Reviving the Miracle Involving Mary – Luke 1:31-35 – “Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.”
The prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 was fulfilled in the immaculate conception of Jesus in Mary’s womb. Some deny the veracity of that prophecy, saying it referred to an event in the day it was written, rather than to the birth of Jesus Christ 700-years later.
The simple answer is found in the translation of the Hebrew word that is translated in our English Bibles as “virgin!” Non-Christian translators use the word “almah,” which means a young woman of marriageable age. Greek translators used the word “Parthenos,” which could only mean “virgin” – one who had not had sexual relations with a man. The Jews understood Isaiah’s prophecy to predict a virgin girl would miraculously conceive and bear a son, who would be known as Immanuel – God with us. In Matthew 1:22-23, Matthew said Mary’s conception and Jesus’ birth fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14.