When you read the books of the Old Testament (particularly the books that describe the history of Israel and Judah, such as, Kings, Chronicles, Isaiah ... kings, King Ahaz. That story is a ...

After the death of the old king, Isaiah tells Ahaz that he must follow the policies of Uzziah. Let there be love and justice for the poorer people and a righteous way of treating everyone.

However, coupled with those warnings, Isaiah writes about hope and a righteous king who is to come. His verses give comfort to exiled people in Chapters 40 – 55. Most famously, Chapter 53 ...

For example, Matthew connects Jesus’ virgin birth with Isaiah 7:14, a prophecy critics argue applies only to King Ahaz’s time, centuries before Jesus. But such criticism overlooks the layered ...