Lenten Season · Annunciation of the Lord · Year C
Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
The Sign of Immanuel
March 25, 2028

Overview & Insights
"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel" (Isaiah 7:14).
The Lord offers King Ahaz a sign of deliverance through the prophet Isaiah, promising that a child named Immanuel, God with us, will be born. The church reads this sign as pointing forward to Christ's birth.
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Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 7:10-16 Working Preacher
Lutheran preaching commentary on the Immanuel sign, the RCL Advent 4A Old Testament reading covering these same verses.
Isaiah 7:10-16 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on Ahaz and the Immanuel sign.
Isaiah 7 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse by verse evangelical commentary on the sign given to Ahaz.
Isaiah 7 Commentary Precept Austin
Inductive-study notes on the historical setting and the virgin-birth sign.
Isaiah 7:14 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on the Immanuel prophecy verse.
Background & Word Study
Isaiah 7:14 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew text with parsing for almah (young woman/virgin) and Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14 Sefaria
Hebrew Masoretic text alongside Jewish translation and classic Jewish commentators.
Isaiah Course Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background course on Isaiah's historical context and structure.
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