Messianic Prophecy: Part Two

The Old Testament book of Isaiah is abundant with prophetic references---many of them pointing to Jesus Christ as the Messiah. Here are just a few of the proofs we have for Christ as God as prophesied by Isaiah, more than 600 years before Jesus walked the Earth!

The Virgin Birth/Jesus called Immanuel
Isaiah 7:14:"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"


This is fulfilled in Matthew 1:20-23. Joseph was visited in a dream by an angel quoting the verse from Isaiah. His soon-to-be-wife was the prophesied virgin. "Immanuel" means "God with us". Like the names given for Messiah in Isaiah 9:6 (Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace, etc.), Jesus wasn't actually given the name "Immanuel" as his birth name. This is not what the passage means. Instead, it is saying that this is a term people will use to reference Jesus for the rest of eternity. People will say that Jesus is God in the flesh--God with us.

Messianic Prophecies -- Part One

It's almost Easter and I'm thinking about some of the Old Testament prophecies about Jesus that have been fulfilled in the New Testament. I found this series of posts that I put up several years ago so I thought I'd repost them. I imagine there's a lot of people who don't realize how many times the Old Testament talks about Messiah---or don't understand why that's even a big deal.

Pretty Birds for Pink Saturday

 I love to decorate with birds. They're innocent and tender---which is probably why they remind me of my babies. I've got birds all over the house---and lots more in boxes that are slowly being unpacked! My mom sent me this blue bird jam jar shortly after I moved to Arkansas this past fall. We have these birds in our yard and I'd never seen them before coming here.