By Craig A. Smith
The preacher reads aloud the Old Testament lesson from Isaiah 7:1-17. Immediately the congregation is faced a host of strange names and events. It appears that two obscure kings named Rezin, King of Aram, and Pekah, son of Remaliah, King of Israel are marching up to Jerusalem to fight King Ahaz, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, the King of Judah. Ahaz is worried and afraid. To alleviate his fear Isaiah comes to Ahaz with a threefold word from God: “be careful, keep calm, don’t be...
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