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points forward to · God with us
Matthew quotes Isaiah 7:14 directly and translates the name for his readers, framing the whole Gospel, which closes with 'I am with you always'.
teaching · Old Testament
A child will be born and named 'God with us'.
points forward to · God with us
Matthew quotes Isaiah 7:14 directly and translates the name for his readers, framing the whole Gospel, which closes with 'I am with you always'.
points forward to · presence in person
The name Isaiah gives and the tabernacle language John uses make the same claim from different directions.