Prophecies about Jesus, the Christ (Messiah) in the Old Testament

Merry Christmas!


  • I've wondered how many of those prophecies there were since the Jewish mainstream theologians missed the boat when interpreting them.
  • I did a search for "Old Testament Messianic Prophecies." There were a number of choices including some that had over 300 of them.
  • When I saw a list compiled by Jews for Jesus, the decision was made for me. Although the site says there are 40 prophecies, when I numbered them in Word it came up 38, and the last one of those wasn't prophesy of the Messiah. Hence the "37" in the title.


 I hope you give some thought to the writers of the prophetic verses, those who missed the message of Messiah, and what message(s) from God you might be missing. 

  1. What do you do to keep connected to God?
  2. How often do you pray to God?
  3. How often do you read the Bible?
  4. Where do you go to learn Biblical truths? <Where do you worship and fellowship?>

Here's this week's activity.
Selections from 37 Fulfilled Old Testament Prophecies of the Messiah
"Real answers" in black. Class discussion in red.

PROPHECY
TANACH REFERENCE
FULFILMENT
1. The Messiah would be the seed of the woman. Satan is put in his place by Jesus death and resurrection.
Genesis 3:15
Romans 16:20, Galatians 4:4
Revelation 12:9, Revelation 12:17
2. The Messiah would be the descendant of Abraham through whom all nations would be blessed,
Blessings or curses.
Genesis 12:3
Acts 3:24-26
3. The Messiah would be a willing sacrifice. One Son of God. Eternal.
Genesis 22:1-18
John 3:16
5
Exodus 12:1-51
John 1:29, John 1:36, John 19:33
John 19:36, 1 Corinthians 5:7-8
1 Peter 1:19
6. The Messiah would be lifted up. Son of God would be lifted up-crucified.
Numbers 21:6-9
John 3:14-18
7. The Messiah would be the star coming out of Jacob. Star shows the way to Christ and his rule. David is from Jacob's line. All who accept the Messiah will be delivered.
Numbers 24:17
Matthew 2:2, Revelation 22:16
10
2 Samuel 7:12-16
Matthew 1:1, Luke 1:32-33
Acts 15:15-16, Hebrews 1:5
11
Psalm 2:1-12
Mark 1:11, Luke 3:22, Acts 4:25-28
Acts 13:33, Hebrews 1:5
Hebrews 5:5
12
Psalm 16:8-11
Acts 2:22-32, Acts 13:35-37
16
Psalm 118:22-24
Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10-11
Luke 20:17-18, Acts 4:9-12
Ephesians 2:20, 1 Peter 2:6-8
18. The Messiah would be born of a virgin. This was easy. Our pastor used this Scripture in his sermon, so we startedd with it.
Isaiah 7:14
Matthew 1:22-23, Luke 1:31-35
21
Isaiah 11:1
Isaiah 53:3
Matthew 2:23
23
Isaiah 40:3-5
Matthew 3:1-3, Mark 1:1-3, Luke 1:76, Luke 3:1-6, Luke 7:27, John 1:22-23
27
Jeremiah 31:15
Matthew 2:16-18
28
Jeremiah 31:31
Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24
Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25
2 Corinthians 3:6, Hebrews 8:6-13
Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 12:24
32
Micah 5:2
Matthew 2:1-6, John 7:40-43
34
Zechariah 11:12-13
Matthew 26:14-15, Matthew 27:3
Matthew 27:9-10
35
Zechariah 12:10
Matthew 24:30, John 19:31-37
Revelation 1:7
37 prophecies are too many for a single class session. What's here is probably too many, too, so...


I included a PDF with the first column empty for the complete list of 37 references. If some of the lines in the charts are AWOL, blame Microsoft.



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