Isaiah 7:1-7

Isaiah 7:1-7

[1] And it came to pass in the days  of Ahaz  the son  of Jotham,  the son  of Uzziah,  king  of Judah,  that Rezin  the king  of Syria,  and Pekah  the son  of Remaliah,  king  of Israel,  went up  toward Jerusalem  to war  against it, but could  not prevail  [2] And it was told  the house  of David,  saying,  Syria  is confederate  with Ephraim.  And his heart  was moved,  and the heart  of his people,  as the trees  of the wood  are moved  with  the wind.  [3] Then said  the LORD  unto Isaiah,  Go forth  now to meet  Ahaz,  thou, and Shearjashub  thy son,  at the end  of the conduit  of the upper  pool  in the highway  of the fuller's  field;  [4] And say  unto him, Take heed,  and be quiet;  fear  not, neither be fainthearted  for the two  tails  of these smoking  firebrands,  for the fierce  anger  of Rezin  with Syria,  and of the son  of Remaliah.  [5] Because Syria,  Ephraim,  and the son  of Remaliah,  have taken evil  counsel  against thee, saying,  [6] Let us go up  against Judah,  and vex  it, and let us make a breach  therein for us, and set  a king  in the midst  of it, even the son  of Tabeal:  [7] Thus  saith  the Lord  GOD,  It shall not stand, 

What does Isaiah 7:1-7 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

A unifying theme in this subsection is children. The children were understandably a major concern of the Israelites, threatened as they were with invasion. However, the children also embodied qualities that the adult Israelites needed to adopt to survive, such as innocence, trust, and acknowledged weakness (cf. Matthew 18:1-7). Indeed, a child promised in this passage, who turned out to be Jesus, would eventually save them. As Jesus appealed for an attitude of childlikeness in His hearers, so did Isaiah.