Isaiah 7-11

Today in my daily Bible reading, Aram and the king of Israel allied, and marched out to fight against Jerusalem, with King Ahaz of Judah defending it. Isaiah took the word of the LORD to Ahaz and said that Jerusalem would not be taken by it's enemies. He also said, "If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all." So cool and so true! Then God told Ahaz to ask for a sign, and Ahaz refused. Isaiah said, "Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God also? Therefore the LORD himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." Whoa!!! I believe this is the first time Isaiah had told anyone of this wonder. And from here everything hops and jumps subjects every few verses, so I'm going to list all the neat verses I found:

8:12 ~ Do not call conspiracy

everything that these people call conspiracy;

do not fear what they fear,

and do not dread it.

9:2 ~ The people walking in darkness

have seen a great light;

on those living in the land of the shadow

of death

a light has dawned.

9:6-7 ~ For to us a child is born,

to us a son is given,

and the government will be on his shoulders.

And he will be called

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.

He will reign on David's throne

and over his kingdom,

establishing and upholding it

from that time on and forever.

The zeal of the LORD Almighty

will accomplish this.

One little thing about that set of verses that I'd never thought about before is that "He will reign on David's throne forever". God had told David of this - but not directly. In sending Jesus, God was also keeping a promise to David!!!! God never forgets!!!