Where does the old testament forewarns of the coming of Jesus?

Question

Does anyone know where I can find supported scriptures in the old testament that speak on the coming of Jesus Christ?

Answer 1

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, [ Or Wonderful, Counselor ] Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 53 •


1 Who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot,
and like a root out of dry ground.
He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him,
nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.

3 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.

4 Surely he took up our infirmities
and carried our sorrows,
yet we considered him stricken by God,
smitten by him, 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 wounds we are healed.

6 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.

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 [a] and judgment he was taken away.
And who can speak of his descendants?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
for the transgression of my people he was stricken. [b]

9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it was the LORD's will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
and though the LORD makes [c] his life a guilt offering,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
and the will of the LORD will prosper in his hand.

11 After the suffering of his soul,
he will see the light of life [d] and be satisfied [e] ;
by his knowledge [f] my righteous servant will justify many,
and he will bear their iniquities.

12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, [g]
and he will divide the spoils with the strong, [h]
because he poured out his life unto death,
and was numbered with the transgressors.
For he bore the sin of many,
and made intercession for the transgressors.

Answer 2

Alfred Edersheim was a 19th century Bible scholar. He was Jewish, and researched the various Messianic prophecies, and discovered that the Jewish Messiah was in fact Jesus of Nazareth.

He wrote a book called "The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, and in it, he listed 456 separate Messianic Prophecies that Jesus alone fulfilled.

Some of these include: Genesis 3:15, Psalm 22, Isaiah 7:14 & 52:13-53:12, along with many others.

Answer 3

Jesus appears in every book of the Bible

Jesus Appears In Every Book of the Bible!

The Bible is all about Jesus. The Bible opens with Jesus, continues throughout, and closes with Jesus. More to the point, Jesus is the Bible – God’s Living Word (John 1:1, 14)! This means that Jesus is both the Old Testament Letter of the Law, and the New Testament Spirit of the Law. He is also the Redeemer from the Law, and the Almighty Judge of the Law. All Scripture either prophesied His eventual appearance, or attests to His eternal presence. Therefore, Jesus is either represented symbolically – or identified by name or purpose – in every single Book of the Bible. And the Bible makes it clear that, only by knowing Jesus, can we know God Himself!

Old Testament Books and Their Prophetic References Regarding Jesus

Genesis: The Tree of Life, The Promised Seed of the Woman, The Seed of Abraham, Shiloh
Exodus: The Passover Lamb, The Manna from Heaven, The Smitten Rock That Spewed Water
Leviticus: The Sacrificial Lamb, The High Priest, The Atonement For Sin
Numbers: Moses’ Bronze Staff, The Cloud and The Fire, The Star Out of Jacob
Deuteronomy: The True Prophet Like Moses, The Rock, The City of Refuge
Joshua: The Captain of the Lord’s Hosts and of Our Salvation, Rahab’s Scarlet Cord
Judges: The Judge And Lawgiver, The Messenger of Jehovah, The Angel of the Lord
Ruth: The Kinsman Redeemer
1&2 Samuel: The Prophet of The Lord, The Despised and Rejected King, The Seed of David
1&2 Kings: Our King, Our Temple, The One Greater Than Solomon, Still Small Voice of God
1&2 Chronicles: Our Shepherd, God of Our Salvation, Eyes of the Lord, The Ark of Blessing
Ezra: The Faithful Scribe, Restorer of Our Inner Temple, Lord of Heaven and Earth
Nehemiah: The Rebuilder of The Broken Walls, The Joy of the Lord, Restorer of the Nation
Esther: Our Mordecai, Our Propitiation and Advocate, Preserver of His People
Job: The Dayspring From On High, Everlasting Redeemer, Purifier, The Omnipotent
Psalms: The Lord Our Shepherd, The Most Holy One, The Coming Messiah, The Secret Place
Proverbs & Ecclesiastes: The Wisdom and Knowledge of God, The Truth Above the Sun
Song of Solomon: The Bridegroom, The Rose of Sharon, Lily of the Valley
Isaiah: The Prince of Peace, The Wonderful Counselor, The Suffering Servant, Immanuel
Jeremiah & Lamentations: Righteous Branch, New Covenant, The Weeping Prophet
Ezekiel: Son of Man, True Shepherd, The Gate of the Outward Sanctuary, Horn of Israel
Daniel: The Smiting Stone, The 4th Man in The Fiery Furnace, Messiah the Prince
Hosea: Most Merciful Heart, The Bridegroom, The Ransom, The Son Out of Egypt
Joel: Restorer, The Baptiser With The Holy Spirit, The Lord of Bounty, Judge In the Lord’s Day
Amos: The Burden Bearer, Heavenly Husbandman, Israel’s Rescuer, Sifter of His People
Obadiah: The Mighty Savior, Destroyer of the Proud, The Searcher of Hearts
Jonah: The Delivered Missionary (From the Whale’s Belly), The Second Chance of God
Micah: The Messenger With Beautiful Feet, The Ruler of Israel
Nahum: The Avenger of God's Elect, Our Stronghold In the Day of Wrath
Habakkuk: Our Prayer and Salvation, Our Anchor of Faith
Zephaniah: The Restorer of God's Lost Heritage, The Lord In the Midst
Haggai: Desire of All Nations, The Cleansing Fountain, Restorer of the Lost Heritage
Zechariah: The Pierced Son, The Humble King, The Smitten Shepherd, Fountain For Sinners
Malachi: The Sun of Righteousness, The Lord Jehovah

New Testament Books and Their Literal Fulfillments Regarding Jesus

Matthew: The Messiah, The Gospel of the Kingdom, The King of the Jews, The Son of David
Mark: The Wonder Worker, The Suffering Servant of the Lord
Luke: The Son of Man, Son of the Highest, Horn of Salvation, A Savior Which Is Christ the Lord
John: The Son of God, The Living Word, The Lamb of God, Bread of Life, Light of the World
Acts: The Ascended Lord, The Builder of the Church
Romans: The Justifier, The Lord of Our Righteousness
I&II Corinthians: Our Sufficiency, Our Comfort, The Firstfruits From the Dead, The Sanctifier
Galatians: Redeemer from the Law, Fruits of the Spirit, The Seed of Abraham, Our Freedom
Ephesians: The Christ of Unsearchable Riches, The Head of the Church, The All In All
Philippians: The God Who Meets Our Every Need, Joy of Saints, The Name Above All Names
Colossians: The Fullness of The Godhead, The Preeminent One
I&II Thessalonians: The Soon Coming King, The Returning Judge, The Hope of Salvation
I&II Timothy: The Mediator Between God And Man, The Judge of the Living and the Dead
Titus: The Faithful Pastor, The Blessed Hope, The Grace of God
Philemon: The Friend Closer Than a Brother, Lord and Master, Our Debt Payer
Hebrews: Blood of the Everlasting Covenant, Intercessor at the Throne, Author and Finisher
James: The Great Physician, Pattern of Faith and Works, The Giver of Grace
I&II Peter: The Chief Shepherd, Our Cornerstone of Faith, The Day Star Arising In Our Hearts
I,II&III John: Word of Life, The Personification of Truth, Everlasting Love, Love and Love!
Jude: The Lord Coming with 10,000 Saints, Our Keeper, Wise God Our Savior
Revelation: The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, The Alpha and Omega, The Amen

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” John 1:1,14

“And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.” Deu 8:3

“I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” John 6:51

“Then Jesus said unto them, ‘Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.’” John 6:53

“To this [man] will I look, [even] to [him that is] poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.” Isa 66:2

May we feast upon, and tremble at, the Holy Bible. It is Jesus, the Living Word of God!

Answer 4

There are 100s of prophecies in the Hebrew Scriptures about the coming Messiah.

Read the book of Psalms. Read Daniel. Read Isaiah. Just to name a few.

Answer 5

Well, one fool answered you first. Now please another fool to tell you the truth.

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.
( Isaiah 9 )

The child is Jesus Christ. In His Second Coming, He will rule the world for a thousand years, and then the end will come. So this verse references both his birth, and His Second Coming.

These verses tell of His Second Coming:

3 Then the LORD will go out and fight against those nations, as he fights in the day of battle. 4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half of the mountain moving north and half moving south. 5 You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.

And this is what He does to those armies that will fight against Jerusalem:

12 This is the plague with which the LORD will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 13 On that day men will be stricken by the LORD with great panic. Each man will seize the hand of another, and they will attack each other. 14 Judah too will fight at Jerusalem. The wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—great quantities of gold and silver and clothing. 15 A similar plague will strike the horses and mules, the camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.
( Zechariah 14 )


He is all over the Old Testament. I cannot realistically put them all here. But He is prophesied, and if you are real discerning, you will realize that He was the one telling the prophets what to say. He is the Most High God.

Answer 6

It's all throughout the Psalms and Isaiah and Jeremiah...plus several other locations.
Malachi 3:1-6
Genesis 3:15
Micah 4

Answer 7

Here is a list that I have made.
http://www.schneblin.com/studies/pdfs/in_the_volume_of_the_book.pdf

I second the book noted by Dusty Scribe
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Alfred Edersheim
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0943575834/sr=1-1/qid=1195361866/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&coliid=&me=&qid=1195361866&sr=1-1&seller=&colid=&condition=used

Answer 8

There are many verses speaking of Christ. You can Google this too.

www.may212011.com

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 7:14

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given... Isaiah 9:6-7

"But you, Bethlehem...out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel..." Micah 5:2
This is what the LORD says: "A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more." This is what the LORD says: "Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded," declares the LORD. "They will return from the land of the enemy. So there is hope for your future," declares the LORD. "Your children will return to their own land. Jeremiah 31:15-17

"'I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.' Malachi 3:1, quoted in Matthew 11:10
"See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. Malachi 4:5

...they have pierced my hands and my feet. Psalm 22:16
..."They divided my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing."... Psalm 22:18 quoted in Matthew 27:35 and John 19:24.
...My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Psalm 22:1 quoted in Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34.
...My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth... Psalm 22:15
They... gave me vinegar for my thirst. Psalm 69:21

Answer 9

Isaiah and Jeremiah
Rev. TomCat

Answer 10

There aren't any, but Isaiah 53 is the one most abused to make such claims. The crucifixion is derived from it.