Isaiah 7 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer. In Isaiah 7 Isaiah is now ministering to King Ahaz - the father of Hezekiah who is worried about two northern armies, Israel and Syria. Isaiah gives him the sign of Immanuel which famously appears in Matthew's gospel as a messianic sign. What does the sign mean? What is its dual purpose, and why does the struggle of Ahaz speak to us today?