Interesting question, since we are examining prophecy. Three possibilities exist: (1) some called Him Immanuel, but that fact was not recorded in the Gospels; (2) he was not called Immanuel then but will be in the future (and is now); or (3) He was called (or described as) one who was what Immanuel means, God with us. The last two of these are certainly true, and may fit the prophecy well enough to satisfy (or not). Matthew evidently thought so.
I think it was really a question of focus. Immanuel meaning "God with us" and Jesus meaning "Salvation" His purpose was not to just be with us but to save us.
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Interesting question, since we are examining prophecy. Three possibilities exist: (1) some called Him Immanuel, but that fact was not recorded in the Gospels; (2) he was not called Immanuel then but will be in the future (and is now); or (3) He was called (or described as) one who was what Immanuel means, God with us. The last two of these are certainly true, and may fit the prophecy well enough to satisfy (or not). Matthew evidently thought so.
ReplyDeleteI think it was really a question of focus. Immanuel meaning "God with us" and Jesus meaning "Salvation" His purpose was not to just be with us but to save us.
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