Isaiah is possibly the greatest book ever written, and for sure one of the most sublime.

This is in the days when Rezin and Pekah made
their assaults Jerusalem itself, Isa 7:1.

It goes on to say, speaking of the outcome of these things that they, “could not prevail against it.” Isa 7:1 WEB.

But the reaction when this was about to happen.

“It was told the house of David, saying, “Syria is allied with Ephraim.” His heart trembled, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest tremble with the wind.”
Isa 7:2 WEB

This is not to be wondered about when these enemies had already individually defeated Judean armies. And now these armies were united against little Judah.

“Then Yahweh said to Isaiah,

““Go out now to meet Ahaz, you, and Shearjashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, …””
Isa 7:3 WEB

For sure these were scary times for both Judah and Ahaz, but Isaiah, speaking by the word of the Lord tells Ahaz to be careful, and to be calm and to not be afraid. Isaiah calls King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel as smoking firebrands. Yes, they are smoking, but they are also almost extinguished, and not to be feared. Yes they are planning to conquer (but not destroy Judah), and put a man named “the son of Tabeel” on the throne (Isa 7:6), to replace Ahaz, and to make Judah a reliable ally.

Isaiah says that in sixty-five years they will both be broken into pieces, and Israel itself will cease to be a people. That is to say, in sixty-five years the deportations which would destroy Israel would be completed, Isa 7:4-8.

Then Isaiah adds one more thing to Ahaz.

“’… If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established.’”
Isa 7:9

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