Emmanuel- God with us

Names of God

“All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us.’” (Isa. 7:14 NLT)

God has many names and titles in the Bible. Each one tells us something important about Him—His character and how He relates to us. And how we must relate to Him. Here is another one of His many Names, which is Emmanuel.

Emmanuel - God with us

The word Emmanuel is a Hebrew name which means, “God with us.” Sometimes you will also see it translated to Immanuel. Both are the same word, just different ways of spelling. Emmanuel appears twice in the Old Testament (Isa. 7:14, 8:8) and once in the New Testament (Matt. 1:23).

“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” (Matt. 1:23)

“He will pass through Judah, He will overflow and pass over, He will reach up to the neck; And the stretching out of his wings Will fill the breadth of Your land, O Immanuel.” (Isa. 8:8 NKJV)

Therefore

The concept of “God with us” embodies all of the promises God made to Israel and to everyone who will put their trust in Him.

“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.’” (Rev. 21:3)