Birth & AdventModerate
Born of a Virgin
Written: ~735 BC→Fulfilled: ~5 BC
Isaiah prophesied that the Messiah would be born of a virgin and called Immanuel, meaning "God with us."
Prophecy & Fulfillment
Old Testament Prophecy
Isaiah 7:14
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel."
New Testament Fulfillment
Matthew 1:22-23
"All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us")."
Commentary
The Hebrew word almah refers to a young woman of marriageable age, with the implication of virginity. Matthew quotes the Septuagint (Greek translation) which uses parthenos (virgin) explicitly. The sign of a virgin birth would be supernatural, marking the child as uniquely divine.