Signs to Trust in God
Chapter 7 contains an important section that we will visit in future sermons. The setting is Ahaz's reign, a descendant of Uzziah. He became king in the Southern Kingdom (Judah). During this time, the king of the Northern Kingdom (Israel) conspired with nearby Syria to make an alliance to invade Judah. This worried King Ahaz, and God sent Isaiah to encourage him. Isaiah’s went to the king with his firstborn son, Shear-jashub. His name meant, "a remnant shall return". This prophetic name was meant to inform Ahaz that God would keep his covenant promise in the future. But God also gave Ahaz another sign of his promise. It was the sign of Immanuel.