How are the time markers of Isaiah 7:15-16 to be reconciled with the obviously Messianic import of 7:14? If v.14 speaks of Christ, which seems obvious, then how could the land of the two kings be abandoned before the child would know to reject the evil and choose the good, when that seems to call for the child to be already in a condition to eat butter and honey?
It seems that some commentators tend to skip the difficulty, and others think of a child born to a girl who was a virgin at the time of the prediction, but neither procedure seems to carry irresistible conviction.
It seems that some commentators tend to skip the difficulty, and others think of a child born to a girl who was a virgin at the time of the prediction, but neither procedure seems to carry irresistible conviction.