Prophecies Fulfilled

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With the beginning of Lent this week, Christians focus again on the passion of Christ.

Though we recognize Him as the Messiah, many Christians do not realize the large number of Old Testament prophecies Christ fulfilled.  The odds against those prophecies being fulfilled by chance are astronomical.

Here is a partial list:

Gen. 3: 15           He will bruise Satan’s head
Gen. 3: 15           Born of the seed of a woman
Gen. 5: 24           Bodily ascension to heaven
Gen. 9: 26, 27    The God of Shem will be the Son of Shem
Gen. 12: 3            Of the seed of Abraham
Gen. 12: 3            As Abraham’s seed, will bless all nations
Gen. 12: 7            The Promise made to Abraham’s seed
Gen. 14: 18          A priest after Melchizedek
Gen. 14: 18          A King also
Gen. 14: 18          The Last Supper foreshadowed
Gen. 17: 19          The seed of Isaac
Gen. 22: 8            The Lamb of God promised
Gen. 22: 18          As Isaac’s seed, will bless all nations
Gen. 26: 2-5        The seed of Isaac promised as the Redeemer
Gen. 49: 10          The time of His coming
Gen. 49: 10          The seed of Judah
Gen. 49: 10          Called Shiloh or One Sent
Gen. 49: 10          To come before Judah lost identity
Gen. 49: 10          To Him shall the obedience of the people be
Ex. 3: 13,14          The Great “I Am”
Ex. 12: 5                A Lamb without blemish
Ex. 12: 13             The blood of the Lamb saves from wrath
Ex. 12: 21-27      Christ is our Passover
Ex. 12: 46             Not a bone of the Lamb to be broken
Ex. 15: 2               His exaltation predicted as Yeshua
Ex. 15: 11             His Character—Holiness
Ex. 17: 6               The Spiritual Rock of Israel
Ex. 33: 19            His Character—Merciful
Lev. 14: 11           Leper cleansed—Sign of priesthood
Lev. 16: 15-17     Prefigures Christ’s once-for-all death
Lev. 16: 27          Suffering outside the Camp
Lev. 17: 11           The Blood—life of the flesh
Lev. 17: 11            It is the blood that makes atonement
Lev. 23: 36-37    The Drink-offering: “If any man thirst”
Num. 9: 12            Not a bone of Him broken
Num. 21: 9            Serpent on a pole—Christ lifted up
Num. 24: 17          Time:  “I shall see him, but not now.”
Deut. 18: 15          “This is of a truth that prophet.”
Deut. 18: 15-16    “Had ye believed Moses, ye would believe me.”
Deut. 18: 18           Sent by the Father to speak His word
Deut. 18: 19           Whoever will not hear must bear his sin
Deut. 21: 23           Cursed is he that hangs on a tree
Judg. 13: 5; Amos 2: 11; Lam. 4: 7           A Nazarene
Ruth 4: 4-9            Christ, our kinsman, has redeemed
1 Sam. 2: 10          Shall be an anointed King to the Lord
2 Sam. 7: 12          David’s Seed
2 Sam. 7: 14a        The Son of God
2 Sam. 7: 16          David’s house established forever
2 Sam. 22: 44-45; Ps. 2: 7-8;
Isa. 55: 5, 60: 3, 65: 1; Mal. 1: 11         Gentiles flock to him
2 Kings 2: 11          Bodily ascension to heaven
1 Chron. 17: 11       David’s Seed
1 Chron. 17: 12, 13a           To reign on David’s throne forever
1 Chron. 17: 13a                 “I will be His Father, He…my Son.”
Job 19: 23-27     The Resurrection predicted
Ps. 2: 1-3              The enmity of kings foreordained
Ps. 2: 2                  To own the title, Anointed (Christ)
Ps. 2: 6                  His Character—Holiness
Ps. 2: 6                  To own the title King
Ps. 2: 7                  Declared the Beloved Son
Ps. 2: 7,8              The Crucifixion and Resurrection intimated
Ps. 2: 12                Life comes through faith in Him
Ps. 8: 2                  The mouths of babes perfect His praise
Ps. 8: 5,6              His humiliation and exaltation
Ps. 16: 10              Was not to see corruption
Ps. 16: 9-11           Was to arise from the dead
Ps. 17: 15; 49: 15             The resurrection predicted
Ps. 22: 1                 Forsaken because of sins of others
Ps. 22: 1                Words spoken from Calvary, “My God…”
Ps. 22: 2                Darkness upon Calvary
Ps. 22: 7                They shoot out the lip and shake the head
Ps. 22: 8               “He trusted in God, let Him deliver Him.”
Ps. 22: 9                Born the Savior
Ps. 22: 14             Died of a broken (ruptured) heart
Ps. 22: 14,15        Suffered agony on Calvary
Ps. 22: 15              He thirsted
Ps. 22: 16              They pierced His hands and His feet
Ps. 22: 17,18        Stripped Him before the stares of men
Ps. 22: 18              They parted His garments
Ps. 22: 20,21        He committed Himself to God
Ps. 22: 20,21        Satanic power bruising the Redeemer’s heel
Ps. 22: 22            His Resurrection declared
Ps. 22: 27            He shall be the governor of the nations
Ps. 22: 31            “It is finished.”
Ps. 23: 1               “I am the Good Shepherd.”
Ps. 24: 3               His exaltation predicted
Ps. 30: 3               His resurrection predicted
Ps. 31: 5                “Into thy hands I commit my spirit.”
Ps. 31: 11               His acquaintances fled from Him
Ps. 31: 13              They took counsel to put Him to death
Ps. 31: 14, 15       “He trusted in God, let Him deliver him.”
Ps. 34: 20; Num. 9: 12           Not a bone of Him broken
Ps. 35: 11               False witnesses rose up against Him
Ps. 35: 19               He was hated without a cause
Ps. 38: 11               His friends stood afar off
Ps. 40: 2-5             The joy of His resurrection predicted
Ps. 40: 6-8            His delight-the will of the Father
Ps. 40: 9                He was to preach the Righteousness in Israel
Ps. 40: 14              Confronted by adversaries in the Garden
Ps. 41: 9                Betrayed by a familiar friend
Ps. 45: 2                Words of Grace come from His lips
Ps. 45: 6                To own the title, God or Elohim
Ps. 45: 7                 A special anointing by the Holy Spirit
Ps. 45: 7,8             Called the Christ (Messiah or Anointed)
Ps. 53: 7                 Silent to accusations
Ps. 55: 12-14         Betrayed by a friend, not an enemy
Ps. 55: 15               Unrepentant death of the Betrayer
Ps. 68: 18              To give gifts to men
Ps. 68: 18              Ascended into Heaven
Ps. 69: 4                Hated without a cause
Ps. 69: 8                A stranger to own brethren
Ps. 69: 9                Zealous for the Lord’s House
Ps. 69: 14-20        Messiah’s anguish of soul before crucifixion
Ps. 69: 20              “My soul is exceeding sorrowful.”
Ps. 69: 21               Given vinegar in thirst
Ps. 69: 26               The Savior given and smitten by God
Ps. 72: 10,11          Great persons were to visit Him
Ps. 72: 10,11          Presented with gifts
Ps. 72: 16                The kernel of wheat to fall into the Ground
Ps. 72: 17                His name will endure forever
Ps. 72: 17                All nations shall be blessed by Him
Ps. 78: 1.2               He would teach in parables
Ps. 78: 2b                To speak the Wisdom of God with authority
Ps. 88: 8                  They stood afar off and watched
Ps. 89: 27                Emmanuel to be higher than earthly kings
Ps. 89: 35-37          David’s Seed, throne, kingdom endure forever
Ps. 89: 36-37          His character — Faithfulness
Ps. 90: 2; Mic. 5: 2           He is from everlasting
Ps. 91: 11,12            Identified as Messianic; used to tempt Christ
Ps, 97: 9                   His exaltation predicted
Ps. 100 :5                 His character—Goodness
Ps. 102: 1-11            The Suffering and Reproach of Calvary
Ps. 102: 25-27         Messiah is the Preexistent Son
Ps. 109: 25               Ridiculed
Ps. 110: 1                   Son of David
Ps. 110: 1                   To ascend to the right hand of the Father
Ps. 110: 1                   David’s son called Lord
Ps. 110: 4                   A priest after Melchizedek’s order
Ps. 112: 4                   His character—Compassionate, Gracious
Ps. 118: 17,18            His Resurrection assured
Ps. 118: 22,23           The rejected stone is Head of the corner
Ps. 118: 26a               The Blessed One presented to Israel
Ps. 118: 26b               To come while Temple standing
Ps. 132: 11                  The Seed of David (the fruit of His Body)
Ps. 138: 1-6                The supremacy of David’s Seed amazes kings
Ps. 147: 3,6                 The earthly ministry of Christ described
Song 5: 16                   The altogether lovely One
Isa. 6: 1                        When Isaiah saw His glory
Isa. 6: 9-10                  Parables fall on deaf ears
Isa. 6: 9-12                  Blinded to Christ and deaf to His words
Isa. 7: 14                      To be born of a virgin
Isa. 7: 14                      To be Emmanuel—God with us
Isa. 8: 8                       Called Emmanuel
Isa. 8: 14                      A stone of stumbling, a Rock of offense
Isa. 9: 1,2                     His ministry to begin in Galilee
Isa. 9: 6                        A child born—Humanity
Isa. 9: 6                        A Son given—Deity
Isa. 9: 6                       Declared to be the Son of God with power
Isa. 9: 6                       The Wonderful One
Isa. 9: 6                       The Counselor, Yaatz
Isa. 9: 6                       The Mighty God, El Gibor
Isa. 9: 6                       The Everlasting Father, Avi Adth
Isa. 9: 6                       The Prince of Peace, Sar Shalom
Isa. 9: 7                       To establish an everlasting kingdom
Isa. 9: 7                       His Character — Just
Isa. 9: 7                       No end to his Government, Throne, and Peace
Isa. 11: 1                      Called a Nazarene—the Branch, Netzer
Isa. 11: 1                      A rod out of Jesse—Son of Jesse
Isa. 11: 2                      The anointed One by the Spirit
Isa. 11: 2                      His Character — Wisdom, Understanding, et al
Isa. 11: 4                      His Character — Truth
Isa. 11: 10                    The Gentiles seek Him
Isa. 12: 2                     Called Jesus — Yeshua
Isa. 25: 8                     The Resurrection predicted
Isa. 26: 19                   His power of Resurrection predicted
Isa. 28: 16                   The Messiah is the precious corner stone
Isa. 29: 13                   People trust in traditions of men
Isa. 29: 13                   People give God lip service
Isa. 29: 14                   The wise are confounded by the Word
Isa. 29: 18                   Heal blind/deaf/lame/dumb
Isa. 32: 2                     A Refuge — A man shall be a hiding place
Isa. 35: 4                     He will come and save you
Isa. 35: 5                     To have a ministry of miracles
Isa. 40: 3, 4                Preceded by forerunner
Isa. 40: 9                    “Behold your God.”
Isa. 40: 11                   A shepherd, compassionate life-giver
Isa. 42: 1                     God delights in Him
Isa. 42: 1-4                 The Servant—a faithful, patient Redeemer
Isa. 42: 2                     Meek and lowly
Isa. 42: 3                     He brings hope for the hopeless
Isa. 42: 4                     The nations shall wait on His teachings
Isa. 42: 6                     The Light (salvation) of the Gentiles
Isa. 42: 1,6                  His is a Worldwide compassion
Isa. 42: 7                     Blind eyes opened
Isa. 43: 11                   He is the only Savior
Isa. 44: 3                    He will send the Spirit of God
Isa. 45: 23                  He will be the Judge
Isa. 48: 12                   The First and the Last
Isa. 48: 17                   He came as a Teacher
Isa. 49: 1                     Called from the womb—His humanity
Isa. 49: 5                     A Servant from the womb
Isa. 49: 6                     He is Salvation for Israel
Isa. 49: 6                     He is the Light of the Gentiles
Isa. 49: 6                     He is Salvation unto the ends of the earth
Isa. 49: 7                     He is despised of the Nation
Isa. 50: 3                     Heaven is clothed in black at His humiliation
Isa. 50: 4                     He is a learned counselor for the weary
Isa. 50: 5                     The Servant bound willingly to obedience
Isa. 50: 6a                   “I gave my back to the smiters.”
Isa. 50: 6b                   He was smitten on the cheeks
Isa. 50: 6c                    He was spat upon
Isa. 52: 7                       To publish good tidings of peace
Isa. 52: 13                     The Servant exalted
Isa. 52: 13                     “Behold, My Servant”
Isa. 52: 14                     The Servant shockingly abused
Isa. 52: 15                     Nations startled by message of the Servant
Isa. 52: 15                     His blood shed to make atonement for all
Isa. 53: 1                       His people would not believe Him
Isa. 53: 2a                     He would grow up in a poor family
Isa. 53: 2b                     Appearance of an ordinary man
Isa. 53: 3                       Despised
Isa. 53: 3a                     Rejected
Isa. 53: 3b                     Rejected by His own
Isa. 53: 3c                     Great sorrow and grief
Isa. 53: 3d                     Men hide from being associated with Him
Isa. 53: 4                       He would have a healing ministry
Isa. 53: 4a                     He would bear the sins of the world
Isa. 53: 4b                     He bore our sickness
Isa. 53: 4c                      Thought to be cursed by God
Isa. 53: 5a                      Bears penalty for mankind’s transgressions
Isa. 53: 5b                      His sacrifice. . .peace between man and God
Isa. 53: 5c                      His back would be whipped
Isa. 53: 6a                      He would be the sin-bearer for all mankind
Isa. 53: 6b                      God’s will that He bear sin for all mankind
Isa. 53: 7a                  Oppressed and afflicted
Isa. 53: 7b                  Silent before his accusers
Isa. 53: 7c                   Sacrificial lamb
Isa. 53: 8a                  Confined and persecuted
Isa. 53: 8b                  He would be judged
Isa. 53: 8c                   Killed
Isa. 53: 8d                   Dies for the sins of the world
Isa. 53: 9a                   Buried in a rich man’s grave
Isa. 53: 9b                   Innocent and had done no violence
Isa. 53: 9c                   No deceit in his mouth
Isa. 53: 10a                 God’s will that He die for mankind
Isa. 53: 10b.               An offering for sin
Isa. 53: 10c                 Resurrected and live forever
Isa. 53: 10d                He would prosper
Isa. 53: 11a                 God fully satisfied with His suffering
Isa. 53: 11b                 God’s servant
Isa. 53: 11c                 He would justify man before God
Isa. 53: 11d                 The sin-bearer for all mankind
Isa. 53: 12a                Exalted by God because of his sacrifice
Isa. 53: 12b                He would give up his life to save mankind
Isa. 53: 12c                 Grouped with criminals
Isa. 53: 12d                 Sin-bearer for all mankind
Isa. 53: 12e                  Intercede to God in behalf of mankind
Isa. 55: 3                      Resurrected by God
Isa. 55: 4                      A witness
Isa. 59: 15-16a            He would come to provide salvation
Isa. 59: 15-16b            Intercessor between man and God
Isa. 59: 20                    He would come to Zion as their Redeemer
Isa. 61: 1                        Preached to the poor/brokenhearted/captives
Isa. 61: 1-2a                  The Spirit of God upon him
Isa. 61: 1-2b                  The Messiah would preach the good news
Isa. 61: 1-2c                   Provide freedom from the bondage of sin and death
Isa. 61: 1-2d                    Proclaim a period of grace
Jer. 23: 5-6a                  Descendant of David
Jer. 23:5-6b                   The Messiah would be God.
Jer. 23: 5-6c                  The Messiah would be both God and Man
Jer. 31: 15                       Slaughter of the children
Jer. 31: 22                       Born of a virgin
Jer. 31: 31-34                The Messiah would be the new covenant
Jer. 33: 14-15; Ezek. 17: 22-24, 34: 23-24           Descendant of David
Ezek. 36: 27            He will send the Spirit of God
Dan. 7: 13-14a        He would ascend into heaven
Dan. 7: 13-14b        Highly exalted
Dan. 7: 13-14c         His dominion would be everlasting
Dan. 9: 24a              To make an end to sins
Dan. 9: 24b              He would be holy
Dan. 9: 25                Announced to his people 483 years to the exact day, after the decree to rebuild the city of Jerusalem
Dan. 9: 26a              Killed
Dan. 9: 26b              Die for the sins of the world
Dan. 9: 26c              Killed before the destruction of the temple
Dan. 10: 5-6            Messiah in a glorified state
Hosea 11: 1               Called out of Egypt
Hosea 13: 14            He would defeat death
Joel 2: 32                 Offer salvation to all mankind
Amos 8: 9                Darkness over the land
Mic. 5: 2                   His pre-existence
Mic. 5: 2a                 Born in Bethlehem
Mic. 5: 2b                 God’s servant
Mic. 5: 2c                  From everlasting
Mic. 7: 6                    Came to bring a sword, not peace
Hag. 2: 6-9               He would visit the second Temple
Hag. 2: 23                 Descendant of Zerubbabel
Zech. 3: 8                  God’s servant
Zech. 6: 12-13           Priest and King
Zech. 9: 9a                Greeted with rejoicing in Jerusalem
Zech. 9: 9b                Beheld as King
Zech. 9: 9c                 The Messiah would be just
Zech. 9: 9d                 The Messiah would bring salvation
Zech. 9: 9e                 The Messiah would be humble
Zech. 9: 9f                  Presented to Jerusalem riding on a donkey
Zech. 10: 4                 The cornerstone
Zech. 11: 4-6a            At His coming, Israel to have unfit leaders
Zech. 11: 4-6b            Rejection causes God to remove His protection
Zech. 11: 4-6c             Rejected in favor of another king
Zech. 11: 7                   Ministry to “poor,” the believing remnant
Zech. 11: 8a                 Unbelief forces Messiah to reject them
Zech. 11: 8b                 Despised
Zech. 11: 9                    Stops ministering to the those who rejected Him
Zech. 11: 10-11a           Rejection causes God to remove protection
Zech. 11: 10-11b           The Messiah would be God
Zech. 11: 11-12              Betrayed for thirty pieces of silver
Zech. 11: 12-13a            Rejected
Zech. 11: 12-13b            Thirty pieces of silver for the potter’s field  thrown in the temple
Zech. 11: 12-13c            The Messiah would be God
Zech. 12: 10a                 The Messiah’s body would be pierced
Zech. 12: 10b                 The Messiah would be both God and man
Zech. 12: 10c                  The Messiah would be rejected
Zech. 13: 7a                    God’s will He die for mankind
Zech. 13: 7b                    A violent death
Zech. 13: 7c                    Both God and man
Zech. 13: 7d                    Forsaken by His disciples
Zech. 13: 7e                    Israel scattered as a result of rejecting Him
Mal. 3: 1a          Messenger to prepare the way for Messiah
Mal. 3: 1b          Sudden appearance at the temple
Mal. 3: 1c          Messenger of the new covenant
Mal. 3: 2-3        His coming glory
Mal. 4: 5            Forerunner in the spirit of Elijah
Mal. 4: 6            Forerunner would turn many to righteousness

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