Day 936 – Immanuel’s Mother: Virgin or Not? – Wisdom Wednesday

Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy Welcome to Day 936 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. I am Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom Immanuel’s Mother: Virgin or Not? – Wisdom Wednesday Thank you for joining us for our five days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. We are broadcasting from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. Today is Day 936 of our trek, and it is Wisdom Wednesday. Creating a Biblical Worldview is important to have a proper perspective on today’s current events. To establish a Biblical Worldview, it is required that you also have a proper understanding of God’s Word. Especially in our western cultures, we do not fully understand the Scriptures from the mindset and culture of the authors. In order to help us all have a better understanding of some of the more obscure passages in God’s word, we are investing Wisdom Wednesday reviewing a series of essays from one of today’s most prominent Hebrew Scholars Dr. Micheal S. Heiser. He has compiled these essays into a book titled I Dare You Not to Bore Me with the Bible. Words are important. As part of creating a solid Biblical worldview, it is important to study some key and maybe controversial words within the Bible. While the human authors of God’s word had a specific meaning in mind when they chose certain words, translating them can cause us to have questions. Especially those who want to try and dispute the Bible. So today’s essay explores… Immanuel’s Mother: Virgin or Not? The prophecy of Isaiah [7:14] is among the most well-known passages in the book of Isaiah. It’s also one of the most controversial, for many reasons. All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin (almah) will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means “God is with us”). It’s difficult to get through the Christmas or Easter season without seeing one of the major news periodicals or educational television networks cast doubt about the meaning of almah in Isaiah [7:14], which is usually translated as virgin. A favorite argument is that the Hebrew word almah cannot mean “virgin” but instead refers to a young woman of marriageable age, without respect to prior sexual activity. The more precise word...