Publishing the speech by Pope John Paul II General Audience of 31 January 1996. With the title of announced maternity messianic, is studying the famous passage from Isaiah 7:14. The full text can be found by clicking on the site Vatican, which retains the copyright.
1. In discussing the figure of Mary in the Old Testament, the Second Vatican Council (Lumen Gentium, 55) refers to the well-known text of Isaiah, which has attracted particular attention in a way the first Christians: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, she will call Emmanuel "(Isaiah 7:14). In the context
annunciation of inviting Joseph to take with him Mary, his wife, "because what is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit," Matthew gives meaning Christological and Marian oracle. In fact, he adds: "All this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son who will be called Immanuel, which means God with us" (Mt 1:22-23) .
2. This prophecy in the Hebrew text does not explicitly announce the virgin birth of Emmanuel: the word used (almah), in fact, it simply means "a young woman," not necessarily a virgin. Moreover, it is known that Jewish tradition did not propose the ideal of perpetual virginity, nor had he expressed the idea of \u200b\u200ba virginal motherhood.
In the Greek translation, however, the Hebrew word was made with the word "Parthenos", "virgin". This fact, which may appear simply a peculiarity of translation, we must recognize a mysterious guidance given by the Holy Spirit to Isaiah's words, to prepare for the understanding of the extraordinary birth of the Messiah. The translation of the term "virgin" is explained by the fact that the text of Isaiah with great solemnity, preparing the announcement of the conception and presents it as a sign from God (Isaiah 7.10 to 14), raising the expectation of a conception extraordinary. However, a young woman who conceives a son together after her husband is not an extraordinary event. On the other hand, Oracle does not mention anything to her husband. This wording is interpreted and therefore suggested in the Greek version.
3. In the original context, the oracle of Isaiah 7, 14, was the divine response to a lack of faith of King Ahaz, who, before the threat of an invasion by the armies of the neighboring kings, was seeking its salvation in the kingdom and its protection of Assyria. Put on the board of the trust only in God, abandoning the fearsome Assyrian intervention, the prophet Isaiah calls from the Lord in an act of faith in the divine power: "Ask a sign from the Lord your God ..". Al refusal of the king, who prefers to seek salvation in human aid, the prophet speaks the famous oracle of "Hear, O house of David! not enough to tire the patience of men, because now you want to weary my God also? The Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son whom she will call Emmanuel "(Isaiah 7:13-14).
The announcement of the sign of Emmanuel, "God with us", means the promise of divine presence in history that will find its full meaning in the mystery of the Incarnation.
4. In announcing the miraculous birth of Emmanuel, the name of the woman who conceives and gives birth shows some intention to bind the mother to the fate of his son the prince intended to establish a perfect kingdom, the kingdom "messianic" and a glimpse of a particular divine plan, which highlights the role of women.
The sign, in fact, is not only the child, but the extraordinary conception, then revealed himself in childbirth, an event full of hope, which emphasizes the central role of the mother. Emmanuel
The oracle must be understood, moreover, the perspectives opened by the promise given to David, a promise that says the second book of Samuel. Here the prophet Nathan promises to the king divine favor to his descendant, "He shall build a house for my name and I will establish forever throne of his kingdom. I will be his father and he shall be my son "(2 Samuel 7:13-14).
With regard to the lineage of David, God wants to assume a paternal role, which will manifest its full and true meaning in the New Testament, with the incarnation of Son of God in the family of David (cf. Rom 1:3).
5. The same prophet Isaiah, in another well-known text, confirms the exceptional nature of the birth of Emmanuel. Here are his words: "A child is born for us, we were given a son. On his shoulders is a sign of sovereignty and is called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace "(9, 5). The prophet expresses it, in the number of names given to the child, the qualities of his royal task: wisdom, power, paternal benevolence, peacemaking.
The mother here is no longer indicated, but the exaltation of the son, who leads the people everything that can be hoped for in the messianic kingdom, he also poured on the woman who has conceived and given birth.
6. Even a famous oracle of Micah alludes to the birth of Emmanuel. The Prophet says: "And you, Bethlehem Ephrata, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient days. So God others put them in power until she who is in travail has brought forth ... "(Micah 5:1-2). These words resound waiting for a delivery full of messianic hope, in which it highlights, once again, the role of the mother, which is explicitly mentioned and ennobled by the wonderful event that brings joy and salvation.
7. virginal motherhood of Mary was prepared in a more general way by the favor granted by God to the humble and the poor (cf. Lumen Gentium, 55).
These, with each their trust in the Lord with their attitude anticipate the deep meaning of virginity of Mary, who renounce the richness of human motherhood, God has waited all the fruitfulness of their lives.
The Old Testament contains, therefore, a formal announcement of the virginal motherhood, fully revealed only by the New Testament. However, the oracle of Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14) to prepare the revelation of this mystery and has been clarified in this sense in the Greek translation of the Old Testament. Citing the oracle thus translated the Gospel of Matthew proclaims the perfect performance through the conception of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
annunciation of inviting Joseph to take with him Mary, his wife, "because what is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit," Matthew gives meaning Christological and Marian oracle. In fact, he adds: "All this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son who will be called Immanuel, which means God with us" (Mt 1:22-23) .
2. This prophecy in the Hebrew text does not explicitly announce the virgin birth of Emmanuel: the word used (almah), in fact, it simply means "a young woman," not necessarily a virgin. Moreover, it is known that Jewish tradition did not propose the ideal of perpetual virginity, nor had he expressed the idea of \u200b\u200ba virginal motherhood.
In the Greek translation, however, the Hebrew word was made with the word "Parthenos", "virgin". This fact, which may appear simply a peculiarity of translation, we must recognize a mysterious guidance given by the Holy Spirit to Isaiah's words, to prepare for the understanding of the extraordinary birth of the Messiah. The translation of the term "virgin" is explained by the fact that the text of Isaiah with great solemnity, preparing the announcement of the conception and presents it as a sign from God (Isaiah 7.10 to 14), raising the expectation of a conception extraordinary. However, a young woman who conceives a son together after her husband is not an extraordinary event. On the other hand, Oracle does not mention anything to her husband. This wording is interpreted and therefore suggested in the Greek version.
3. In the original context, the oracle of Isaiah 7, 14, was the divine response to a lack of faith of King Ahaz, who, before the threat of an invasion by the armies of the neighboring kings, was seeking its salvation in the kingdom and its protection of Assyria. Put on the board of the trust only in God, abandoning the fearsome Assyrian intervention, the prophet Isaiah calls from the Lord in an act of faith in the divine power: "Ask a sign from the Lord your God ..". Al refusal of the king, who prefers to seek salvation in human aid, the prophet speaks the famous oracle of "Hear, O house of David! not enough to tire the patience of men, because now you want to weary my God also? The Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son whom she will call Emmanuel "(Isaiah 7:13-14).
The announcement of the sign of Emmanuel, "God with us", means the promise of divine presence in history that will find its full meaning in the mystery of the Incarnation.
4. In announcing the miraculous birth of Emmanuel, the name of the woman who conceives and gives birth shows some intention to bind the mother to the fate of his son the prince intended to establish a perfect kingdom, the kingdom "messianic" and a glimpse of a particular divine plan, which highlights the role of women.
The sign, in fact, is not only the child, but the extraordinary conception, then revealed himself in childbirth, an event full of hope, which emphasizes the central role of the mother. Emmanuel
The oracle must be understood, moreover, the perspectives opened by the promise given to David, a promise that says the second book of Samuel. Here the prophet Nathan promises to the king divine favor to his descendant, "He shall build a house for my name and I will establish forever throne of his kingdom. I will be his father and he shall be my son "(2 Samuel 7:13-14).
With regard to the lineage of David, God wants to assume a paternal role, which will manifest its full and true meaning in the New Testament, with the incarnation of Son of God in the family of David (cf. Rom 1:3).
5. The same prophet Isaiah, in another well-known text, confirms the exceptional nature of the birth of Emmanuel. Here are his words: "A child is born for us, we were given a son. On his shoulders is a sign of sovereignty and is called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace "(9, 5). The prophet expresses it, in the number of names given to the child, the qualities of his royal task: wisdom, power, paternal benevolence, peacemaking.
The mother here is no longer indicated, but the exaltation of the son, who leads the people everything that can be hoped for in the messianic kingdom, he also poured on the woman who has conceived and given birth.
6. Even a famous oracle of Micah alludes to the birth of Emmanuel. The Prophet says: "And you, Bethlehem Ephrata, too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient days. So God others put them in power until she who is in travail has brought forth ... "(Micah 5:1-2). These words resound waiting for a delivery full of messianic hope, in which it highlights, once again, the role of the mother, which is explicitly mentioned and ennobled by the wonderful event that brings joy and salvation.
7. virginal motherhood of Mary was prepared in a more general way by the favor granted by God to the humble and the poor (cf. Lumen Gentium, 55).
These, with each their trust in the Lord with their attitude anticipate the deep meaning of virginity of Mary, who renounce the richness of human motherhood, God has waited all the fruitfulness of their lives.
The Old Testament contains, therefore, a formal announcement of the virginal motherhood, fully revealed only by the New Testament. However, the oracle of Isaiah (Isaiah 7:14) to prepare the revelation of this mystery and has been clarified in this sense in the Greek translation of the Old Testament. Citing the oracle thus translated the Gospel of Matthew proclaims the perfect performance through the conception of Jesus in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
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