Isaiah 7

Isaiah Offers Hope to King Ahaz

¹Ahaz, the son of Jotham and the grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah when King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel went to attack Jerusalem. But they were not able to do what they had planned.[#2 K 16.5,6; 2 Ch 28.5,6.; #7.1 Or “attacked Jerusalem, but could not capture it.”]

²When news reached the royal palace that Syria had joined forces with Israel, King Ahaz and everyone in Judah were so terrified that they shook like trees in a windstorm.

³Then the Lord said to me:

A Son Named Immanuel

¹⁰Once again the Lord God spoke to King Ahaz. This time he said,

¹¹“Ask me for proof that my promise will come true. Ask for something to happen deep in the world of the dead or high in the heavens above.”

¹²“No, Lord ,” Ahaz answered. “I won't test you!”

¹³Then I said:

The Threat of an Invasion