Christmas season is a celebration of the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and a time to ponder and imagine more about how the scripture expresses the message of Christmas. The concept of the word ‘Immanuel’ is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew 1:23, when it says, “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Immanuel,” which means, “God is with us.”” This Immanuel, who is Jesus Christ, is prophesied first in Isaiah 7:14. In both the context of Matthew and Isaiah, it was written when the people of Israel were going through turmoil because of war and foreign domination. In both instances, it gives hope to the people of God because it assures them that God is with them through thick and thin. It is the greatest promise that has ever been fulfilled. Still, he is with us even today through our trials and hardships. However, along with the promise of Immanuel, there is also the promise of ‘Bemanuel,’ which means “God in us”. The promise of Bemanuel is...