SIGN OF IMMANUEL

SIGN OF IMMANUEL
ISAIAH 7:10-16

Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,
ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God;
ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David;
Is it a small thing for you to weary men,
but will ye weary my God also?

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign;
Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel.
Butter and honey shall he eat,
that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

For before the child shall know to refuse the evil,
and choose the good,
the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.

Arcana Coelestia 2184.
That "butter" is the celestial of the rational….
As regards butter, it signifies in the Word what is celestial,
and this from its fatness.

Arcana Coelestia 5620.
That "honey" denotes delight is because it is sweet,
and everything sweet in the natural world
corresponds to what is delightful and pleasant in the spiritual world.