Isaiah 7:10

 Isaiah 7:10 says, Moreover the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying,   

Verse eleven adds, Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.  In this case, God told Ahaz to ask for a sign either in the depth below or the height above.  Ahaz was a bad man, but he was a descendant of Abraham and I believe that by God telling him to ask for a sign, He was giving him a chance to show that he believed God.  We as followers of Christ have been told that there will be no other sign than the sign of the cross, and it is then up to us to believe in the gift of salvation that God provides through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.   

Verse twelve continues, But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.  Ahaz said he wouldn’t ask for a sign, not because of his faith, but because he saw it as making himself dependant on God if he got the sign he asked for.   There are still people today who refuse to believe in the sign of the cross because it would mean that they are dependent on God, and they refuse to be.  God has given us all the proof we need to become a part of His kingdom, but it is up to us whether we believe it or not.   

Verse thirteen states, And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?  Isaiah was admonishing not only Ahaz but the people of Judah as well for not believing God and wearying Him with their disbelief.  God still does everything He can to bring people to salvation, and not that I think He is going to get physically weary, but He has to get weary of offering people this great gift of salvation and them refusing to believe.   

Verse fourteen adds, 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 said that even though they didn’t ask for a sign that they would be given one, though it didn’t happen immediately.  The sign would be the birth of the only begotten Son of God, Jesus Christ.   

Verse fifteen continues, Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.  Though He was to be the only begotten Son of God, He was to be truly human, eating as other children did.  We have to acknowledge that Jesus Christ had the ability to choose to sin, or He would be less than truly human.  By faith in His heavenly Father he didn't sin, and no one else can make that statement and it be true.   

Verse sixteen concludes, For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.  Isaiah said that before the child, Jesus, would know to refuse to do evil and to choose to do good instead, that both Israel and Judah would be defeated and without a king.  This meant that this judgment would come soon, which means this verse wasn’t the prophesy about Jesus Christ, Who would come much later. We have that same knowledge, but we often still do evil, or sin, and even more often refuse to do what is good in the sight of God, I believe.