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, “Childhood and Youth of Jesus”

Authors: JOSIAH UCHEAWAJI

Publication Type: Chapters in Books

Journal: Jesus The Messiah: A Fresh View Of His Life And Ministry

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The birth and life of Jesus is such that has been espoused by the Old Testament prophets. One of these Old Testament prophets is Isaiah. In Isaiah's prophecy of chapter 7-12, we see that this corpus introduces a crisis that was eminent that is, the confederation of Syria and Ephraim against Judah (1 Kgs 16), with Edomite and Philistine campaigns against the Southern Kingdom furthering the disaster (2 Cliron. 28). In the midst of this calamity, Isaiah the prophet offered Ahaz the king, an opportunity to ask a sign for himself from the Lord his God and that he should make the sign deep as Sheol or high as heaven (7:11). On the contrary, Ahaz the king of Judah sought to take a. political gamble with Assyria. However, the sign rejected by Ahaz was given by the Lord and spoken through Isaiah thus: "a virgin will be with child and bear ason" (Isa. 7:14). In light of Ahaz's unbelief, Isaiah went ahead and spoke of the Lord's plan to go ahead with His programme but Judah will be destroyed. Hence, a child shall be born whose birth shall be a sign of judgement (Jn. 16:8-11). Nevertheless, as a fulfillment of this virgin birth prophecy, the New Testament offers glimpses for a better and clearer view of the birth and life of Jesus, the virgin Son. However, the focus of this chapter is not to prove the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, but to show why the world Jesus entered looked inhospitable, to show the significance of Jesus' "silent years" in Nazareth and to show how Jesus' boyhood influences prepared Him for His later ministry.

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JOSIAH,U. . (0000). , “Childhood and Youth of Jesus”, 1 (), 54-54.

JOSIAH,U. . ", “Childhood and Youth of Jesus”" 1, no (), (0000): 54-54.

JOSIAH,U. and . (0000). , “Childhood and Youth of Jesus”, 1 (), pp54-54.

JOSIAHU, . , “Childhood and Youth of Jesus”. 0000, 1 ():54-54.

JOSIAH,UCHEAWAJI , . ", “Childhood and Youth of Jesus”", 1 . (0000) : 54-54.

J.UCHEAWAJI , ", “Childhood and Youth of Jesus”" vol.1, no., pp. 54-54, 0000.

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