Sunday, August 20, 2023

Prophecies of the Coming Messiah - Nathan Rages


In today's study from the prophetic books of the Old Testament, we review a sample of the Messianic prophecies about Christ's coming and His earthly ministry.  Below is the prophecy, the OT Scripture where it was predicted and the NT Scripture where it was fulfilled:  

1 Descended from King David - Jer. 23:5, Luke 3:23-31.
2 Born of a virgin - Isa. 7:14, Matt. 1:18-23.
3 Called “Immanuel” (God with us) - Isa. 7:14, Matt. 1:18-23.
4 Born in Bethlehem - Micah 5:2, Luke 2:1-6.
5 Pre-existed from eternity - Micah 5:2, Col. 1:17.
6 Called “Mighty God” - Isa. 9:6-7, John 1:14.
7 Reigning as king forever - Isa. 9:6-7, Eph. 1:22.
8 Children would die at His birth - Jer. 31:15, Matt. 2:16-18.
9 He would come out of Egypt - Hos. 11:1, Matt. 2:14-15.
10 Messenger would announce Him - Isa. 40:1-3, Matt. 3:1-3.
11 Timing of His appearance - Dan. 9:24-27, Gal. 4:4.
12 Anointed with the Holy Spirit - Isa. 11:2, Matt. 3:16-17.
13 Ministry focused in Galilee - Isa. 9:1-2, Matt. 4:12-16.
14 Ministry of miracles - Isa. 35:5-6, Matt. 11:3-5.
15 Ministry of quiet gentleness - Isa. 42:1-3, Matt. 12:15-20.
16 Ministry of parables - Isa. 6:9-10, Matt. 13:13-15.
17 Ministry of purification - Mal. 3:1-3, Matt. 21:12-13.
18 Ministry of deliverance - Isa. 61:1-2, Luke 4:20-21.

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