Post by Tom Green on Jan 28, 2007 1:03:56 GMT -5
10 prophecies fulfilled by Jesus
These 10 Old Testament passages were written hundreds of years
before the birth of Jesus. They foreshadowed and foretold many
events of the life of Jesus, including that He would be born in
Bethlehem and that he would bring salvation to people throughout the
world.
1. God's salvation would reach the ends of the earth
Bible passage: Isaiah 49:6
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 49:6, the prophet speaks of a servant of God who would be
a light to Gentiles (non-Jews) so that God's salvation could reach
the ends of the earth. Christians believe that Jesus is the
fulfillment of this promise. The followers of Jesus helped spread
Christianity about 2000 years ago. Christianity is unique in that it
is among the first evangelical religions in history, and the first
to be taken to people all over the world. Christians believe that
salvation, forgiveness of sins and eternal life in heaven are
available to anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their savior: "That
if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your
heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it
is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is
with your mouth that you confess and are saved." - Romans 10:9-10
(NIV translation).
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Isaiah 49:6
"It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the
tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will
also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my
salvation to the ends of the earth."
2. God promised another prophet like Moses
Bible passage: Deuteronomy 18:15-18
Written: perhaps 1400 BC
Fulfilled: about 5 BC to 30 AD
In Deuteronomy 18:15-18, Moses told the Jews that God would raise up
another prophet like Moses. After Moses, there was a succession of
prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, and finally Jesus
Christ. Jesus was very much like Moses: Both were delivered from
death as infants. Both were prophets. Both performed miracles. Both
were leaders. And both were intermediaries between God and man. No
other prophet is as much like Moses than Jesus. Moses led the Jews
out of the bonds of slavery in Egypt into the Promised Land of
Israel. Moses died shortly before the Jews entered Israel. Jesus
leads people - anyone who accepts Jesus as their Savior - out of the
bonds of sin and into the Promised Land of Heaven. Moses offered to
die, if necessary, if God would forgive the sins of the people that
Moses was leading (see Exodus 32:30-33). Jesus did die for our sins,
so that people could enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Deuteronomy 18:15-18
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me (Moses)
from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. … The Lord
said to me … "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among
their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell
them everything I command him."
3. Isaiah foreshadowed the virgin birth of Jesus
Bible passage: Isaiah 7:14
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: 5 BC
In Isaiah 7:14, the prophet delivers what many Christians consider
to be a dual prophecy, one that was fulfilled symbolically 2700
years ago, and one that was fulfilled literally with the birth of
Jesus about 2000 years ago. The symbolic part of the prophecy
correctly stated that a political alliance that threatened Jewish
sovereignty about 2700 years ago would fail in a short amount of
time. That amount of time was defined as the amount of time that it
takes for a child to learn right from wrong. But, Christians believe
that this prophecy has a second meaning, that there would be someone
born of a virgin, who would be referred to as "Immanuel," which
means, "God with us." According to the New Testament, Jesus was born
of the virgin Mary and is the Son of God. Because He is the Son of
God, Jesus literally can be referred to as "God with us."
Non-Christian scholars have challenged this interpretation. They say
that the Hebrew word "almah," which is the word that Christian
Bibles often translate as "virgin," actually means "young woman." It
is true that "almah" means "young woman," however, the Bible never
uses the word to refer specifically to a married woman. And the
Bible makes it clear that unmarried women are to be virgins.
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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 [/li][li] will call him
Immanuel.
* either "he" or "they"
4. The Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah
Bible passage: Genesis 49:10
Written: perhaps 1400 BC
Fulfilled: 5 BC
In Genesis 49:10, Jacob is blessing his 12 sons. This blessing was
also a prophecy. Jacob told his son Judah that his descendants will
be rulers and that one of his descendants will be an ultimate ruler.
According to the NIV translation: "The scepter will not depart from
Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes
to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his."
Christians believe that this is a reference to Jesus Christ who will
establish an everlasting kingdom in the future. Jesus was born about
2000 years after Jacob died. Jesus' ancestry is traced back to
Jacob's son, Judah, in Luke 3:23-34 and in Matthew 1:1-16. Today,
some estimates claim that there are as many as 2 billion Christians
worldwide follow the teachings of Jesus.
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Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from
between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the
obedience of the nations is his.
5. The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem
Bible passage: Micah 5:2
Written: sometime between 750-686 BC
Fulfilled: 5 BC
In Micah 5:2, there is a prophecy that reveals that Bethlehem would
be the birthplace of the Messiah.
For Christians, the prophecy is very powerful in a very simple way.
It eliminates all other cities and towns throughout the world as a
place in which the Messiah could be born. It narrows the
possibilities to one tiny village just south of Jerusalem.
And throughout the span of the past 27 centuries, from the days of
the prophet Micah up through the present time, Bethlehem is credited
as being the birthplace for only one person who is widely known
throughout the world. And that person is Jesus Christ.
The New Testament books of Matthew and Luke list Bethlehem as the
birthplace of Jesus. Matthew 2:1-6 describes the birth of Jesus as
the fulfillment of Micah's prophecy.
In recent years, however, some non-believers have attempted to
discredit Matthew's interpretation of Micah 5:2 by claiming that the
prophecy refers to a person named Bethlehem, not a town name
Bethlehem. This claim has been widely circulated on the Internet by
a college professor who describes himself as a former Christian
minister.
The first problem with this claim appears in Micah 5:1. In that
verse, the prophet establishes that he is speaking of Bethlehem the
town, not Bethlehem the person, by setting up a context in which he
contrasts the city of Jerusalem with the town of Bethlehem.
A second problem with the claim is that there is also evidence
outside of the Bible that shows that Micah 5:2 was regarded as a
Messianic prophecy involving the town of Bethlehem. Here is an
excerpt from the Jerusalem Talmud, which is a collection of Jewish
scholarly writings completed about 1600 years ago:
"The King Messiah... from where does he come forth? From the royal
city of Bethlehem in Judah." - Jerusalem Talmud, Berakoth 5a.
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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."
6. The Messiah would be preceded by a messenger
Bible passage: Isaiah 40:3
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 27 AD
In Isaiah 40:3, the prophet writes about a person in the desert who
prepares the way for the Lord. This prophecy foreshadowed the life
of John the Baptist, who played an important role in preparing the
groundwork for the ministry of Jesus Christ. Jesus was born shortly
after John the Baptist about 2000 years ago. The book of Matthew
records many events of the life of Jesus and of John the Baptist. In
Matthew 3:1-2, it says: "In those days John the Baptist came,
preaching in the Desert of Judea, and saying, Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is near."
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the Lord;
make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley
shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough
ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory
of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
7. Daniel predicted when an anointed one would be rejected
Bible passage: Daniel 9:24-26
Written: about 530 BC
Fulfilled: About 33 AD
The prophet Daniel was a Jew who lived during the time of the
Babylonian Captivity, about 500 years before the birth of Jesus.
During Daniel's lifetime, the Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem
and the Temple and had taken many Jews as captives to Babylon.
Daniel, while in Babylon, delivered a prophecy of what would happen
during the centuries that followed. Here is our summary of Daniel
9:24-26:
1. There would be a decree to rebuild Jerusalem.
2. Jerusalem and the Temple would be rebuilt.
3. Then an anointed one (messiah) would be "cut off" (an idiom
for "rejected" or "killed").
4. Then Jerusalem and the Temple would be destroyed again.
All of these events later happened, in the same order in which they
are described in Daniel 9:24-26:
1. After the Medo-Persians had conquered the neo-Babylonian empire
about 2500 years ago, they ruled a vast empire that included the
land of Israel. About 2400 years ago (about 445 BC), Persian king
Artaxerxes gave permission to the Jews to rebuild Jerusalem, which
was still in ruins after having been destroyed earlier by the
Babylonians.
2. The Jews rebuilt the Temple and the city of Jerusalem.
3. Then, about 2000 years ago, Jesus entered Jerusalem as the
Messiah who had been promised by Old Testament prophets. But, many
people rejected Jesus as the Messiah and He was crucified by the
Romans.
4. About 40 years after Jesus was crucified, the Romans destroyed
Jerusalem and the Temple. (The Temple has not been rebuilt since
then).
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Daniel 9:24-26
"Seventy `sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to
finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness,
to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and
prophecy and to anoint the most holy.
"Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore
and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes,
there will be seven `sevens,' and sixty-two `sevens.' It will be
rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.
After the sixty-two `sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and
will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will
destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood:
War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.
.
8. The Messiah would enter Jerusalem while riding on a donkey
Bible passage: Zechariah 9:9
Written: between 520 and 518 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Zechariah 9:9, the prophet speaks of a future king presenting
himself to Jerusalem while riding on a humble donkey. This
foreshadowed something that happened about 500 years later: As
explained in Luke 19:35-37, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey
and presented Himself as the Messiah, the King.
Alfred Edersheim, a Christian Jew who lived during the 1800s,
studied ancient Rabbinical writings, and said that Zechariah 9:9 was
often interpreted as being about a Messiah. In the book, "The Life
and Times of Jesus the Messiah," Edersheim wrote: "The Messianic
application of this verse in all its parts has already been
repeatedly indicated. We may here add that there are many traditions
about this donkey on which the Messiah is to ride; and so firm was
the belief in it, that, according to the Talmud, `if anyone saw a
donkey in his dreams, he will see salvation' (Ber 56 b)."
The name "Jesus," means "salvation" in Hebrew.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
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.
9. Jesus was betrayed by a friend
Bible passage: Psalm 41:9
Written: about 1000 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Psalm 41:9, King David wrote a prayer asking for mercy in his
last days. In this prayer, which Jews and Christians believe was
inspired by God, David wrote about a betrayal at the hand of a close
friend with whom he had shared bread. This foreshadowed something
that happened years later with Jesus. As explained in Matthew 26:47-
50, Jesus was betrayed by Judas, one of the 12 apostles, shortly
after Jesus and the apostles had shared bread during the Last
Supper. Jesus was crucified by the Romans a short time later.
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Psalm 41:9
Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has
lifted up his heel against me.
10. Zechariah foreshadowed the betrayal of Jesus for 30 pieces of
silver
Bible passage: Zechariah 11:12-13
Written: between 520 and 518 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Zechariah 11:12-13, the prophet spoke of a person being paid 30
pieces of silver to betray someone. This foreshadowed something that
happened to Jesus about 500 years later. As explained in Matthew
26:15, Judas was paid 30 silver coins for his betrayal of Jesus.
Judas told the Romans when and where they could arrest Jesus without
being surrounded by a large crowd of Jesus' followers. But, as
explained in Matthew 27:5-7, Judas later tossed the money into the
Temple (the house of the Lord) and the money was used to buy a
potter's field as a burial place for foreigners.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Zechariah 11:12-13
I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep
it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said to
me, "Throw it to the potter"--the handsome price at which they
priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into
the house of the Lord to the potter.
Notes: Bible verses are from the New International Version (NIV)
translation.
These 10 Old Testament passages were written hundreds of years
before the birth of Jesus. They foreshadowed and foretold many
events of the life of Jesus, including that He would be born in
Bethlehem and that he would bring salvation to people throughout the
world.
1. God's salvation would reach the ends of the earth
Bible passage: Isaiah 49:6
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Isaiah 49:6, the prophet speaks of a servant of God who would be
a light to Gentiles (non-Jews) so that God's salvation could reach
the ends of the earth. Christians believe that Jesus is the
fulfillment of this promise. The followers of Jesus helped spread
Christianity about 2000 years ago. Christianity is unique in that it
is among the first evangelical religions in history, and the first
to be taken to people all over the world. Christians believe that
salvation, forgiveness of sins and eternal life in heaven are
available to anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their savior: "That
if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your
heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it
is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is
with your mouth that you confess and are saved." - Romans 10:9-10
(NIV translation).
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 49:6
"It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the
tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will
also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my
salvation to the ends of the earth."
2. God promised another prophet like Moses
Bible passage: Deuteronomy 18:15-18
Written: perhaps 1400 BC
Fulfilled: about 5 BC to 30 AD
In Deuteronomy 18:15-18, Moses told the Jews that God would raise up
another prophet like Moses. After Moses, there was a succession of
prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, and finally Jesus
Christ. Jesus was very much like Moses: Both were delivered from
death as infants. Both were prophets. Both performed miracles. Both
were leaders. And both were intermediaries between God and man. No
other prophet is as much like Moses than Jesus. Moses led the Jews
out of the bonds of slavery in Egypt into the Promised Land of
Israel. Moses died shortly before the Jews entered Israel. Jesus
leads people - anyone who accepts Jesus as their Savior - out of the
bonds of sin and into the Promised Land of Heaven. Moses offered to
die, if necessary, if God would forgive the sins of the people that
Moses was leading (see Exodus 32:30-33). Jesus did die for our sins,
so that people could enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Deuteronomy 18:15-18
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me (Moses)
from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. … The Lord
said to me … "I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among
their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell
them everything I command him."
3. Isaiah foreshadowed the virgin birth of Jesus
Bible passage: Isaiah 7:14
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: 5 BC
In Isaiah 7:14, the prophet delivers what many Christians consider
to be a dual prophecy, one that was fulfilled symbolically 2700
years ago, and one that was fulfilled literally with the birth of
Jesus about 2000 years ago. The symbolic part of the prophecy
correctly stated that a political alliance that threatened Jewish
sovereignty about 2700 years ago would fail in a short amount of
time. That amount of time was defined as the amount of time that it
takes for a child to learn right from wrong. But, Christians believe
that this prophecy has a second meaning, that there would be someone
born of a virgin, who would be referred to as "Immanuel," which
means, "God with us." According to the New Testament, Jesus was born
of the virgin Mary and is the Son of God. Because He is the Son of
God, Jesus literally can be referred to as "God with us."
Non-Christian scholars have challenged this interpretation. They say
that the Hebrew word "almah," which is the word that Christian
Bibles often translate as "virgin," actually means "young woman." It
is true that "almah" means "young woman," however, the Bible never
uses the word to refer specifically to a married woman. And the
Bible makes it clear that unmarried women are to be virgins.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
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 [/li][li] will call him
Immanuel.
* either "he" or "they"
4. The Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah
Bible passage: Genesis 49:10
Written: perhaps 1400 BC
Fulfilled: 5 BC
In Genesis 49:10, Jacob is blessing his 12 sons. This blessing was
also a prophecy. Jacob told his son Judah that his descendants will
be rulers and that one of his descendants will be an ultimate ruler.
According to the NIV translation: "The scepter will not depart from
Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he comes
to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his."
Christians believe that this is a reference to Jesus Christ who will
establish an everlasting kingdom in the future. Jesus was born about
2000 years after Jacob died. Jesus' ancestry is traced back to
Jacob's son, Judah, in Luke 3:23-34 and in Matthew 1:1-16. Today,
some estimates claim that there are as many as 2 billion Christians
worldwide follow the teachings of Jesus.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from
between his feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the
obedience of the nations is his.
5. The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem
Bible passage: Micah 5:2
Written: sometime between 750-686 BC
Fulfilled: 5 BC
In Micah 5:2, there is a prophecy that reveals that Bethlehem would
be the birthplace of the Messiah.
For Christians, the prophecy is very powerful in a very simple way.
It eliminates all other cities and towns throughout the world as a
place in which the Messiah could be born. It narrows the
possibilities to one tiny village just south of Jerusalem.
And throughout the span of the past 27 centuries, from the days of
the prophet Micah up through the present time, Bethlehem is credited
as being the birthplace for only one person who is widely known
throughout the world. And that person is Jesus Christ.
The New Testament books of Matthew and Luke list Bethlehem as the
birthplace of Jesus. Matthew 2:1-6 describes the birth of Jesus as
the fulfillment of Micah's prophecy.
In recent years, however, some non-believers have attempted to
discredit Matthew's interpretation of Micah 5:2 by claiming that the
prophecy refers to a person named Bethlehem, not a town name
Bethlehem. This claim has been widely circulated on the Internet by
a college professor who describes himself as a former Christian
minister.
The first problem with this claim appears in Micah 5:1. In that
verse, the prophet establishes that he is speaking of Bethlehem the
town, not Bethlehem the person, by setting up a context in which he
contrasts the city of Jerusalem with the town of Bethlehem.
A second problem with the claim is that there is also evidence
outside of the Bible that shows that Micah 5:2 was regarded as a
Messianic prophecy involving the town of Bethlehem. Here is an
excerpt from the Jerusalem Talmud, which is a collection of Jewish
scholarly writings completed about 1600 years ago:
"The King Messiah... from where does he come forth? From the royal
city of Bethlehem in Judah." - Jerusalem Talmud, Berakoth 5a.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
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."
6. The Messiah would be preceded by a messenger
Bible passage: Isaiah 40:3
Written: perhaps between 701-681 BC
Fulfilled: About 27 AD
In Isaiah 40:3, the prophet writes about a person in the desert who
prepares the way for the Lord. This prophecy foreshadowed the life
of John the Baptist, who played an important role in preparing the
groundwork for the ministry of Jesus Christ. Jesus was born shortly
after John the Baptist about 2000 years ago. The book of Matthew
records many events of the life of Jesus and of John the Baptist. In
Matthew 3:1-2, it says: "In those days John the Baptist came,
preaching in the Desert of Judea, and saying, Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is near."
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one calling: "In the desert prepare the way for the Lord;
make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley
shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough
ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory
of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it.
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken."
7. Daniel predicted when an anointed one would be rejected
Bible passage: Daniel 9:24-26
Written: about 530 BC
Fulfilled: About 33 AD
The prophet Daniel was a Jew who lived during the time of the
Babylonian Captivity, about 500 years before the birth of Jesus.
During Daniel's lifetime, the Babylonians had destroyed Jerusalem
and the Temple and had taken many Jews as captives to Babylon.
Daniel, while in Babylon, delivered a prophecy of what would happen
during the centuries that followed. Here is our summary of Daniel
9:24-26:
1. There would be a decree to rebuild Jerusalem.
2. Jerusalem and the Temple would be rebuilt.
3. Then an anointed one (messiah) would be "cut off" (an idiom
for "rejected" or "killed").
4. Then Jerusalem and the Temple would be destroyed again.
All of these events later happened, in the same order in which they
are described in Daniel 9:24-26:
1. After the Medo-Persians had conquered the neo-Babylonian empire
about 2500 years ago, they ruled a vast empire that included the
land of Israel. About 2400 years ago (about 445 BC), Persian king
Artaxerxes gave permission to the Jews to rebuild Jerusalem, which
was still in ruins after having been destroyed earlier by the
Babylonians.
2. The Jews rebuilt the Temple and the city of Jerusalem.
3. Then, about 2000 years ago, Jesus entered Jerusalem as the
Messiah who had been promised by Old Testament prophets. But, many
people rejected Jesus as the Messiah and He was crucified by the
Romans.
4. About 40 years after Jesus was crucified, the Romans destroyed
Jerusalem and the Temple. (The Temple has not been rebuilt since
then).
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Daniel 9:24-26
"Seventy `sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to
finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness,
to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and
prophecy and to anoint the most holy.
"Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore
and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes,
there will be seven `sevens,' and sixty-two `sevens.' It will be
rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble.
After the sixty-two `sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and
will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will
destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood:
War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed.
.
8. The Messiah would enter Jerusalem while riding on a donkey
Bible passage: Zechariah 9:9
Written: between 520 and 518 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Zechariah 9:9, the prophet speaks of a future king presenting
himself to Jerusalem while riding on a humble donkey. This
foreshadowed something that happened about 500 years later: As
explained in Luke 19:35-37, Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey
and presented Himself as the Messiah, the King.
Alfred Edersheim, a Christian Jew who lived during the 1800s,
studied ancient Rabbinical writings, and said that Zechariah 9:9 was
often interpreted as being about a Messiah. In the book, "The Life
and Times of Jesus the Messiah," Edersheim wrote: "The Messianic
application of this verse in all its parts has already been
repeatedly indicated. We may here add that there are many traditions
about this donkey on which the Messiah is to ride; and so firm was
the belief in it, that, according to the Talmud, `if anyone saw a
donkey in his dreams, he will see salvation' (Ber 56 b)."
The name "Jesus," means "salvation" in Hebrew.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
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.
9. Jesus was betrayed by a friend
Bible passage: Psalm 41:9
Written: about 1000 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Psalm 41:9, King David wrote a prayer asking for mercy in his
last days. In this prayer, which Jews and Christians believe was
inspired by God, David wrote about a betrayal at the hand of a close
friend with whom he had shared bread. This foreshadowed something
that happened years later with Jesus. As explained in Matthew 26:47-
50, Jesus was betrayed by Judas, one of the 12 apostles, shortly
after Jesus and the apostles had shared bread during the Last
Supper. Jesus was crucified by the Romans a short time later.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Psalm 41:9
Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has
lifted up his heel against me.
10. Zechariah foreshadowed the betrayal of Jesus for 30 pieces of
silver
Bible passage: Zechariah 11:12-13
Written: between 520 and 518 BC
Fulfilled: About 32 AD
In Zechariah 11:12-13, the prophet spoke of a person being paid 30
pieces of silver to betray someone. This foreshadowed something that
happened to Jesus about 500 years later. As explained in Matthew
26:15, Judas was paid 30 silver coins for his betrayal of Jesus.
Judas told the Romans when and where they could arrest Jesus without
being surrounded by a large crowd of Jesus' followers. But, as
explained in Matthew 27:5-7, Judas later tossed the money into the
Temple (the house of the Lord) and the money was used to buy a
potter's field as a burial place for foreigners.
- Copyright 100prophecies.org
Zechariah 11:12-13
I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep
it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said to
me, "Throw it to the potter"--the handsome price at which they
priced me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into
the house of the Lord to the potter.
Notes: Bible verses are from the New International Version (NIV)
translation.