IN THAT DAY (Isaiah 7: 1 – 16)
IN THAT DAY…during Ahaz’s time, political crisis came about because the country of Judah was threatened by opposition from two other big countries: Israel and Syria. Israel thought of itself as a land of believers, while Syria claimed no relationship with God at all. Now both countries had only one thing in mind, to secure the best land on the other side of the Jordan. King Ahaz was feeling the fall of his throne and sought a meeting with Isaiah. Isaiah assured Ahaz that God would not let his enemies win. God would send a sign of His promise. Let those who will not believe the promises of God, expect to hear His trumpet; for who can resist or escape Yahweh's judgments? 'In That Day' the Lord shall sweep all away; and whomever he chooses in any service for him, he will pay. All speaks a sad change of the face of that pleasant land. But what melancholy change is there, which sin will not make with a people? Agriculture would cease. Sorrows of every kind will come upon all who neglect the great salvation. If we remain unfruitful under the means of grace, the Lord will say, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth forever. But Ahaz refused to ask God for reassurance, so God provided The Sign:
That a young woman, one who can give birth, has conceived---in the Hebrew is in the past tense. We find this verse quoted later in the New Testament (Matthew 1:23 and Luke 1: 27) when Jesus was born.

‘In That Day’ Isaiah encourages the people of Israel to trust in God and trust in God’s Word assuring them that things will get better in the days ahead. The Church also longs for a better day. We long for a glimpse of the Messiah and the new world of peace and justice and righteousness. In that day, God ultimately gave the sign of hope. Jesus the Christ, both human and divine.

‘IN THAT DAY’ is in the future perfect tense, which is the sign TODAY IS THAT DAY!!!