also in reference to Calvin's commentary on the topic. It seems to me that Calvin wants only the "behold a virgin will conceive" to be a sign. but if memory serves i seem to remember that Ahaz was held up and surrounded in Jerusalem., so would seem that Calvin maybe taking the sentence out of context. the whole sign is not just that a virgin will conceive, but that this conceived child will bring about the end of the siege/war before said youngster reaches x years of age.

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