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Matthew 1:23

Matthew 1:23

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

Behold, a virgin (the virgin, Revised Version) shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. The difficulty of this quotation from is well known.

(b) the promise was no real sign to Ahaz, and

(c) the context of the promise (according to which Rezin and Pekah were to perish in the lad's early childhood, , ) has no apparent reference to the promise itself.

And they shall call. Men generally, in virtue of his true nature. His name Emmanuel (Revised Version. Immanuel, as ), which being interpreted is, God with us. St. Matthew emphasizes the interpretation in order to, bring out the fact that this Son, now to be born to Joseph, shall not only be Jesus, Saviour, but also God with us; he is the manifestation of God in our midst. The thought is parallel to that of .

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Joseph's threefold obedience—taking Mary, not consummating the marriage, naming the child in faith.

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