In the virgin birth, the immaterial (the Spirit) and the material (Mary’s womb) were both involved. Just as, at creation, “the earth was formless and empty” and dark (Genesis 1:2), Mary’s womb was an empty, barren place. And just as, at creation, “the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters” (Genesis 1:2), the Spirit of God came upon Mary and the power of the Most High overshadowed her [like a cloud] (Luke 1:35). Only God can make something out of nothing; only God could perform the miracles of creation, the incarnation, and the virgin birth.
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Isaiah 7:14 the term “Almah” in Hebrews, The Septuagint translators translated to “parthenos,”
https://www.gotquestions.org/virgin-or-young-woman.htmlThe Hebrew word in Isaiah 7:14 is “almah,” and its inherent meaning is “young woman.” “Almah” can mean “virgin,” as young unmarried women in ancient Hebrew culture were assumed to be virgins. Again, though, the word does not necessarily imply virginity. There is no conclusive argument for “almah” in Isaiah 7:14 being either “young woman” or “virgin.” However, it is interesting to note, that in the 3rd century B.C., when a panel of Hebrew scholars and Jewish rabbis began the process of translating the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, they used the specific Greek word for virgin, “parthenos,” not the more generic Greek word for “young woman.” The Septuagint translators, 200+ years before the birth of Christ, and with no inherent belief in a “virgin birth,” translated “almah” in Isaiah 7:14 as “virgin,” not “young woman.” This gives evidence that “virgin” is a possible, even likely, meaning of the term. At first glance, Isaiah 7:14 has no connection with a promised virgin birth of the Messiah. However, Matthew, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, connects the virgin birth of Jesus (Matthew 1:23) with the prophecy in Isaiah 7:14. Therefore, Isaiah 7:14 should be understood as being a “double prophecy,” referring primarily to the situation King Ahaz was facing, ( in that case, young woman) but secondarily to the coming Messiah(whose mom a virgin) who would be the ultimate deliverer.
You may not agree with the above arguments, simply from human logic?
In fact, if we believe that God created the entire universe, and if Jesus Christ really has resurrected from the death 3 days after His crucifixion, wouldn’t it be a piece of cake for God to allow a Child to be born by a virgin? Joseph was a righteous man, but he was not a stupid foolish man to completely believed in Mary's innocence. In private, he did want to cancel his engagement with Mary. Well, the angel Gabriel told him the truth in a dream and told him the baby had to be named Jesus! Before Joseph’s dream, angel Gabriel also appeared to Mary in person and told her that she would have a virgin conception and the baby's name should be Jesus because He is going to save people from sins! So Mary & Joseph could have talked privately and discovered that the name of Baby Jesus the angel told them was same! This is amazing! Traditionally, when Jews name their children, they often commemorate the names of their ancestors and do not use a new unrelated name. Therefore, John the Baptist and Jesus were not existing names among their relatives and ancestors! It’s an unusual naming then! The birth of John the Baptist, the pioneer of Jesus, was a miracle, and it was a public event, because many witnesses were present at the time and discovered that his father, Zacharias the priest, did not believe in what Gabril told him that his old aged wife would bear him a son. So, Zechariah became mute and unable to talk! It wasn't until John the Baptist was born, whom he named John, that Zechariah regained his ability to speak! Angel Gabril also told Mary that her relative Elizabeth was much older and already in her sixth month of pregnancy, so Mary hurriedly visited Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, and stayed with Elizabeth there for more than three months! Thus angel Gabriel’s predictions were completely confirmed! Occasionally, if they still had questions and doubts, they could surely get firm answers!
Of course, the birth of Jesus cannot be made public with great fanfare! Look at what King Herod did! He had killed all the babies in Bethlehem who were under two years old! Not one of those babies under two in Bethlehem were spared except Jesus. So for such an intimate private story, Luke might have personally heard the historical account that an angel Gabriel appeared to her through Mary herself! It was also possible that Luke had heard lis from what Mary’s family said, and of course the Holy Spirit certainly could simply have enlightened and inspired Luke to write down this intimate true story of Jesus’ birth.
All in all, “In God nothing is impossible!” ; “Is anything too hard for God?”So many important figures in the Bible gave birth to sons because of God’s interventions. Their births indeed carry God’s special responsibilities and missions! Like Issac, Samuel, Samson and Baptist John…etc. God directly intervened in their births since their mothers were infertile or pretty old; they were not just like us ordinary people! These historical events, in fact, laid the foreshadowing of Mary's virgin birth. They tell us again and again that “ In God nothing is impossible” If Jesus were not God, He would not have been able to fulfill so many prophecies which had been from a long long time ago.
Nowadays, IVF artificial insemination and embryo transfer have become very common and well developed! Since Dolly the sheep was cloned, cloned monkeys and other animals are now being released one after another! Recently, there have been reports of mice being genetically modified to reproduce asexually. Even we humans have been able to create asexual reproduction in the laboratory, isn't it ironical to assume that the Almighty God Himself could not do it single handedly ?
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