Type: person
Content: He is the son of Isaiah (prophet). God had Isaiah father a son, and then prophesied that the kingdom of Israel would fall to Assyria before the child could speak.
Isa 8:1The Lord said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Mahershalalhashbaz.”Isa 8:2And I called in as witnesses Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah, men I could trust.Isa 8:3Then I made love to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the Lord said to me, “Name him Mahershalalhashbaz.Isa 8:4For before the boy knows how to say ‘My father’ or ‘My mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.”