In Isaiah, we read about King Ahaz. King Ahaz was the king of Judah, who is shown as a fearful and unfaithful king. It was an uneasy time as their neighboring nations wanted more power. When King Ahaz was faced with a military threat, God told him to ask for a sign to confirm God’s protection. King Ahaz refused. And so, it was this refusal that led to God giving him a sign regardless, it was the famous prophecy that the “virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14), meaning that God’s presence would be with his people despite Ahaz’s lack of faith. That is where we are when we read Isaiah 9:2-6, Isaiah is foretelling God’s plan to bring God’s people out of the darkness. “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined” (Isaiah 9:2).