Isaiah's Prophecy

Miracles defy the laws of science. They operate outside of what we know and have experienced before. They are impossibilities that God makes possible. By design, miracles can only be explained as God’s doing. 

The details that were prophesied about the coming King would be recognizable because of their miraculous nature. Isaiah’s prophecy, spoken to him by God, was outside the realm of human possibility. This baby would not be created in the same way that every other person since Adam and Eve was created. Instead of a human father, God would be the baby’s Father. He chose a young woman who was not yet married to be the baby’s mother, so there would be no doubt that it was a miraculous birth. This birth would be impossible without God’s power. As far as the rest of the intricate details prophesied and written in other parts of the Bible, it was statistically improbable, too. This baby was very special.

Though His people called Him Jesus, God named Him “Immanuel” which means, “God with us.” His name said it all. Just as God said through Zechariah, the King would go to His people. He would be born among them, walk beside them, and die before them. As a baby he learned to crawl, walk, and talk. He had emotions like we do. He laughed at funny and joyous things, and cried when His heart broke. He could feel pain, and His body bled as humans bleed. But, He would grow up to do miraculous things as only God could do—fully God and fully Man—“God with us.” Jesus—Immanuel—was God in the flesh.