Since these things are so, and the Resurrection of His body and the Savior’s victory over death have been clearly demonstrated, let us now refute the unbelief of the Jews and the mockery of the Greeks.
These are perhaps the very points at which the Jews disbelieve and the Greeks laugh, ridiculing the unfittingness of the Cross and of the Incarnation of God the Word. But our argument will not hesitate to address both groups, especially since the proofs against them are clear.
First, the Jews in their unbelief can be refuted from the Scriptures they themselves read, for the whole inspired Scripture cries aloud about these things, as its very words make clear. The prophets long ago foretold the wonder of the Virgin and the birth from her, saying, "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel," which means, "God with us."
But Moses, who is truly great and whom they themselves believe to be truthful, recognized the importance and truth of the saying concerning the Savior’s Incarnation and recorded it in these words: "A star shall rise from Jacob, and a man from Israel, and He shall crush the rulers of Moab." Again: "How beautiful are your houses, Jacob, your tents, Israel, like shaded valleys, like gardens beside rivers, like tents which the Lord has planted, like cedars beside waters. A man shall come forth from his seed, and He shall rule over many nations." And again Isaiah says: "Before the child knows how to call father or mother, He shall take the power of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria before the king of Assyria."
These words foretell that a man will appear. Scripture also foretells that the one who is coming is Lord of all, saying, "Behold, the Lord sits on a light cloud and will come into Egypt, and the man-made images of Egypt will be shaken." And from Egypt the Father also calls Him back, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."