God Made Man, Born of a Virgin
…us, and may He have mercy on us” (Psalm 67:1).
And again: “All the peoples have seen the salvation of our God” (Psalm 98:3).
Solomon says: “Will God truly dwell with men?” (1 Kings 8:27; 2 Chronicles 6:18).
6. That He was seen, and that, being God, He became man.
Jeremiah says: “This is our God; no other will be reckoned beside Him. He found out every way of knowledge and gave it to Jacob His servant and to Israel, who was loved by Him” (Baruch 3:35-36).
And again: “He is a man, and who will know Him?” (Jeremiah 17:9).
And again: “After these things He was seen on earth and lived among men” (Baruch 3:37).
And David says: “Truth has sprung up from the earth” (Psalm 85:11).
And again: “And a man was born in her, and He Himself, the Most High, founded her” (Psalm 87:5).
Hosea says: “My flesh is from them. What shall I do with you, Ephraim? I will shield you, Israel, for I am God and not man” (Hosea 9:12; 11:8-9).
Isaiah says: “God is with us; know it, you nations, and be defeated” (Isaiah 8:8-9).
And again: “I became manifest to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me” (Isaiah 65:1).
And again: “To You they will pray, because God is in You, and there is no God besides You; for You are God, and we did not know it” (Isaiah 45:14-15).
7. That the Lord is of the seed of David.
David says in Psalm 88: “Once for all I have sworn by My holiness that I will not lie to David: his seed will remain for ever” (Psalm 89:35-36).
And again: “The Lord swore truth to David, and He will not go back on it: Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne” (Psalm 132:11).
And again: “I will establish his seed for ever and ever, and his throne as the days of heaven” (Psalm 89:29).
And Isaiah says: “I will set His kingdom upon the throne of David, to establish it and to uphold it in righteousness and judgment” (Isaiah 9:7).
And again Jeremiah: “Behold, days are coming, says the Lord, and I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and a King will reign and will act with understanding, and He will do judgment and righteousness on the earth. In His days Israel will be saved, and Judah will dwell in Him” (Jeremiah 23:5-6).
8. That He comes from a virgin.
Isaiah, the great and glorious, is the first to cry aloud, saying: “Behold, the virgin will conceive and bear a Son, and they will call His name Emmanuel,” which is translated “God with us” (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23).
9. That after He is born He will keep the mother who bore Him a virgin.
Ezekiel says: “The Lord said to me: Son of man, this gate will be shut; no one at all will pass through it but the Lord God alone; and He will enter and sit, for He is the Prince; and He will go out and shut the doors behind Him, and the gate will be shut for ever and ever” (Ezekiel 44:2-3).
10. That the womb is a gate.
Job says: “Why did you not shut the gates of my mother’s womb for me?” (Job 3:10).
11. That the virgin will give birth without pangs.
Isaiah cries aloud, saying: “Before she who was in labor gave birth, before the pain of her pangs came, she escaped and gave birth to a male” (Isaiah 66:7).
12. That He was anointed.
David says in Psalm 44: “Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your companions” (Psalm 45:7).
And Isaiah says: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me” (Isaiah 61:1).
13. That on earth He is without a father and without intercourse.
Jeremiah says: “Woe is me, mother! As what kind of man have you borne me, a man at law and at odds with the whole earth?” (Jeremiah 15:10).
And David says in Psalm 21: “God, my God, attend to me” (Psalm 22:1). “For You are He who drew me out of the womb, my hope from my mother’s breasts; upon You I was cast from the womb; from my mother’s belly You are my God” (Psalm 22:9-10).
And Daniel: “He was watching until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the image” (Daniel 2:34).
And that He is a stone, Isaiah says: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and whoever believes in Him will not be put to shame” (Romans 9:33; Isaiah 8:14; 28:16).
And Zechariah says: “On the one stone there are seven eyes, looking upon all the earth” (Zechariah 3:9; 4:10).
14. That He is a child.
Isaiah bears witness, saying: “For a Child has been born to us, a Son has also been given to us, whose rule is upon His shoulder, and His name is called the Angel of Great Counsel” (Isaiah 9:6).
And again the same prophet says: “Before the Child knew how to call His father or His mother, He took the power of Damascus” (Isaiah 8:4).
And again: “A little child will write them down” (Isaiah 10:19).
15. That He will be born in Bethlehem.
Isaiah says: “He will dwell in a high place, upon a strong rock” (Isaiah 33:16).
16. That the Magi will worship Him.
David says in Psalm 71: “The kings of Tarshish and the islands will offer gifts; the kings of the Arabians and of Sheba, gifts…” (Psalm 72:10).
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ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐλεήσαι ἡμᾶς. 5.53 Καὶ πάλιν· Εἴδοσαν πάντες οἱ λαοὶ τὸ σωτηρίαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡμῶν; 5.54 Σολομων λέγει· Εἰ ἀληθῶς κατοικήσει ὁ Θεὸς μετὰ ἀνθρώπων. 6.t ὅτι ὤφθη, καὶ Θεὸς ὢν γέγονεν ἄνθρωπος– 6.1 Ιερεμιας λέγει· Οὗτος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, οὐ λογισθήσεται ἕτερος πρὸς αὐτόν. ἐξεῦρε πᾶσαν ὁδὸν ἐπιστήμης καὶ δέδωκεν αὐτὴν Ιακωβ τῷ παιδὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ Ισραηλ τῷ ἠγαπημένῳ ὑπ' αὐτόν. 6.2 Καὶ πάλιν· Ἀνθρωπός ἐστι, καὶ τίς γνώσεται αὐτόν; 6.3 Καὶ πάλιν· Μετὰ ταῦτα ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὤφθη καὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις συνανεστράφη. 6.4 Καὶ ∆αυιδ λέγει· Ἀλήθεια ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἀνέτειλε. 6.5 Καὶ πάλιν· Καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἐγεννήθη ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐθεμελίωσεν αὐτὴν ὁ ὕψιστος. 6.6 Ωσηε λέγει· Σάρξ μου ἐξ αὐτῶν· τί σε διαθῶ Εφραϊμ; ὑπερασπίσω σου Ισραηλ, διότι Θεὸς ἐγώ εἰμι καὶ οὐκ ἄνθρωπος. 6.7 Ησαϊας λέγει· Μεθ' ἡμῶν ὁ Θεός, γνῶτε ἔθνη καὶ ἡττᾶσθε. 6.8 Καὶ πάλιν· Ἐμφανὴς ἐγενόμην τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ἐπερωτῶσιν, εὑρέθην τοῖς ἐμὲ μὴ ζητοῦσιν. 6.9 Καὶ πάλιν· Ἐν σοὶ προσεύξονται, ὅτι ἐν σοὶ Θεός ἐστι, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι Θεὸς πλὴν σοῦ· σὺ γὰρ εἶ Θεός, καὶ οὐκ ᾔδειμεν. 7.t ζ ὅτι ἐκ σπέρματος ∆αυιδ ὁ Κύριος– 7.1 ∆αυιδ ἐν τῷ πη ψαλμῷ λέγει· Ἅπαξ ὤμοσα ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ μου, εἰ τῷ ∆αυιδ ψεύσομαι, τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα μενεῖ. 7.2 Καὶ πάλιν· Ὤμοσε Κύριος τῷ ∆αυιδ ἀλήθειαν καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀθετήσει αὐτήν· ἐκ καρποῦ τῆς κοιλίας σου θήσομαι ἐπὶ τὸν θρόνον σου. 7.3 Καὶ πάλιν· θήσομαι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ ὡς τὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. 7.4 Καὶ Ησαϊας λέγει· θήσω τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν θρόνον ∆αυιδ, τοῦ κατορθῶσαι αὐτὴν καὶ ἀντιλαβέσθαι ἐν δικαιο σύνῃ καὶ κρίματι. 7.5 Καὶ πάλιν Ιερεμιας· Ἰδοὺ ἡμέραι ἔρχονται, λέγει Κύριος, καὶ ἀναστήσω τῷ ∆αυιδ ἀνατολὴν δικαίαν, καὶ βασιλεύσει βασιλεὺς καὶ συνήσει καὶ ποιήσει κρίμα καὶ δικαιοσύνην ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς· ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτοῦ σωθήσεται Ισραηλ καὶ Ιουδας κατασκηνώσει ἐπ' αὐτόν. 8.t η ὅτι ἐκ παρθένου– 8.1 Ησαϊας ὁ μέγας καὶ ἔνδοξος πρῶτος βοᾷ λέγων· Ἰδοὺ ἡ παρθένος ἐν γαστρὶ ἕξει καὶ τέξεται υἱόν· καὶ καλέσουσι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Εμμανουηλ, ὁ ἐστι μεθερμηνευόμενον μεθ' ἡμῶν ὁ Θεός. 9.t θ ὅτι μετὰ τὸ γεννηθῆναι φυλάξει τὴν τέκουσαν παρθένον– 9.1 Ιεζεκιηλ λέγει· Εἶπε Κύριος πρός με· υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, ἡ πύλη αὕτη κεκλεισμένη ἔσται, οὐδεὶς οὐ μὴ διέλθῃ δι' αὐτῆς ἀλλὰ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς μόνος, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται καὶ καθίεται, ὅτι αὐτός ἐστιν ὁ ἡγούμενος, καὶ ἐξελεύσεται καὶ κλείσει τὰς θύρας ὄπισθεν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔσται ἡ πύλη κεκλεισμένη εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος. 10.t ι ὅτι ἡ μήτρα πύλη– 10.1 Ιωβ λέγει· ∆ιὰ τί οὐ συνέκλεισάς μοι πύλας γαστρὸς μητρός μου; 11.t ια ὅτι ἀνωδίνως ἡ παρθένος γεννήσει– 11.1 Ησαϊας βοᾷ λέγων· Πρὶν τὴν ὠδίνουσαν τεκεῖν, πρὶν ἐλθεῖν τῶν πόνων τῶν ὠδίνων, ἐξέφυγε καὶ ἔτεκεν ἄρσεν. 12.t ιβ ὅτι ἐχρίσθη– 12.1 ∆αυιδ λέγει ἐν τῷ μδ ψαλμῷ· ∆ιὰ τοῦτο ἔχρισέ σε ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεός σου ἔλαιον ἀγαλλιάσεως παρὰ τὸν μετόχους σου. 12.2 Καὶ Ησαϊας λέγει· Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἐπ' ἐμέ, οὗ εἵνεκεν ἔχρισέ με. 13a.t ιγ ὅτι χωρὶς πατρὸς ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ μιξέως– 13a.1 Ιερεμιας λέγει· οἴμοι ἐγὼ μῆτερ· ὡς τίνα με τέτοκας ἄνδρα δικαζόμενον καὶ διακρινόμενον πάσῃ τῇ γῇ. 13a.2 Καὶ ∆αυιδ λέγει ἐν τῷ κα ψαλμῷ· Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ Θεός μου πρόσχες μοι. Ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ ἐκσπάσας με ἐκ γαστρός, ἡ ἐλπίς μου ἀπὸ μαστῶν τῆς μητρός μου· ἐπὶ σὲ ἐπερρίφην ἐκ μήτρας, ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου Θεός μου εἶ σύ. 13a.3 Καὶ ∆ανιηλ. Ἐθεώρει ἕως οὗ ἀπεσχίθη λίθος ἄνευ χειρῶν, καὶ ἐπάταξε τὴν εἰκόνα. 13b.t Καὶ ὅτι λίθος, Ησαϊας λέγει· 13b.1a Ἰδοὺ τίθημι λίθον προσκόμματος ἐν Σιων, καὶ πέτραν σκανδάλου. Καὶ ὁ πιστεύων ἐπ' αὐτῷ οὐ καταισχυνθήσεται. 13b.2 Καὶ Ζαχαριας λέγει· Ἐπὶ τὸν λίθον τὸν ἕνα ἑπτὰ ὀφθαλμοί εἰσιν, ἐπιβλέποντες ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν. 14.t ιδ ὅτι παιδίον– 14.1 Ησαϊας μαρτυρεῖ λέγων· Ὅτι παιδίον ἐγεννήθη ἡμῖν, υἱὸς καὶ ἐδόθη ἡμῖν, οὗ ἡ ἀρχὴ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὤμου αὐτοῦ, καὶ καλεῖται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μεγάλης βουλῆς ἄγγελος. 14.2 Καὶ πάλιν ὁ αὐτὸς λέγει· Πρὶν γνῶναι τὸ παιδίον καλεῖν πατέρα ἢ μητέρα αὐτοῦ, ἔλαβε τὴν δύναμιν ∆αμασκοῦ. 14.3 Καὶ πάλιν· Παιδίον μικρὸν γράψει αὐτούς. 15.t ιε ὅτι ἐν Βηθλεεμ τεχθήσεται– 15.1 Ησαϊας λέγει· Οἰκήσει ἐν ὑψηλῷ τόπῳ ἐπὶ πέτρας ὀχυράς. 16.t ι ὅτι προσκυνήσουσιν οἱ μάγοι– 16.1 ∆αυιδ ἐν τῷ οα ψαλμῷ λέγει· Βασιλεῖς θαρσεῖς καὶ νῆσοι δῶρα προσοίσουσι, βασιλεῖς Ἀράβων καὶ Σαβα δῶρα