SHEPHERD TO
SHEEP
OLD
TESTAMENT PROPHESIES OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST
It is
amazing how the Old Testament predicted the advent of the Messiah to
earth. Below is a chart of some of the Divine
expectations and their New Testament fulfillments:
1. Messiah born
of a woman. Genesis
3:15 Mat
1:20/Galatians 4:4
2. Messiah
born in Bethlehem. Micah 5:2 Mat 2:1/Luke
2:4-6
3. Messiah
born of a virgin. Isa
7:14 Mat 1:22-23/Luke 1:26-31
4. Messiah
from the line of Abraham. Gen
12:3; 22:18 Matthew 1:1/Romans 9:5
5. Messiah a
descendant of Isaac. Genesis 21:12 Luke 3:34
6. Messiah a
descendant of Jacob. Numbers 24:17 Matthew 1:2
7. Messiah
the tribe of Judah. Genesis 49:10 Luke 3:33/Heb
7:14
8. Messiah
heir to King David's throne. 2 Sam
7:12-13/Isa 9:7 Luke 1:32-33/Rom 1:3
9. Messiah's
throne anointed and eternal. Psa 45:6-7/Dan
2:44 Luke 1:33/Heb 1:8-12
10. Messiah
called Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 Matthew 1:23
11. Messiah spends
a season in Egypt. Hosea 11:1 Matthew
2:14-15
12. A
massacre of children. Jeremiah 31:15 Matthew 2:16-18
13. A
messenger prepares the way. Isaiah 40:3-5 Luke 3:3-6
Wow! What do we do with all that? FIRST, we notice how God sees the future: (Isa 46:10) Declaring the end from the
beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My
counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’ SECONDLY it points to Jesus as the only
Messiah and Savior and no other: (John
14:6) Jesus said…“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through Me. THIRDLY it speaks to the fact that all of God’s
promises come true!: (Josh 21:45) Not a
word failed of any good thing which the Lord had spoken to the house of Israel.
All came to pass. Is there an issue
in your life that you are concerned about?
God sees ahead, Jesus is your only Savior, and His promises will absolutely
come true!
Louie
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