Research Paper On Isaiah 7-9

Isaiah 7-9 is a popular passage that goes through a few phases of Israel's condition amongst the Syrians and Philistines and also goes through the Messianic prophecy of the Birth of Christ. How do we know this is Christ? Mainly because there are many prophecies that he has fulfilled, and this passage just has three of them. In the Beginning of Chapter 7, Isaiah is recording the plot that the King of Syria and the King of Israel has against Jerusalem. At this time in history, Jerusalem is in the Hands of Judah. Judah is ruled by Ahaz, who is the grandson of Uzziah. King Uzziah was one of the Kings in the genealogies of Christ in Matthew, who also was in reign during the great Earthquake of Judah. Israel is divided into two kingdoms at this point, and Jerusalem was under Ahaz's control in Judah.
When Ahaz heard this, his people were afraid and God used Isaiah to foretell these people that this would not take place. Isaiah talks to Ahaz and Ahaz hears from the lord. Ahaz is also told of the birth of Christ in Isaiah 7:14-16 reading, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” We can tell that this prophecy speaks to Jesus because of the prophecy being fulfilled in Matthew 1:22-23. Throughout the rest of this Chapter God is describing the land in which he is born. Then in Chapter 8, Isaiah is told to go unto a Prophetess and have her give birth to a son named “MaherShalalHashBaz.” Why is this important? Because God then spoke to Isaiah again telling him before his son is born, Israel will suffer unto Assyria for their rebellion. God hides his face from Israel and waits for his disciples to return to him out of Hoy fear and Reverence. God also tells Isaiah that they will stumble in the darkness of this world because of their disobedience to