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The intended audience of Matthew is Jewish. He reminds his audience of what they read in the book of the prophet Isaiah, about King Ahaz. This king was entering into an ill-advised alliance with the Assyrian Empire against Israel and Syria. Isaiah called on Ahaz to ask God for a sign. Ahaz’s response indicates his opinion that he didn’t care what God said. The command was to trust in God’s providence and sovereignty in all things. The sign was the virgin birth of the Redeemer, Jesus Christ. As this came to pass in Matthew’s Gospel, Joseph, as a righteousness man, was resolved to put Mary away. However, God intervened with a more just plan. Joseph abandoned his own course of action and agreed to wed Mary. Since God’s plans are always above our own ways, we ask ourselves if we are ready to stand with God in the face of public ridicule. God gave the child to be two names: Immanuel (the pre-existant Messiah, fully God becoming fully man) and Jesus (same as Joshua, savior). The Lord’s Supper comprises tangible gifts and signs; what God has done and how He is with us. The Feast affirms God’s sovereign control over all things. We come together in His name affirming, unlike King Ahaz, that we stand with God and not against Him. ... See MoreSee Less

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