NT Text: Matthew 1:22-23
OT Source(s):
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment
Significance: Matthew sees double fulfillment - near fulfillment in Isaiah's time (young woman's conception as sign to Ahaz) and ultimate fulfillment in Mary's virginal conception. The name "Immanuel" (God with us) is programmatic for Matthew's Christology, forming an inclusio with 28:20 ("I am with you always"). This establishes Jesus as the embodiment of divine presence among his people, surpassing temple and tabernacle.
NT Use Pattern: Alternate Textual — Matthew's virgin-birth fulfillment argument turns on the LXX parthenos ("virgin") rather than the MT ʿalmah ("young woman of marriageable age"). The LXX preserves a specifying interpretation that the NT presses to a Christological conclusion.
Anchor Text: Isa 7:14 — Behold the Virgin Shall Conceive