...which he could distinguish between good and evil, that is, before three years shall hare passed away, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken .of both her kings." The learned Bishop also adopts the idea .of Dr. Jebb, that the eating of butter and honey was intended...

...ask a sign of the Almighty. This, however, he declined ; and upon his refusal the prophet replied, " Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ;...abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings." The person here addressed is supposed by some to have been the wife of the prophet Isaiah;* and from the...

...strengthen him with the assurance of the speedy destruction of his enemies, by saying, (verse 14,) " Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ;...thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings." Wondrous consolation such a prophecy must have aíForded Ahaz, if, instead of some child being born...

...give him a sign : " Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. For before the child shall know to refuse the evil...abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings." The meaning of which is plainly this : Within the time required for a woman, then a virgin and unmarried,...

...Intelligent existence is marked in the Bible by the dawning of the power to choose between good and evil. "For before the child shall know to refuse the evil...thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings." To choose the good because it is good, is a religious act under all circumstances, and is acceptable...

...Ahaz, saying, .... Behold a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel Before the child shall know to refuse the evil and...thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her Kings." — Isaiah vii. 10-16. " And I went unto the Prophetess, and she conceived and bare a son. Then said...

...xxviii. t Isaiah vü. 8, &c. On the " Children" spoken of severally in Isaiah vii., viii., ix. 515 choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings." IMMANCEL means " God i* with us." Remarkably enough, this appellative occurs but four times in the...

...call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good. For before the child shall know to...thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings. 7. The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have...

...38—40. Math. 12 : 38—40. g. Hath. 1 : 28. Luke 1:31,34. SM /Alma 7. A, Isa. 8: 8. i, Isa. 8: 4. and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of •'both her kings. 17. 'The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy father's house, days that have...

..."Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign ; Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to...thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings," — meaning the king of Israel and the king of Syria, who were marching against him. Here then is the...