There are over 100 prophecies in the Old Testament that gave the characteristics of the Messiah....

 

prophecies

There are over 100 prophecies in the Old Testament that gave the characteristics of the Messiah, written hundreds of years before the arrival of Jesus. These prophecies describe the circumstances of His birth, ministry, and death. A sample list of these prophecies are included in the table below:

OT Prophetic Scripture	Subject	NT Fulfilled
Genesis 12:3	descendant of Abraham	Matthew 1:1
Genesis 17:19	descendant of Isaac	Luke 3:34
Numbers 24:17	descendant of Jacob	Matthew 1:2
Genesis 49:10	from the tribe of Judah	Luke 3:33
Isaiah 11:10	descendent of Jesse	Romans 15:12
Jeremiah 23:5-6	descendant of David	Matthew 1:1
Ezekiel 37:24	will shepherd His people	Matthew 2:6
Psalm 45:6-7, Psalm 102:25-27	anointed and eternal	Hebrews 1:8-12
Micah 5:2	born in Bethlehem	Luke 2:4-5, 7
Daniel 9:25	time for His birth	Luke 2:1-2
Isaiah 7:14	to be born of a virgin	Luke 1:26-27, 30-31
Psalm 72:9	worshipped by shepherds	Luke 2:8-15
Isaiah 29:18, Isaiah 35:5-6	blind, deaf, and lame are healed by the Messiah	Luke 7:22, Matthew 11:3-5
Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 49:1	will minister to Gentiles	Matthew 12:18-21, Luke 2:32
Isaiah 53:3, 8:14, 28:16, Psalm 118:22	rejected by His own people, the Jews	John 1:11, Luke 23:18, Acts 4:111, Peter 2:6-8
Psalm 41:9, Psalm 55:12-13,Zechariah 13:6	betrayed by a close friend	Luke 22:47-48, Matthew 26:49-50
Zechariah 11:12	betrayed for thirty pieces of silver	Matthew 26:14-15
Isaiah 53:12	crucified with malefactors	Mark 15:27-28
Zechariah 12:10, Psalm 22:16	pierced through hands and feet	John 20:25-27
Psalm 22:17-18	soldiers gambled for His clothing	Matthew 27:35-36
Isaiah 53:9	buried with the rich	Matthew 27:57-60
Psalm 16:10, Psalm 30:3, Psalm 49:15, Psalm 118:17	to be resurrected	Mark 16:6-7

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