There are many Old Testament prophecies about Jesus Christ. Some interpreters place the number of Messianic prophecies in the hundreds. Following are those that are considered the clearest and most important. Regarding Jesus’ birth: Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isaiah 9:6, “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.” Micah 5:2, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, 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."
Concerning Jesus' ministry and death: Zechariah 9:9, “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Psalm 22:16-18, “Dogs have surrounded me; a band of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my hands and my feet. I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me. They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.”
Likely the clearest prophecy about Jesus, and definitely the longest, is the entire 53rd chapter of Isaiah. Isaiah 53:3-7, “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted. 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 wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 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.”
The “seventy sevens” prophecy in Daniel chapter 9 predicted the precise date that Jesus, the Messiah, would be “cut off.” Isaiah 50:6 accurately describes the beating that Jesus endured. Zechariah 12:10 predicts the “piercing” of the Messiah, which occurred after Jesus died on the cross. Many more examples could be provided, but these will suffice. The Old Testament most definitely prophesies the coming of Jesus as the Messiah.
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2007-06-01 16:24:30
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answered by Freedom 7
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Genesis 3:15, 12:3, 49:10.
Deuteronomy 18:15.
Psalms 2:2, 22, 45:2, 68:18, 69:21, 110:1, 18:22, 132:11.
Isaiah 2:4, 7:14, 9:2, 9:7,11:10, 25:18, 28:16, 42:1, 49:6, 52:14, 53:2, 55:4, 59:16, 61:1, 62:11, 63:1.
Jeremiah 23:5.
Ezekiel 17:22.
Daniel 2:34, 2:44, 7:13, 9:25.
Micah 5:2.
Haggai 2:7.
Zechariah 3:8, 6:12, 9:9,11:12, 12:10, 13:7.
Malachi 3:1.
These are the messianic prophesies to the best of my knowledge. There may be more.
These are the start points of the prophesies, you have to read FROM them to get the prophesy.
2007-06-01 16:25:05
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answered by great gig in the sky 7
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The 'predictive prophecies' approximately Christ within the OT function credentials that Jesus is the promised Messiah. Genesis forty nine:10 states, of all 12 tribes in Israel, the Messiah might come from the tribe of Judah. Jesus did. Psalm 132:eleven, Isaiah nine:7 and Isaiah eleven:a million,10 all say he might be a descendant from the household of King David. Jesus used to be. Micah five:two says the Messian might be born in Bethlehem. Jesus used to be. Hosea eleven:a million says the Messiah might spend time in Egypt and later go back to Israel. Jesus did. Daniel nine:25 says he might make his look as Messiah at a unique time. Jesus did. Isaiah fifty three:a million says the bulk might no longer take delivery of him. True. Psalm forty one:nine and 109:eight says simply one among his apostles might betray him. True once more. Zecharian eleven:12 says the betrayal rate might be 30 portions of silver. Right once more. Isaiah fifty three:eight says he might be observed responsible, no longer blameless of expenditures. Right on. Psalm 22:18 says his clothes might be desired by means of others. Psalm 34:20 says no person might holiday his bones whilst he used to be demise. A sudden truth considering such used to be a usual train. Psalm sixteen:eight-eleven says he might be resurrected earlier than his frame began to rot. There's extra.
2016-09-05 19:30:30
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answered by ? 4
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Hello, this document will give all of the passage in the Bible about the prophesies of Christ by the prophets. I thought, this might be helpfull. you can visit this website (http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/old_testament_messiah.htm#n13
Verything you need to know is there.
2007-06-01 16:42:18
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answered by dimitri 3
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Isaiah 53
Psalm 22
Also check out
http://www.clarifyingchristianity.com/m_prophecies.shtml
It has a table telling what the prophecy is about where the prophecy is and where in the NT the prophecy is fulfilled.
2007-06-01 16:29:17
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answered by linnea13 5
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Daniel and Isaiah
2007-06-01 16:24:09
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answered by angelcat 6
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None of them. If the OT really predicted Jesus' birth and life, it would clearly say that his name would be JESUS, he would kill a fig tree out of spite and that he would die on a cross.
2007-06-01 16:25:59
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