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Messianic prophecy:
a Biblical foretelling about the Messiah and His mission.
Messianic prophecy is like an address to someone's
house. It has enough
specifics to rule out all other possiblities except the right one.
Messianic
|
Tanakh |
B'rit
Hadashah |
| A Messiah will come | Deuteronomy
18:15-19; Malachi 3:1 |
John
4:25-26; Matthew 16:13-16 |
| Messiah as the seed of woman, will bruise Satan's head | Genesis 3:15 | 1 John
3:8; Galatians 4:4 |
| Messiah
as the seed of Abraham |
Genesis 22:18 | Galatians 3:16 |
| Messiah
to be from the tribe of Judah |
Genesis 49:10 | Luke 3:33 |
| Messiah as the seed of David | Isaiah 11:10; Jeremiah 23:5 |
Matthew 3:17; Luke 1:32; Romans 1:3-4 |
| Messiah to be the Son of G-d | Psalm
2:7; Proverbs 30:4 |
Matthew 3:17; |
| Time of Messiah's coming foretold--before the destruction of theTemple in Jerusalem | Daniel 9:24-26 |
Luke 2:1-2; |
| Messiah to be born of a virgin | Isaiah 7:14 | Luke 1:26-35; Matthew 1:18-26 |
| Messiah to be born in Bethlehem | Micah 5:2 (*5:1 JPS) | Matthew 2:1; Luke 2:4-6 |
| A jealous king trying to destroy Messiah slaughters innocent children | Jeremiah 31:15 | Matthew 2:16-18 |
| Messiah was to be preceeded by a forefunner who would announce His coming | Isaiah 40:3; Malachi 3:1 |
Matthew 3:1-7;
Luke 1:17 |
| Messiah to be a
prophet like Moses |
Deuteronomy 18:18 | Acts 3:20-23 |
| Messiah to be called "Lord" |
Jeremiah 23:5-6; |
Acts 2:36; Matthew 16:13-16 |
| Messiah to have a special annointing of the Holy Spirit (Ruach HaKodesh) | Isaiah 11:2: 61:1-2 | Matthew 3:16-17; Acts 10:38 |
| Messiah to be a priest after the order of Melchizedek | Psalm 110:4 (*see footnote in JPS) |
Hebrews 5:5-6 |
| Gentiles as well as Jews accept Messiah as Redeemer | Isaiah 42:1-4; 49:6 | Matthew 12:18-21;
Luke 2:30-32 |
| Messiah to enter Jerusalem on a donkey to bring salvation | Zechariah 9:9 | Matthew 21:1-5 |
| Messiah was to enter the Temple | Haggai 2:7-9; Malachi 3:1 |
Matthew 21:12; Luke 19:45 |
| Messiah's zeal
for the Lord was to be remarkable |
Psalm 69:9 (*69:10 JPS) | John 2:13-17 |
| Messiah's teaching method was to teach by parables | Psalm 78:2 | Matthew 13:34-35 |
| Messiah's ministry to be characterized by miracles | Isaiah 35:4-6 |
Matthew 11:4-6; |
| Messiah to be meek, tender and compassionate | Isaiah 40:10-11; 42:2-4 | Matthew 12:15-21; Hebrews 4:15 |
| Messiah to be sinless | Isaiah 53:9 | 1 Peter 2:21-22;
Hebrews 4:15 |
| Messiah to bear
reproach |
Psalm 69:9 | Romans 15:3 |
| Messiah to be hated without a cause | Psalm 69:4 (*69:5
JPS); Isaiah 49:7 |
John 15:24-25 |
| Messiah to be rejected by his brethren | Psalm 69:8-9; Isaiah 53:3 |
John 1:11; 7:3-5; Romans 15:3 |
| Messiah to be a rejected by the Jewish leadership--the"stone which the builders rejected but has become the head cornerstone" | Psalm 118:22-23;
Isaiah 8:14-15 |
Romans 9:32-33; 1 Peter 2:6-8; Matthew 21:33-46 |
| Jews and Gentiles
combine against him |
Psalm 2:1-2 | Acts 4:27 |
| Messiah to be betrayed by a friend | Psalm 41:9 (*41:10
JPS); 55:12-14 (*55:13-15 JPS) |
John 13:18-21 |
| Messiah to be forsaken by his disciples (talmidim) | Zechariah 13:7 | Matthew 26:31, 56 |
| Messiah to be sold
for 30 pieces of silver |
Zechariah 11:12 | Matthew 26:14-16 |
| 30 pieces of silver used to buy the potter's field | Zechariah 11:13 (*N/A- JPS) |
Matthew 27:3-8 |
| Messiah to be smitten on the cheek, spat upon, mocked and beaten | Isaiah 50:6; Psalm 22:7-8 (*22:7-9 JPS) |
Matthew 27:30-31; 39-44 |
| Messiah to be crucified (hands and feet to be pierced) | Psalm 22; Isaiah 53:3-10 |
Matthew 27:32-50; John 19:16-30 |
| None of Messiah's bones were to be broken | Exodus 12:46; Psalm 34:20 (*34:20-21 JPS) |
John 19:33-36 |
| Messiah to suffer intensely and make atonement for our sins, (Suffering Servant) | Psalm 22:14-15 (*22:14-16 JPS); Isaiah 52:13-53:12 |
Matthew 20:28; |
| Messiah to suffer thirst and be given vinegar to drink | Psalm 22:15 (*22:16
JPS); 69:21 (*69:22 JPS) |
John 19:28-30 |
| Messiah to be patient and silent during suffering | Isaiah 53:7 | Matthew 26:63; 27:12-14 |
| Messiah's garments were to be parted and lots cast for them | Psalm 22:18 (*22:19 JPS) | Matthew 27:35 |
| Messiah to be numbered with transgressors | Isaiah 53:12 | Mark 15:27-28 |
| Messiah to intercede
for his murderers |
Isaiah 53:12 | Luke 23:34 |
| Messiah to be temporarily
forsaken by G-d |
Psalm 22:1 | Matthew 27:46 |
| Messiah to be buried
with the rich |
Isaiah 53:9 | Matthew 27:57-60 |
| Messiah's body
to not see corruption |
Psalm 16:10 | Acts 2:31 |
| Messiah to be raised from the dead | Isaiah 53:10; Psalm 16:10 |
Acts 13:32-37; Luke 24:6, 30-34 |
| Messiah to bring a new covenant | Jeremiah
31:31-33; Isaiah 55:3-5 |
Hebrews 8:6-13 |
| Messiah to ascend to the right hand of G-d | Psalm 110:1; 68:18 | Matthew 26:64; Acts 1:9; Hebrews 1:3 |
| Messiah as priest
|
Zechariah 6:13 | Romans 8:34 |
| Messiah's return (death defeated)--still to be fulfilled | Isaiah 25:8; | Revelations
7:17; 21:4; 1 Corinthians 15:54 |
| Messiah's return (Conquering King) --still to be fulfilled | Psalm
2:1-9; Isaiah 63:1-6 |
Revelations
12:5; 19:11-16 |
| Messiah's return (ruler as King for all nations)--still to be fulfilled | Isaiah
2:4; Micah 4:1-4; Haggai 2:6-9 |
Revelations 22:1-5 |
*JPS (indicates a differing numbering in the Jewish Publication Society's edition of the Tanakh.)
All scriptures are taken from the New International Version of the Bible except where noted.
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