Isaiah's Immanuel

by Ed Hindson

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875523102
• ISBN13: 9780875523101
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: P & R Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Incredible Resource

EVALUATION: ISAIAH'S IMMANUEL Introducton: Isaiah's Immanuel has truly opened my eyes. Prior to reading this book I had only been exposed to the dual fulfillment view of Isaiah 7:14. Looking back I am astonished by this fact. I grew up within incredibly fundamental and conservative circles, yet every minister I have ever sat under preached only dual fulfillment. In all honesty I thought it was the only accepted view. With this as my background regarding the interpretation of Isaiah 7:14, it was quite an undertaking to truly review the information in this book without a long standing bias. With that being said my conclusions after reading this book came as quite a surprise to myself, however, now is not the time to discuss them. Evaluation: As I read the introduction of Isaiah's Immanuel it became clear Dr. Hindson's view regarding the book's (Isaiah) authorship. Dr. Hindson's view of single authorship by the historical Isaiah is well established by the conclusion. As seen on page 2, the chronology for the life of the historical Isaiah is a settled fact in the authors mind. While there is some room for error afforded regarding exact dates, nonetheless time period and chronology are critical in understanding the nature and fulfillment of the prophecies that will be discussed later. The political situation described in the following pages further concretes the context into which Isaiah ministered and recorded his prophetic book. I found it quite interesting that Dr. Hindson included in his introduction a history of not only Isaiah's world, but also of the post reformation authors writings about the book of Isaiah. This list of authors and their positions compelled me to investigate some of the views presented by some of my favorite authors. My findings shocked me in light of the liberal arena that a dual fulfillment interpretation places one into. To see that not only Dr. Charles Ryrie held to dual fulfillment, but also Dr. Norman Geisler, brought me much distress. In fact Dr. Geisler pushes this view as a possible solution to the critical views of Isaiah in his handbook of Bible difficulties, When Critics Ask. Dr. Geisler writes: The fulfillment of this prophecy may be two-fold. Because of the desperate situation which the people of Israel faced, God promised to give them a sign that would assure them that He would ultimately deliver His people out of bondage...First, it came as a sign of the physical deliverance of Israel from the bondage to which they were going under the invading Assyrians. Second, it came as a sign of the spiritual deliverance of all of God's people from the spiritual bondage to Satan. The first aspect of the sign was fulfilled in the birth of Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz as recorded in Isaiah 8:3. The second aspect of the sign was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus Christ at Bethlehem as recorded in the Gospels...The wife of Isaiah who bore the son in fulfillment of the first aspect of the prophecy was a virgin