Isaiah 7:15-16
What is written? (ESV)
He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. For before the boy knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land whose two kings you dread will be deserted.
What does it say?
He (the boy) will eat curds and honey when he knows to distinguish between good and evil, and before that time/age, the land of the two kings you fear will be deserted.
What is its immediate context?
There was a crisis in the land of Judah because “Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it.” (vs 1)
How Isaiah 7:15-16 is applied across Bible answers
Does man have free will?
God acknowledges a time at which a young person can choose between good and evil.
Is baptism for infants or children?
The boy will reach a point where he refuses evil and chooses good (free will).
Is there a specific age of accountability?
The boy will reach a point where he refuses evil and chooses good (free will).
