Jesus in the Old Testament
“These are the very Scriptures that testify about me…”
John 5:39
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
Luke 24:27
What does "messiah" mean?
Jesus Christ literally means Anointed Savior. Jesus in Hebrew is יֵשׁוּעַ (Yeshua), which means Yahweh is salvation. The term "Messiah" comes from Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mashiach), which means "anointed one". This word appears in scripture for the first time in Leviticus 4:3, where it is used to address the priest. Priests were required to be anointed with oil before beginning their service, which foreshadows Jesus' being anointed with the Holy Spirit before beginning his ministry.
Types of Messianic Prophecies
The Old Testament contains many prophecies about the Messiah, which serve as the foundation for our faith and help us understand why we believe what we believe and what Jesus came to accomplish. These prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus Christ in incredible detail - from his birthplace to his death and resurrection to his role as the suffering servant and ultimate ruler of the world. These prophecies can be categorized in various ways based on their content and fulfillment in the New Testament:
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Messiah's Birth and Lineage:
Prophecies about the Messiah's lineage, often tracing back to Abraham and King David.
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Messiah's Ministry and Purpose:
Prophecies about the nature of the Messiah's mission, including his role as a teacher, healer, and deliverer.
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Suffering and Death:
Prophecies that foreshadow the suffering, rejection, and death of the Messiah.
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Resurrection and Exaltation:
Prophecies about the Messiah's resurrection from the dead and his exaltation to a position of authority.
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Second Coming and Judgment:
Prophecies concerning the Messiah's return in glory to establish His kingdom and judge the world.
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Typological References:
Prophecies that use historical events or characters as types or foreshadows of the Messiah and his work. All Biblical feasts foreshadow first and second coming of Jesus.
Prophecies about Jesus
The exact number of Messianic prophecies in the Bible depends on how one defines and counts them. Some scholars identify over 300 prophecies. The most detailed prophecy is found in Isaiah 53, covering the entire life and ministry of the Messiah. We begin there, as this prophecy stands alone, and then move on to the other 70 prophecies in their biblical order.
The Suffering Servant
(Acts 8:26–40; 1 Peter 2:21–25)
1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? 2 He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. 4 Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. 6 We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and Yahweh has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
A Grave Assigned
(Matthew 27:57–61; Mark 15:42–47; Luke 23:50–56; John 19:38–42)
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth. 10 Yet it was Yahweh’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of Yahweh will prosper in His hand. 11 After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many,
and He will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
1. All the nations will be blessed through Abraham's lineage
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Prophecy:
"I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you".
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Fulfilment:
"And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’ When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways”.
2. King of Righteousness and King of Peace
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Prophecy:
"Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High".
Literally: King of righteousness, king of peace brought out bread and wine!
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Fulfilment:
"where Jesus has entered as a forerunner for us, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek"
"to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace."
"Jesus took some bread, and after a blessing, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; for this is My blood of the covenant, which is being poured out for many for forgiveness of sins."
3. God's everlasting covenant with Isaac's ancestors
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Prophecy:
"Then God said, 'Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him'"
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Fulfilment:
"Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham's children. On the contrary, 'It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned”.
4. The Lamb of God
Prophecy:
"Abraham said, “God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.'"
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Fulfilment:
"The next day he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! '”
5. All the nations will be blessed through Jacob's offspring
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Prophecy:
"And Jacob had a dream...Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring".
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Fulfilment:
"The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor".
6. The sceptre-royal authority will come through Judah's lineage
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Prophecy:
"The sceptre will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his".
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Fulfilment:
"The son of Aminadav, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah".
7. The passover lamb
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Prophecy:
"Go and take for yourselves lambs according to your families, and slaughter the Passover lamb. And you shall take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and apply some of the blood that is in the basin to the lintel and the two doorposts; and none of you shall go outside the door of his house until morning. For Yahweh will pass through to strike the Egyptians; but when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, Yahweh will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to come in to your houses to strike you. And you shall keep this event as an ordinance for you and your children forever. When you enter the land which Yahweh will give you, as He has promised, you shall keep this. And when your children say to you, What does this rite mean to you?’ then you shall say, ‘It is a Passover sacrifice to Yahweh because He passed over the houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when He struck the Egyptians, but spared our homes."
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Fulfilment:
"Clean out the old leaven so that you may be a new unleavened batch, as indeed you are. For Christ our Passover lamb has been sacrificed."
8. Not a bone broken
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Prophecy:
"It is to be eaten in a single house; you are not to bring any of the meat outside of the house, nor are you to break any bone of it."
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Fulfilment:
"When they came to Jesus, they did not break his legs since they saw that he was already dead."
9. The Rock of Israel
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Prophecy:
"Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink".
“Trust in Yahweh forever, for Yah Yahweh himself, is the Rock eternal".
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Fulfilment:
"and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ."
10. The Messiah's blood for atonement
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Prophecy:
"For the life of a creature is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for yourselves on the altar; it is the blood that makes atonement for one's life".
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Fulfilment:
"This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins".
11. Christ lifted up
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Prophecy:
"Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Make a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and it shall come about, that everyone who is bitten, and looks at it, will live."
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Fulfilment:
"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him."
12. God’s timing
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Prophecy:
"I see him, but not now; I look at him, but not near; a star shall appear from Jacob, a sceptre shall rise from Israel…”
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Fulfilment:
"When the time came to completion, God sent his Son.”
13. A prophet like Moses
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Prophecy:
“Yahweh your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen; to him you shall listen.”
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Fulfilment:
"When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, “This truly is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
14. A faithful priest
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Prophecy:
"I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always".
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Fulfilment:
"For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people".
15. David's offspring will have an eternal kingdom
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Prophecy:
"When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever"
“The days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.”
“The days are coming, declares Yahweh, when I will fulfil the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land”.
“I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. I, Yahweh, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them.”
“My servant David will be king over them, and they will all have one shepherd. They will follow my laws and be careful to keep my decrees.”
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Fulfilment:
"This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham".
16. Resurrection
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Prophecy:
"Oh, that my words were recorded, that they were written on a scroll, that they were inscribed with an iron tool on lead, or engraved in rock forever! I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!"
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Fulfilment:
"Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life. Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to judge because he is the Son of Man. Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done what is good will rise to live, and those who have done what is evil will rise to be condemned".
17. Authority over the nations
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Prophecy:
“You are My Son, today I have fathered You. Ask it of Me, and I will certainly give the nations as your inheritance, and the ends of the earth as Your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.”
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Fulfilment:
“...and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to shivers; as I also have received of my Father”
"From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron.”
18. God’s wrath
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Prophecy:
"Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him".
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Fulfilment:
"And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb".
19. Messiah will not see decay
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Prophecy:
"Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand".
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Fulfilment:
"Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay".
20. Forsaken
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Prophecy:
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?"
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Fulfilment:
"About three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' (which means 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?')"
21. Scorned
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Prophecy:
"He trusts in the Lord, they say, let the Lord rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him".
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Fulfilment:
"'He saved others, they said, 'but he can’t save himself! He’s the king of Israel! Let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, "I am the Son of God".
22. Thirsty
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Prophecy:
"My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death".
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Fulfilment:
"Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, 'I am thirsty".
23. Crucified
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Prophecy:
"For dogs encompass me; a company of evildoers encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet".
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Fulfilment:
"Unless I see the nail marks in His hands, and put my finger where the nails have been, and put my hand into His side, I will never believe".
24. Lots for garments
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Prophecy:
"They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots."
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Fulfilment:
"When they had crucified Him, they divided up His garments by casting lots."
25. "Into your hands I commit my Spirit"
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Prophecy:
"Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God".
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Fulfilment:
"Jesus called out with a loud voice, 'Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.' When he had said this, he breathed his last".
26. Abandoned
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Prophecy:
"Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends those who see me on the street flee from me".
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Fulfilment:
"Then everyone deserted him and fled".
27. Plot to kill Messiah
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Prophecy:
"For I hear many whispering, 'Terror on every side!' They conspire against me and plot to take my life".
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Fulfilment:
"Early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people made their plans how to have Jesus executed".
28. Silent before accusers
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Prophecy:
"Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long. But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, like a mute man who does not open his mouth.."
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Fulfilment:
"And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing."
29. Betrayed by a friend
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Prophecy:
“Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.”
"If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend."
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Fulfilment:
"I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me."
30. Zeal for Father’s house
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Prophecy:
“I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons, because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me"
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Fulfilment:
"And his disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal for your house will consume me."
31. In Him all nations will be blessed
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Prophecy:
“His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed."
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Fulfilment:
"And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel to Abraham, saying, In you shall all nations be blessed."
32. Preaching in parables
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Prophecy:
“I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old."
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Fulfilment:
"All these things spoke Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spoke he not to them."
33. Firstborn
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Prophecy:
“Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth.”
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Fulfilment:
"Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature."
34. The Gate, salvation and cornerstone
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Prophecy:
“This gate of Yahweh, into which the righteous shall enter. I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. The stone the builders refused is become the head of the corner.”
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Fulfilment:
"Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?"
“I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”
35. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
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Prophecy:
“Blessed is he that cometh in the name of Yahweh: we have blessed you out of the house of Yahweh.”
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Fulfilment:
"And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest."
36. Christ's parables would fall on deaf ears
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Prophecy:
"He said, Go and tell this people: Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving. Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed".
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Fulfilment:
"This is why I speak to them in parables: 'Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand. In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: "You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them".
37. A virgin birth, and Immanuel–God with us
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Prophecy:
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel".
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Fulfilment:
"The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God".
38. A stumbling stone
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Prophecy:
"And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both houses of Israel, for a snare and for a hook to the inhabitants of Jerusalem."
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Fulfilment:
"And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, they stumble, being disobedient to the word to which they also were appointed."
39. His birth and destiny
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Prophecy:
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Yahweh Almighty will accomplish this."
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Fulfilment:
"Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!"
40. The portrait of the Messiah
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Prophecy:
"A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch ("nezer" in Hebrew, Nazarene) will bear fruit. The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of Yahweh and he will delight in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist."
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Fulfilment:
“how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.”
"Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”
“For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.”
41. Jesus would draw the Gentiles to himself
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Prophecy:
"In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious".
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Fulfilment:
"Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. So the Pharisees said to one another, 'See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!'"
42. God is my salvation-Yeshua
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Prophecy:
Isaiah 12:2-3
"Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For Yah Yahweh is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation (Yeshua). Therefore you will joyously draw water from the springs of salvation."
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Fulfilment:
"She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus (Yeshua), because he will save his people from their sins."
“...whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
43. The key of David
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Prophecy:
"I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open."
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Fulfilment:
"These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.”
44. The Messiah will conquer death and wipe away every tear
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Prophecy:
"On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken".
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Fulfilment:
"When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: Death has been swallowed up in victory".
“For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
45. The sure foundation
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Prophecy:
"So this is what the Sovereign Yahweh says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic."
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Fulfilment:
"For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ”.
46. Miraculous ministry
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Prophecy:
"Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy."
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Fulfilment:
"When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?' "Jesus replied, 'Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me".
47. A voice in the wilderness
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Prophecy:
"A voice of one calling In the wilderness prepare the way for Yahweh; make straight in the desert a highway for our God."
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Fulfilment:
"John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: "I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.”
48. Here is my servant
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Prophecy:
"Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope. I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness."
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Fulfilment:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
"For this is what the Lord has commanded us: 'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.”
49. The only Savior
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Prophecy:
"I, even I, am Yahweh, and apart from me there is no savior."
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Fulfilment:
"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved”.
50. The first and the last
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Prophecy:
"Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last."
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Fulfilment:
"I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty”.
“I am the First and the Last. the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever!”
51. Salvation to the nations
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Prophecy:
"I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth."
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Fulfilment:
“For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel”.
52. Beaten, mocked and spat on
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Prophecy:
"I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting."
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Fulfilment:
"Then they spit in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him”.
“The men who were holding Jesus began to mock Him and beat Him”.
53. The Blood of Christ
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Prophecy:
"Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. Just as there were many who were appalled at him — his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human being and his form marred beyond human likeness so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For they will see what they have not been told, and they will understand what they have not heard."
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Fulfilment:
"The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean.How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!”
54. Unknown nations will run to Him
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Prophecy:
"Surely you will summon nations you know not, and nations you do not know will come running to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he has endowed you with splendor”.
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Fulfilment:
Reality
55. Healing, freedom and good news
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Prophecy:
"The Spirit of the Sovereign Yahweh is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair."
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Fulfilment:
"So He replied, "Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.”
56. The new covenant
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Prophecy:
"The days are coming,” declares Yahweh, “when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares Yahweh But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares Yahweh. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people"
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Fulfilment:
"This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”
57. The Rock fills the earth
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Prophecy:
"As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth."
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Fulfilment:
"Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed.”
58. The everlasting kingdom
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Prophecy:
"In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed."
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Fulfilment:
“Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
"At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.”
59. End to sin, everlasting righteousness, Messiah cut off, Jerusalem destroyed
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Prophecy:
"Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy. Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven ‘sevens,’ and sixty-two ‘sevens.’ It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed".
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Fulfilment:
“But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.”
60. Call on the name of the Lord
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Prophecy:
"And everyone who calls on the name of Yahweh will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance".
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Fulfilment:
“And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
61. Three days and three nights
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Prophecy:
"Now Yahweh provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights".
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Fulfilment:
“For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
62. Bethlehem Ephrata
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Prophecy:
"But you, Bethlehem (the house of bread) Ephrata, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times."
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Fulfilment:
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem”.
63. The Branch, the Stone and seven eyes
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Prophecy:
"Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch. See, the stone I have set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription on it,’ says Yahweh Almighty, ‘and I will remove the sin of this land in a single day."
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Fulfilment:
“The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.”
64. The Branch and the Temple
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Prophecy:
"Take silver and gold, make an ornate crown, and set it on the head of the high priest, Joshua (Yahweh is my salvation) son of Jehozadak (Yahweh is my righteousness). Tell him this is what Yahweh Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch, and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of Yahweh. Yes, He will build the temple of Yahweh; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne”.
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Fulfilment:
“The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.”
65. Jerusalem will rejoice as the Messiah comes riding on a donkey
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Prophecy:
"Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious,
lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey".
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Fulfilment:
"The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?"
66. Betrayed for 30 pieces of silver
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Prophecy:
"I told them, 'If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.' So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. "And Yahweh said to me, 'Throw it to the potter'—the handsome price at which they valued me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter at the house of Yahweh".
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Fulfilment:
"The chief priests picked up the coins and said, 'It is against the law to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.' So they decided to use the money to buy the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners. That is why it has been called the Field of Blood to this day”.
67. Those who pierced Him will mourn for Him
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Prophecy:
"Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son."
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Fulfilment:
"Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him--even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him."
68. Sheep scattered, baptized with fire
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Prophecy:
"Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!” declares Yahweh Almighty. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones. And in all the land, declares Yahweh, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘Yahweh is our God."
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Fulfilment:
"Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me."
“John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.”
69. The spirit of Elijah
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Prophecy:
“I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says Yahweh Almighty.”
"See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction".
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Fulfilment:
"This is the one about whom it is written: 'I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’"Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it. For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. Whoever has ears, let them hear".
70. Refiner’s fire
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Prophecy:
“But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes."
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Fulfilment:
"The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."
“...his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man's work.”