Matthew 1:23-25 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is… 1. The IMPORTANCE OF THE EVENT TO which Isaiah looks forward, and which the evangelist describes as fulfilled. 1. The occurrence was of a preternatural character. To raise us from degradation Christ Himself must be sinless. Evil had descended. How was this fatal entail to be cut off? The virgin birth was the answer. 2. Christ's birth marked the entrance into the sphere of sense and time of One who had existed from eternity. 3. No other birth has ever involved such important consequences to the human race. II. The CONTRAST between the real and the apparent importance of Christ's birth. The kingdom of God had entered into history without observation. Caesar's palace seemed to be more important to the world than the manger. The apparent is not always the real. III. What is the PRACTICAL MEANING of this birth to us, and what relation have we to Him who, for the love of us, was born of the virgin? (Canon Liddon.) Parallel Verses KJV: Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. |
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