Message Associated With The Notes
The Old Testament indeed contains numerous passages that are seen as prophesying the coming of Jesus as the Messiah. These prophecies, found in books such as Isaiah, Psalms, and Micah, describe various aspects of the life, ministry, and sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that these prophecies were fulfilled in the life of Jesus, providing a strong foundation for their faith in Him as the promised Messiah. The connections between the Old Testament prophecies and the life of Jesus are seen as powerful evidence of God's plan unfolding throughout history.
Most scholars concur that there are more than 200 Old Testament prophecies that foretell the Messiah, all of which Jesus fulfilled (The average is around 347 but I’ll keep it modest).
Here are some examples:
| Prophecies of Jesus | Old Testament Scripture | New Testament Fulfillment |
1 | Messiah would be born of a woman. | Genesis 3:15 | Matthew 1:20 Galatians 4:4 |
2 | Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. | Micah 5:2 | Matthew 2:1 Luke 2:4-6 |
3 | Messiah would be born of a virgin. | Isaiah 7:14 | Matthew 1:22-23 Luke 1:26-31 |
4 | Messiah would come from the line of Abraham. | Genesis 12:3 Genesis 22:18 | Matthew 1:1 Romans 9:5 |
5 | Messiah would be a descendant of Isaac. | Genesis 17:19 Genesis 21:12 | Luke 3:34 |
6 | Messiah would be a descendant of Jacob. | Numbers 24:17 | Matthew 1:2 |
7 | Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah. | Genesis 49:10 | Luke 3:33 Hebrews 7:14 |
8 | Messiah would be heir to King David's throne. | 2 Samuel 7:12-13 Isaiah 9:7 | Luke 1:32-33 Romans 1:3 |
9 | Messiah's throne will be anointed and eternal. | Psalm 45:6-7 Daniel 2:44 | Luke 1:33 Hebrews 1:8-12 |
10 | Messiah would be called Immanuel. | Isaiah 7:14 | Matthew 1:23 |
11 | Messiah would spend a season in Egypt. | Hosea 11:1 | Matthew 2:14-15 |
12 | A massacre of children would happen at Messiah's birthplace. | Jeremiah 31:15 | Matthew 2:16-18 |
13 | A messenger would prepare the way for Messiah. | Isaiah 40:3-5 | Luke 3:3-6 |
14 | Messiah would be preceded by a forerunner. | Malachi 3:1 | Matthew 11:10 |
15 | Messiah would be rejected by his own people. | Psalm 69:8 Isaiah 53:3 | John 1:11 John 7:5 |
16 | Messiah would be a prophet. | Deuteronomy 18:15 | Acts 3:20-22 |
17 | Messiah would be preceded by Elijah. | Malachi 4:5-6 | Matthew 11:13-14 |
18 | Messiah would be declared the Son of God. | Psalm 2:7 | Matthew 3:16-17 |
19 | Messiah would be called a Nazarene. | Isaiah 11:1 | Matthew 2:23 |
20 | Messiah would bring light to Galilee. | Isaiah 9:1-2 | Matthew 4:13-16 |
21 | Messiah would speak in parables. | Psalm 78:2-4 Isaiah 6:9-10 | Matthew 13:10-15, 34-35 |
22 | Messiah would be sent to heal the brokenhearted. | Isaiah 61:1-2 | Luke 4:18-19 |
23 | Messiah would be a priest after the order of Melchizedek. | Psalm 110:4 | Hebrews 5:5-6 |
24 | Messiah would be called King. | Psalm 2:6 Zechariah 9:9 | Matthew 27:37 Mark 11:7-11 |
25 | Messiah would enter Jerusalem on a donkey. | Zechariah 11:12 | Matthew 21:4-5 |
26 | Messiah would be praised by little children. | Psalm 8:2 | Matthew 21:16 |
27 | Messiah would be betrayed. | Psalm 41:9 Zechariah 11:12-13 | Luke 22:47-48 Matthew 26:14-16 |
28 | Messiah's price money would be used to buy a potter's field. | Zechariah 11:12-13 | Matthew 27:9-10 |
29 | Messiah would be falsely accused. | Psalm 35:11 | Mark 14:57-58 |
30 | Messiah would be silent before his accusers. | Isaiah 53:7 | Mark 15:4-5 |
31 | Messiah would be spat upon and struck. | Isaiah 50:6 | Matthew 26:67 |
32 | Messiah would be hated without cause. | Psalm 35:19 Psalm 69:4 | John 15:24-25 |
33 | Messiah would be crucified with criminals. | Isaiah 53:12 | Matthew 27:38 Mark 15:27-28 |
34 | Messiah would be given vinegar to drink. | Psalm 69:21 | Matthew 27:34 John 19:28-30 |
35 | Messiah's hands and feet would be pierced. | Psalm 22:16 Zechariah 12:10 | John 20:25-27 |
36 | Messiah would be mocked and ridiculed. | Psalm 22:7-8 | Luke 23:35 |
37 | Soldiers would gamble for Messiah's garments. | Psalm 22:18 | Luke 23:34 Matthew 27:35-36 |
38 | Messiah's bones would not be broken. | Exodus 12:46 Psalm 34:20 | John 19:33-36 |
39 | Messiah would be forsaken by God. | Psalm 22:1 | Matthew 27:46 |
40 | Messiah would pray for his enemies. | Psalm 109:4 | Luke 23:34 |
41 | Soldiers would pierce Messiah's side. | Zechariah 12:10 | John 19:34 |
42 | Messiah would be buried with the rich. | Isaiah 53:9 | Matthew 27:57-60 |
43 | Messiah would resurrect from the dead. | Psalm 16:10 Psalm 49:15 | Matthew 28:2-7 Acts 2:22-32 |
44 | Messiah would ascend to heaven. | Psalm 24:7-10 | Mark 16:19 Luke 24:51 |
45 | Messiah would be seated at God's right hand. | Psalm 68:18 Psalm 110:1 | Mark 16:19 Matthew 22:44 |
46 | Messiah would be a sacrifice for sin. | Isaiah 53:5-12 | Romans 5:6-8 |
47 | Messiah would return a second time. | Daniel 7:13-14 | Revelation 19 |
Here is a video by A&O Production that has a 3 part series that solely focuses on prophecy and fulfillment of Jesus Christ.
As mentioned in science speaks by Peter Stoner
In his book, Science Speaks, mathematician Peter Stoner says that by applying the modern science of probability to just eight of these prophecies, “. . . We find that the chance that any man might have lived to the present time and fulfilled all eight prophecies is 1 in 10^17.” That would be one in 100,000,000,000,000,000. In order to comprehend this staggering probability, Stoner illustrates:
we take 10^17 silver dollars and lay them on the face of Texas. They will cover the state two feet deep. Now mark one of these silver dollars and stir the whole mass thoroughly. Blindfold a man and tell him that he must pick up one silver dollar and say that this is the right one. What chance would he have of getting the right one? Just the same chance that the prophets would have had of writing just eight prophecies and having them all come true in any one man, from their day to the present time, providing they wrote in their own wisdom.”
With out a doubt we serve a true and risen savior who gave of himself for our salvation
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