In Isaiah, chapter eight, verse eight, “And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.” In the midst of Isaiah’s prophecy, the Spirit of prophecy pointed to a hope for the future. No matter what happened, those who were faithful to God did not need to fear, for Immanuel, “God with us,” as in verse ten of the theme chapter, was the confidence of all who trusted in Him. ‘Immanuel” is the enduring watchword for God’s people throughout history: Past, present, and future, as in Matthew one verse twenty-three. “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
The prophecy of Isaiah in the Old Testament, Matthew, and Luke of the New Testament ascribe virginity to the mother of Jesus. The significance of the virgin birth cannot be overemphasized for our Redeemer to qualify to pay for our sins and bring salvation. He must be, in one person, fully human, sinless, and fully divine. The virgin birth satisfies all three of these requirements. The only way Jesus could be born a human being was to be born of a woman.
The only way Jesus could be sinless was to be conceived by the Holy Spirit. The only way He could be divine was having God as His Father. As a result, His conception was not by natural means but by supernatural, from Luke one, verse thirty-five. Jesus Christ, revealed to us as one divine person with two natures: divine and sinless. He has the power to deliver us from Sin’s bondage and Satan’s power.