Only The Lord's People Shall Remain

Continuing into chapter 7 from the book of Isaiah, we find two competing forces at work against the Lord's People in Jerusalem.  This would be the king of Israel--a puppet king, as it states later in the chapter--and the king of Syria.

When the Lord spoke with Isaiah, He told him not to worry, for the two kings were like two burned out embers.  The Lord said that the invasion will never happen, for both kingdoms will be destroyed as they were not stronger than His people.

Verses 10 through 16 are particularly interesting because God asked the king to ask for a sign of confirmation from God.  But the king refused, saying that he would never test God in such a way.  Here I want to quote verse 13 as Isaiah said, ". . . Isn't it enough to exhaust human patience?  Must you exhaust the patience of my God as well?"  Powerful words.

Then, starting in verse 14 it predicts the birth of Jesus, by saying that a son will be born of a virgin, and they will give him the name Immanuel.