Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeI watched a few films called this when I was a teenager. Don't recall it being a bloke, but then again my eyesight had begun to deteriorate quite badly.
'Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.'
Isaiah 7:14 (KJV)
Does anyone know?!
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Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeAn illegal from Mexico? 😀...Sorry, couldn't help myself.
'Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.'
Isaiah 7:14 (KJV)
Does anyone know?!
The term means "God with us" or "God is with us".
We know that God was with us in Jesus Christ, and Jesus himself said that if one had seen him, he had seen the Father. Names are often symbolic, the meaning of the name importing some characteristic that God wants us to know. When Jesus is called the Lion of Judah, the Lamb, or the tent peg (Zech. 10:4), God is importing characteristics about Jesus that He wants us to know. When it comes to Immanuel, God wants us to know that through Jesus Christ, God was with us. Not with us literally, but acting powerfully through His Son, just as 2 Corinthians 5:19 indicates: “That God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself.” It is important to read exactly what was written: God was in Christ, not God was Christ.
http://www.revisedenglishversion.com/Matthew/1/23
04 Apr 16
Originally posted by checkbaiter🙂 Thanks for the answer; though suspect if the verse had read '...and shall call his name Bernard,' you would have provided an equally impressive explanation.
An illegal from Mexico? 😀...Sorry, couldn't help myself.
The term means "God with us" or "God is with us".
We know that God was with us in Jesus Christ, and Jesus himself said that if one had seen him, he had seen the Father. Names are often symbolic, the meaning of the name importing some characteristic that God wants us to know. When Jesus is ca ...[text shortened]... itten: God was in Christ, not God was Christ.
http://www.revisedenglishversion.com/Matthew/1/23
Am i right in thinking Immanuel is not taken to mean Jesus in Judaism?
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Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeIt means , “Yehoshua,” which means “Yahweh is salvation." Yahweh is the name used for God.
🙂 Thanks for the answer; though suspect if the verse had read '...and shall call his name Bernard,' you would have provided an equally impressive explanation.
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Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeI understand it to be more of a title than a name, but can be a name also. A bit like Obama is also Mr President for example. I could be completely wrong of course but it sounds reasonable to me.
🙂 Thanks for the answer; though suspect if the verse had read '...and shall call his name Bernard,' you would have provided an equally impressive explanation.
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04 Apr 16
Originally posted by checkbaiterThe story of Sampson is one that I've never got to grips with. OK Vic Mature did a poor job on him in the movie, but seriously, where is the gospel message in that one?
I remember reading that all bible names are not actual names. They seem to represent the character of the person. For example Delilah meant "Pining away". She pined away at Sampson day after day to reveal the secret of his strength.
04 Apr 16
Originally posted by divegeesterI guess that makes sense. Rather like Luke 1:32;
I understand it to be more of a title than a name, but can be a name also. A bit like Obama is also Mr President for example. I could be completely wrong of course but it sounds reasonable to me.
'He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.'