When
Jesus was in Judea 2000 years ago, the Roman occupation was
oppressive, and the people felt helpless. They looked for
hope, the same way people look for hope today. The popularity
of the cartoon/TV series Superman had a super-human like
individual from the planet Krypton, who rights the wrongs of
evil doers. Superman had two identities one as ClarkKent
a mild mannered newspaper reporter with glasses and the other
as Superman. When needed, Clark would transform from reporter
to Superman. The two identities were so dissimilar that friends
of Clark such as Lois Lane who
new both Clark and Superman could not make the connection that
both were the same person playing two different roles.

The need for Superman dates
back to the beginning of man himself. One of the more well
known is the Greek man-god known as Heracles (Hercules-Roman)
the son of Zeus and a mortal woman, who though fallible seeks to
right injustice. Ultimately, its mans search for hope and
meaning that leads him to search for a rescuer. We look for
rescue, from the problems of life; sickness, injustice, poverty,
hunger, war and death. The imprint in the heart of man for his
need of redemption, (Rescue) goes back to the fall.

It was very
good

Mankind was created on the 6th day, after his
creation was complete we are told, God saw everything and it was
very good.

Then
God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very
good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Genesis 1:31

Why so bad?

If
everything was very good, what is the Bibles explanation for
the condition of the world, for all the misery and pain people
go through? The condition of man goes back to choice. God did
not create robots, but Free will beings, with the ability to
choose. At mans creation, the man and woman had the choice to
obey God or Not obey God. This choice is typified in the
Tree of Knowledge at the Garden of Eden.

In the Garden of Eden man, choose to disobey
God and listen to the Serpent, whom was Satan speaking through
the body of an animal, to Adam and Eve. The Serpent called God
a liar, and urged them to disobey God, by eating of the
forbidden fruit. They listened to Satan, a fallen being
himself, and mankind fell. The misery followed when they choose
to disobey God.

The Seed of the Women

What earlier God declared as Very Good
became corrupted; sin entered the Human race along with death
and misery. Humanity was without hope, but in mercy, God opened
a door of hope for humanity, a promise of redemption. The Seed
of women a Son of Man would bruise[1]
the head of the Serpent and his offspring, The wicked.

And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between
your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And
you shall bruise His heel." Genesis 3:15

Nevertheless,
in this same verse we see the Serpent would bruise the Heel of
the Seed of the Women. The Son of Man the Seed of the
Women would suffer the bite of the serpent at the heel. This is
the first hint at the sufferings of the Messiah. However, the
Son of Man, the seed of the Women, will vanquish or cover (Shoof Hebrew)
the Serpent/Satan. Redemption is in the heart of all
humanity. Man is looking and seeking redemption from the
problems of this world.

Job one of the oldest books in the Bible,
looked forward to his redemption in the latter years by a
Redeemer[2]

25 For I know
that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;
26 And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh
I shall see God, 27 Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes
shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
Job 19:25-27

Here Job speaks
of a future day when even after his body is decayed, He would
see his Redeemer with new eyes and be in new flesh. This would
be last event on the earth. But some questions may arise here.
Is Job talking about a man or is he talking about God. Is God
Jobs Redeemer or the Son of Man, the Redeemer? Job is
talking about the Messiah.

The word for
Messiah comes from the Hebrew root word, Msh which to touch
lightly or rub with oil this word is applied to Priests
(Exodus 28:41), Kings (I Kings 19:16), and Prophets (I Samuel
12:5) who were chosen by God to accomplish specific tasks. King
Cyrus of Persia is addressed as Anointed.

"Thus
says the Lord to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have
held-To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings,
To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not
be shut: Isaiah
45:1

Cyrus chosen
by God subdues nations, and he would later allow the exiles from
Babylon to return home and rebuild the Temple. David calls Saul
the Lords anointed (I Samuel 24:6). Therefore, in one sense
there are many anointed of the Lord, or messiahs, people
specifically chosen by God, to accomplish specific tasks. The
term also has a very specific and individual meaning.

The
Bible talks of a future King who will rule the Earth for
eternity. This King is Anointed or chosen to fulfill this
specific task. In 2 Samuel 7 we are given information about
this individuals family line.

"since
the time that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel,
and have caused you to rest from all your enemies. Also the Lord
tells you that He will make you a house. 12 "When your days are
fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your
seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will
establish his kingdom. 13 "He shall build a house for My name,
and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
14 "I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he
commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and
with the blows of the sons of men. 15 "But My mercy shall not
depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from
before you. 16 "And your house and your kingdom shall be
established forever before you. Your throne shall be
established forever." '2 Samuel 7:11-16

Nathan
the prophet tells David that from his family line a Son of Man
will come, a Seed of the Women, who will have the throne of
David, and His eternal kingdom will be established forever.
This Son of Man would also be a Son of David, therefore this
person will be Anointed or chosen by God for a specific
purpose. This individual is known as the Messiah Son of
David.

The
Qualifications of Messiah

Beginning in the third chapter of Genesis, we have specific
information about this coming, Seed of the Women through
progressive revelation. With each qualification, the search
narrows until the potential candidates becomes very narrow in
scope.

For example, currently the population of the earth is 6.3
Billion people. If you talk to some one and plan to meet,
without knowing anything about them, you could locate them from
the earths population. You could specify a time, place
and article of clothing.

Time:
I will meet you on January 15th 2005
3:00 PM
(Jerusalem Time)

Place:
At the Damascus
Gate,
Jerusalem

Description:
I will be wearing a Checkered Hat

By using, these
three specific qualifiers we are able eliminate just about
anybody from equation. Except for person who meets the
qualifiers and the person who knows the qualifiers, everybody
would be outside the loop on the meeting.

In this same manner through the prophets of Israel, the
Messiah was qualified, specific information about Him,
information spanning the generations of humanity. The Bible
demonstrates its Supernatural source with Supernatural
objective evidence. Evidence outside the scope of the natural
realm is supernatural in nature.

5
Even from the beginning I have declared it to you; Before it
came to pass I proclaimed it to you, Lest you should
say, My idol has done them, And my carved image and my molded
image Have commanded them. Isaiah 48:5

9 Remember
the former things of old, For I am God, and
there is no other; I am God, and there is
none like Me, 10Declaring the end from the
beginning, And from ancient times things that
are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure, Isaiah 46:9,10

Using
Supernatural prophetic utterances God has qualified His
Messiah. Specific characteristics revealed between 1500 to 425
years before his birth, narrowed the search for Gods Chosen
Messiah from the Billions born throughout the history of
creation to just one person. The man Jesus Christ is the only
person who ever lived who could fulfill the qualifications

His Sex:
Son of Man ..50% of the population of those who have ever
lived.

His place
of Birth:
Bethlehem of Ephrathah 99.9..999% of Humans born in the
world eliminated as Messiah.

His time of
death: End of 483
Jewish Years following command to rebuild Jerusalem,
March/April. (See 70 Weeks of Daniel Class 6)

Description
of death: Pierced,
whipped, innocent of crime

· Specific
events:After his death Temple destroyed and City destroyed

Through these
qualifiers alone just about every human being, who ever lived is
eliminated from the possibility of being the Messiah chosen by
God, the King of the earth. (SEE CHART BELOW)

If
Jesus was Messiah was he killed?

If what was
going to happen were so clear in the scripture, why did Jesus
die? Roman occupation of Judea dated from the time of Pompey, the Roman General who
conquered Jerusalem in 63 BC. The Jewish people hated Rome and wanted
deliverance. They looked to the coming of Messiah, The Son of
David, who would vanquish the armies of the world. Moreover,
Jerusalem would become the capital of the Earth according to the
prophets.

In the
Old Testament, there are several competing pictures of Messiah.
He is seen as the Son of Man, and called Son of God, He is
seen as Judge and King of the Earth while He is also seen as a
rejected servant and suffering. During the time of Roman
occupation, Israel looked to coming of the Son of David who
would rule the Earth. They did not look for a servant Messiah
who was going to die. Jesus presented himself as the Son of
Man who was going to suffer, this was contrary to the view of
Messiah expected by Israel. Going back to the illustration of
Clark Kent and Superman, Clarks friends could not make the
connection between the two characters. The Pharisees did not see
one Messiah playing dual roles, Suffering Servant and
Conquering King. This was not expected of the Messiah who was
going save Israel. This dual role will be unveiled at the end
of time as hinted at in Isaiah 52:14,15

14 Just as many
were astonished at you, So His visage was marred more than any
man, And His form more than the sons of men; 15 So shall He
sprinkle many nations. Kings shall shut their mouths at Him; For
what had not been told them they shall see, And what they
had not heard they shall consider. Isaiah 52:14-15

The
pictures of a Suffering Messiah, Conquering King ,Son of
Man and Son of God seem to be in conflict with each other.
Jesus questioned the Pharisees about this conflict.

41 While the
Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 saying,
"What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said
to Him, "The Son of David." 43 He said to them, "How then does
David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying: 44 'The Lord said
to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your
footstool" '? 45 "If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his
Son?" 46 And no one was able to answer Him a word, nor from that
day on did anyone dare question Him anymore.
Matthew 22:41-46

Later
at his trial before the High Priest, this conflict to understand
the Son of Man and Son of God is revealed. They could not
understand the Messiah being both Son of Man and Son of God.

63 But Jesus kept silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him,
"I put You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the
Christ, the Son of God!" 64 Jesus said to
him, "It is as you said. Nevertheless, I say to you, hereafter
you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of
the Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven." 65 Then the high
priest tore his clothes, saying, "He has spoken blasphemy! What
further need do we have of witnesses? Look, now you have heard
His blasphemy!
Matthew 26: 63-65

The solution
to this conflict can be resolved in understanding the First
and Second Coming of Messiah/Christ. Jesus came the first
time to die for the sins of the world the second time he comes,
he will come to judge the world. The Pharisee at the time of
Christ could not reconcile these two conflicting roles.

Messiah Son of
Joseph

To
solve this problem of conflicting pictures Judaism has arrived
at the conclusion that there are two Messiah coming. One is
Messiah Son of Joseph and the other Messiah Son of David

According to
Raphael Patai, Jewish author and Bible Scholar, he writes,

Scholars have repeatedly speculated about the origin
of the Messiah ben Joseph legend and the curious fact that the
Messiah figure has thus been split in two. It would seem that in
the early legend, the death of the Messiah was envisaged,
perhaps as a development of the Suffering Servant motif. A
prophecy of Daniel, written about 164 B.C.E., is the earliest
source speaking of the death of a Mashiah (Annointed)
sixty-two (prophetic) weeks after his coming and after the
return and rebuilding of Jerusalem (Dan. 9:24-26 see chapter 1).

When the death of the Messiah became an established
tenet in Talmudic times, this was felt to be irreconcilable with
the belief in the Messiah as the Redeemer who would usher in the
blissful millennium of the Messianic age. The dilemma was
solved by splitting the person of the Messiah in two: one of
them called, Messiah ben Joseph, was to raise the armies of
Israel
against their enemies, and after many victories and miracles,
would fall victim to God and Magog. The other Messiah ben
David, will come after him (in some legends will bring him back
to life, which psychologically hints at the identity of the
two), and will lead Israel to the ultimate victory, the triumph,
and the Messianic era of bliss.[4]

One Messiah,
Two Pictures

This Messiah
will be one person with two roles. His first coming was to
Redeem humanity from their sins through his sacrificial death as
the prophet Isaiah reveals (Isaiah 52:12-53:13). His second
coming will be to judge a disobedient and sinful world, To
crush the head of the serpent.

These dual
roles are revealed in Zechariah 12:10-12. The one, Pierced is
mourned over by the land of Israel as He returns to rescue
Israel from the nations surrounding her and bent on her
destruction (Zechariah 12:3,9).

10 "And I will
pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem
the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on
Me whom they pierced.
Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and
grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. 11 "In that day
there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning
at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. 12 "And the land shall
mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David
by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the
house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;
Zechariah 12:10-12

The Rabbis
also see this verse as referring to the Messiah, except they
describe the one Pierced as Messiah bar (son) Joseph, who
will be killed and then brought back to life by Messiah bar
David after the battle of Gog and Magog.

And the land shall mourn (Zech. 12:12). What is
the reason of this mourning? R. Dosa and the rabbis differ about
it. R. Dosa says: [They will mourn] over Messiah who will be
slain, and the rabbis say: [They will mourn] over the Evil
Inclination which will be killed [in the days of the
Messiah] ..

The
rabbis have taught: The Holy One, blessed be He, will say to
Messiah ben David, may he be revealed soon in our days!: Ask
of Me anything, and I shall give it to you ,for it is written,
The Lord said unto me, Thou art My son, this day have I
begotten thee, ask of Me and I will give thee the nations for
thy inheritance (Ps. 2:7-8). And when he will see that
Messiah ben Joseph will be slain, he will say before Him:
Master of the World! I ask nothing of you except life! God
will say to him: Even before you said, life, your father
David prophesied about you, as it is written, He asked life of
Three, Thou gavest it him (Ps. 21:5). (B. Suk 52a)

Again
this conflict can only be resolved by seeing one Messiah
fulfilling two roles. These roles are both fulfilled in the
person of Jesus Christ.

The
Suffering Servant

The most vivid
picture of the Suffering Servant Messiah is in the Isaiah
52:13 to 53:12 Specific qualifiers give details about an
individual who will be Very high but first he will be marred.

·His visage was marred more than any man
·His form more than the sons of men

His identity will be revealed to certain people

·Who has believed our report? (Is.53:1)
·to whom has the arm of the Lord been
revealed? (Is. 53:1)B

His true identity is hidden till later

·many were astonished at you (Is.52.14)
·what had not been told them they shall
see ( 52.15)
·what they had not heard they shall
consider (52:15)

He will be
rejected and despised by the people

·He is despised and rejected by men (Is
53:3)
·He was despised, and (Is 53:3)
·We did not esteem Him. (53:3·we hid, as it were, our faces from Him
(Is 53:3)

He will be a
Man, a descendent of the human race.·A Man of sorrows (Is 53:3)

He will suffer
at the will of God.

·sorrows and acquainted with grief (Is
53:3)
·He was oppressed (Is 53:7)
·He was afflicted (Is 53:7)·Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him
(Is 53;10)

What is His purpose for coming.·He has borne our griefs (Is. 53:4)·And carried our sorrows (Is. 53:4)
·He was wounded for our transgressions,
(Is 53:5)
·He was bruised for our iniquities; (Is
53:5)
·The chastisement for our peace was upon
Him, (Is 53:5)·By His stripes we are healed. (Is 53:5)·The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity
of us all. (Is. 53:6)
·He bore the sin of many, (Is 53;12)
·And made intercession for the
transgressors. (Is. 53:12)

He will also die.

·For He was cut off from the land (Is.
53:8)
·they made His grave with the wicked (Is
53:9)
·the rich at His death (Is. 53:9)
·He poured out His soul unto death, (Is
53:12)

He will die with the wicked
·they made His grave with the wicked (Is
53:9)

He will be rewarded
·I will divide Him a portion with the
great (Is. 53:12)

He will reward
·He shall divide the spoil with the
strong (Is 53:12)

The qualifiers
that describe this individual is a picture of Jesus Christ 700
years before his birth, in the book of Isaiah. They describe
his ministry, his reason for coming, what will happen to Him
when he comes, his treatment and whats in store for those who
trust Him

Portraits of
Messiah

Bible
Verse

Messiah
as Sufferer/Servant

Messiah
as Son of Man

Messiah
as Judge and King

Messiah
as Son of God

IIsaiah
52:13-15

13Behold,
My Servant shall deal prudently;

He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.

14Just
as many were astonished at you,

So His visage was marred more than any man,

And His form more than the sons of men;

15So
shall He
sprinkle
many nations.

Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;

For what had not been told them they shall see,

And what they had not heard they shall consider.

Isaiah 53

1Who
has believed our report?

And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

2For
He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,

And as a root out of dry ground.

He has no form or comeliness;

And when we see Him,

There is
no beauty that we should desire Him.

3He
is despised and rejected by men,

A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.

And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;

He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

4Surely
He has borne our griefs

And carried our sorrows;

Yet we esteemed Him stricken,

Smitten by God, and afflicted.

5But
He was wounded for our transgressions,

He was
bruised for our iniquities;

The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,

And by His stripes we are healed.

6All
we like sheep have gone astray;

We have turned, every one, to his own way;

And the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

7He
was oppressed and He was afflicted,

Yet He opened not His mouth;

He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,

And as a sheep before its shearers is silent,

So He opened not His mouth.

8He
was taken from prison and from judgment,

And who will declare His generation?

For He was cut off from the land of the living;

For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

9And
they
made His grave with the wicked

But with the rich at His death,

Because He had done no violence,

Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

10Yet
it pleased the LORD to bruise Him;

He has put Him to grief.

When You make His soul an offering for sin,

He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His
days,

And the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in His hand.

11He
shall see the labor of His soul, and be
satisfied.

By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify
many,

For He shall bear their iniquities.

12Therefore
I will divide Him a portion with the great,

And He shall divide the spoil with the strong,

Because He poured out His soul unto death,

And He was numbered with the transgressors,

And He bore the sin of many,

And made intercession for the transgressors.

My Servant shall deal prudently;

many were astonished at you

His visage was marred more than any man,

And His form more than the sons of men;

He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant

He has no form or comeliness

no beauty

3He
is despised and rejected by men,

A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.

despised, and we did not esteem Him

wounded for our transgressions,

bruised for our iniquities;

The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,

And by His stripes we are healed.

For He was cut off from the land of the living;

For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

9And
they
made His grave with the wicked

But with the rich at His death,

He poured out His soul unto death,

He was numbered with the transgressors,

And He bore the sin of many,

what had not been told them they shall see,

And what they had not heard they shall consider.

He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high.

Kings shall shut their mouths at Him;

I will divide Him a portion with the great,

And He shall divide the spoil with the strong,

And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?

Psalm 2

1Why
do the nations rage,

And the people plot a vain thing?

2The
kings of the earth set themselves,

And the rulers take counsel together,

Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying,

3Let
us break Their bonds in pieces

And cast away Their cords from us.

4He
who sits in the heavens shall laugh;

The LORD shall hold them in derision.

5Then
He shall speak to them in His wrath,

And distress them in His deep displeasure:

6Yet
I have set My King

On My holy hill of Zion.

7I
will declare the decree:

The LORD has said to Me,

You are My Son,

Today I have begotten You.

8Ask
of Me, and I will give You

The nations for Your inheritance,

And the ends of the earth for Your possession.

9You
shall
break
them with a rod of iron;

You shall dash them to pieces like a potters vessel.

10Now
therefore, be wise, O kings;

Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

11Serve
the LORD with fear,

And rejoice with trembling.

12Kiss
the Son, lest
He
be angry,

And you perish in the way,

When His wrath is kindled but a little.

Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

The kings of the earth set themselves,

And the rulers take counsel together,

Against the LORD and against His Anointed,

Yet I have set My King

On My holy hill of Zion.

I will give You

The nations for Your inheritance,

And the ends of the earth for Your possession.

Now therefore, be wise, O kings;

Be instructed, you judges of the earth.

11Serve
the LORD with fear,

The LORD has said to Me,

You are My Son,

Today I have begotten You.

Kiss the Son, lest
He
be angry,

And you perish in the way,

When His wrath is kindled but a little.

Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

Daniel
7:13-14

13I
was watching in the night visions,

And behold, One like the Son of Man,

Coming with the clouds of heaven!

He came to the Ancient of Days,

And they brought Him near before Him.

14Then
to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That
all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion,

Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the
one

Which shall not be destroyed.

One
like the Son of Man

Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom,

His dominion is an everlasting dominion,

Which shall not pass away,

And His kingdom theone

Which shall not be destroyed.

all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him.

Micah
5:1-2

1Now
gather yourself in troops,

O daughter of troops;

He has laid siege against us;

They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the
cheek.

2But
you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,

Though
you are little among the thousands of Judah,

Yet
out of you shall come forth to Me

The One to be Ruler in Israel,

Whose goings forth are from of old, From
everlasting.

They will strike the judge of Israel
with a rod on the cheek.

2But
you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,

Though
you are little among the thousands of Judah,

Yet
out of you shall come forth to Me

The One to be Ruler in Israel,

Whose goings forth are from of old,

From everlasting.

Malachi 3:1-3

Behold, I send My messenger,

And he will prepare the way before Me.

And the Lord, whom you seek,

Will suddenly come to His temple,

Even the Messenger of the covenant, In
whom you delight.

Behold, He is coming,
Says the LORD of hosts.

2 But who can endure the day of His
coming?

And who can stand when He appears?

For He is like a refiners fire And like
launderers soap.

3 He will sit as a refiner and a purifier
of silver;

He will purify the sons of Levi,And
purge them as gold and silver,

That they may offer to the LORD

An offering in righteousness.

3He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver;

He will purify the sons of Levi,

And purge them as gold and silver,

he will prepare the way before Me.

And the Lord, whom you seek,

Will suddenly come to His temple,

the Messenger of the covenant,

In whom you delight.

Behold, He is coming,

who can endure the day of His coming?

Prophecy

Fulfillment

Notes

1. Born of the Seed of Woman

Genesis 3:15

15And I will put enmity

Between you and the woman,

And between your seed and her Seed;

He shall bruise your head,

And you shall bruise His heel.

4But
when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth
His Son, born
of a woman, born under the law, 5to redeem
those who were under the law, that we might receive the
adoption as sons.

Galatians 4:4

2. Born of a Virgin

Isaiah 7:14

14Therefore
the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the
virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His
name Immanuel.

She was found with child of the Holy Spirit Then
Joseph did not know her till she had brought forth her
firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus.

Matthew 1:18,24,25

The Hebrew word translated for virgin is
äîÈìÀòÇalmaòh
and
means Young Maiden. The more common word for virgin
is bethulah.
The Septuagint translates almah here as virgin
(parthenos)
a young maiden was equivalent to a virgin.

3. Son of God

Psalm 2:7 (2 Samuel 7:12-16, I Chr. 17:11-14)

7I
will declare the decree:

The LORD has said to Me,

You are My Son,

Today I have begotten You.

And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, This is
My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased Matthew 3:17

18In
your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
because you have obeyed My voice. 18In your
seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
because you have obeyed My voice.

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not,
And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy
seed, which is Christ. Galatians 3:16

(See also Matthew 1:1 and Luke 3:34)

There are two geneolgies in the New Testament; Matthew
1:1-16 and Luke 3:23-38. Matthew is Josephs line and
deomonstrated through Joseph, Jesus was of the royal
line of David from Abraham. Luke showed the line of
Mary from which Jesus came into the world. She was also
descendent of Abraham and David.

5. Son of Isaac

Genesis 21;12

12But
God said to Abraham, Do not let it be displeasing in
your sight because of the lad or because of your
bondwoman. Whatever Sarah has said to you, listen to her
voice; for in Isaac your seed shall be called.

Jesus .the son of Issaac

Luke 3:23,34

6. Son of Jacob

Numbers 24:17

17I see Him, but not now;

I behold Him, but not near;

A Star shall come out of Jacob;

A Scepter shall rise out of
Israel,

And batter the brow of
Moab,

And destroy all the sons of
tumult.

Jesus ..the son of Jacob

Luke 3:23, 34

Targum Jonathan and Targum Onkelos both relate this
verse as referring to the coming of Messiah.

Bar Kockba (135 AD) the leader of the Jewish revolt
during the time of Hadrian was viewed as Messiah. He was
called the The Son of the Star because they felt
through him they would utterly destroy Romes armies.

7. Tribe of Judah

Genesis 49:10

10The
scepter shall not depart from Judah,

Nor a lawgiver from between his feet,

Until Shiloh comes;

And to Him shall be the obedience of the people.

Jesus ..the son of Judah

Luke 3:23, 33

Targum Jonathan and Targum Pseudo Jonathanon both view
this as referring to the coming of the Messiah.

How beauteous is the King, and Meshisha who will arise
form the house of Jehuda Targum Jonathan.

8. Family Line of Jesse

Isaiah 11:1

1There
shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,

And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

2The
Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,

The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The Spirit of counsel and might,

The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.

Jesus the son of Jesse

Luke 3:23, 32

Targum Isaiah states And a King shall come forth from
the sons of Jesse, and an Anointed One (or Messiah) from
his sons son shall grow up.

9. House of David

Jeremiah 23:5

5
Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD,
That I will raise to David a Branch of
righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper,

There are two pictures of Messiah, that are seen in the
traditional writings of Judaism Messiah Son of David
and Messiah Son of Joseph. The Son of David is seen
as the conquering Messiah while Joseph is seen as the
suffering or dying Messiah.

10. Born at Bethlehem

Micah 5:2

2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,

Though you are little among the
thousands of Judah,

Yet out of you shall come forth
to Me

The One to be Ruler in Israel,

Whose goings forth are from of
old,

From everlasting.

Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea

Matthew 2:1

11. Time of Messiah Death foretold

Daniel 9:25

25
Know therefore and understand,

That from the going forth of the
command

To restore and build Jerusalem

Until Messiah the Prince,

There shall be seven weeks and
sixty-two weeks;

1Now
it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these
sayings, that He said to His disciples, 2You
know that after two days is the Passover, and the Son of
Man will be delivered up to be crucified.

Matthew 26:1

The 70 weeks of Daniel foretold the Messiah would be
rejected during the month of Passover 483 Jewish years
from the command to rebuild Jerusalem in Nehemiah 2:8
which took place in the month of Passover, Nisan in 444
BC. 483 Jewish years from that date was Passover 33 AD.

12. Herod kills Children

Jeremiah 31:15

15Thus
says the LORD:

A voice was heard in Ramah,

Lamentation and bitter weeping,

Rachel weeping for her children,

Refusing to be comforted for her
children,

Because they are no more.

16Then
Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men,
was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to
death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in
all its districts, from two years old and under,
according to the time which he had determined from the
wise men.

Matthew 2:16

Jeremiah 31 to 33 is Messianic in nature foretelling the
establishment of the New Covenant with Israels
descendents in Jer. 31:31. Rachel weeping was a result
of Israels apparent destruction. The children of
Bethlehem were killed to prevent the Messiah from
living.

13. His Pre-Existence

Micah 5:2

2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,

Though you are little among the
thousands of Judah,

Yet out of you shall come forth
to Me

The One to be Ruler in Israel,

Whose goings forth are from of
old,

From everlasting.

57Then
the Jews said to Him, You are not yet fifty years old,
and have You seen Abraham?

58Jesus
said to them, Most assuredly, I say to you, before
Abraham was, I AM.

John 8:57-58

The concept of the Messiah Pre-existence is common
Jewish belief. .You find that at the beginning of the
creation of the world King Messiah was born [and] that
he emerged in the thought [of G-d] even before the world
was created.--Pesiqta Rabbati, page 152b

14. He Shall be Called Lord

Psalm 110:1

1
The LORD said to my Lord,

Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your
footstool.

43He
said to them, How then does David in the Spirit call
Him Lord, saying:

44The Lord said to my Lord,

Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your
footstool?

45If
David then calls Him Lord, how is He his Son?
46And no one was able to answer Him a word,
nor from that day on did anyone dare question Him
anymore. Matthew 22:43-45

The Midrash Tehillim, commentary on Psalms, 200-500 AD,
on Psalm 21:1 says: God calls King Messiah by His own
name. But what is His name? Answer; Jehovah is a man of
war[6]

15. Shall be Immanuel

Isaiah 7:14

14Therefore
the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the
virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His
name Immanuel.

23Behold,the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and
they shall call His name Immanuel,
which is translated, God with us.

Matthew 1:23

16. Shall be a Prophet

Deuteronomy 18:18

18I
will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among
their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and
He shall speak to them all that I command Him.

11So
the multitudes said, This is Jesus, the prophet from
Nazareth of Galilee.

Matthew 21:11

The Messiah will be a prophet, as well as King. The
Jewish scholar Maimonides, in writing a letter to the
community of Yemen,
denounces a purporter of the Messiahship by writing:
The Messiah will be a very great prophet, greater than
all the Prophets with the exception of Moses our
teacher[7]

17. Priest

Psalm 110:4

4
The LORD has sworn

And will not relent,

You are a priest forever

According to the order of Melchizedek.

1Therefore,
holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling,
consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession,
Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 3:1

(See also Heb. 5:5,6)

18. Judge

Isaiah 33:22

22
(For the LORD is our Judge,

The LORD is our Lawgiver,

The LORD is our King;

He will save us);

30I
can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My
judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will
but the will of the Father who sent Me.

John 5:30

(See also 2 Tim. 4:1)

19. King

Psalm 2:6

6
Yet I have set My King

On My holy hill of Zion.

(See also Jer 23:5, Zech 9:9)

37And
they put up over His head the accusation written against
Him:

THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

Matthew 27:37

(See also Matt. 21:5; John 18:33-38)

20. Special Anointing of Holy Spirit

Isaiah 11:2

2
The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him,

The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

The Spirit of counsel and might,

The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear
of the LORD.

(See also Ps. 45:7,Is 42:1,61:1,2)

16When
He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the
water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and
He saw the Spirit of God descending like
a dove and alighting upon Him. 17And suddenly
a voice came from heaven, saying, This is My
beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Matthew 3:16, 17

The Babylonian Talmud, the Sanhedrin II says,
The Messiahas it is written, And the spirit of the
Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the
spirit of knowledge of the fear of the Lord.

21. His Zeal for God

Psalm 69:9

9
Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up,

And the reproaches of those who reproach
You have fallen on me.

15When
He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of
the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out
the changers money and overturned the tables. 16And
He said to those who sold doves, Take these things
away! Do not make My Fathers house a house of
merchandise! John 2:15,16

Prophecies Concerning His Ministry

22. Preceded by Messenger

Isaiah 40:3

3 The voice of one crying in the
wilderness:

Prepare the way of the LORD;

Make straight
in the desert

A highway for our God.

(See also Mal 3:1)

1In
those days John the Baptist came preaching in the
wilderness of Judea, 2and saying, Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand! 3For
this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah,
saying:

The voice of one crying in the
wilderness:

Prepare the way of the Lord;

Make His paths straight.

Matthew 3:1-3, (See also Matt 11:10, John 1:23, Luke
1:17)

23. Ministry to Begin in Galilee

Isaiah 9:1

1
Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon
her who is distressed,

As when at first He lightly esteemed

The land of Zebulun and the land of
Naphtali,

And afterward more heavily oppressed
her,

By the way of the sea, beyond the
Jordan,

In Galilee of the Gentiles.

12Now
when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He
departed to Galilee. 13And leaving Nazareth,
He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in
the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali,
17From that time
Jesus began to preach and to say, Repent, for the
kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Matthew 4:12,13,17

24. Ministry of Miracles

Isaiah 35:5,6

5
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,

And the ears of the deaf shall be
unstopped.

6
Then the lame shall leap like a deer,

And the tongue of the dumb sing.

For waters shall burst forth in the
wilderness,

And streams in the desert.

(See also Is. 32:3,4)

35Then
Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching
in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease
among
the people. Matthew 9:35

34All
these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables;
and without a parable He did not speak to them, 35that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,
saying:

Matthew 13:34

26. He was to Enter the Temple

Malachi 3:1

1
Behold, I send My messenger,

And he will prepare the way before Me.

And the Lord, whom you seek,

Will suddenly come to His temple,

Even the Messenger of the covenant,

In whom you delight.

Behold, He is coming,

12Then
Jesus went into the temple
of
God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the
temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers
and the seats of those who sold doves Matthew 21:12

27. His Was to Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey

Zechariah 9:9

9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!

Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!

Behold, your King is coming to you;

He is just and having salvation,

Lowly and riding on a donkey,

A colt, the foal of a donkey.

35Then
they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own
clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him. 36And
as He went, many spread their clothes on the
road.

37Then,
as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives,
the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice
and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty
works they had seen,

Luke 19:35-37

28. Stone of Stumbling to Jews

Psalm 118:2

22
The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone.

(See also Is. 8:14, 28:1)

7Therefore,
to you who believe, He is precious; but to those
who
are
disobedient,

The stone which the builders rejected

Has become the chief cornerstone,

I Peter 2:7

29. Light to Gentiles

Isaiah 60:3

3
The Gentiles shall come to your light,

And kings to the brightness of your
rising.

(Is. 49:6)

47For
so the Lord has commanded us:

I have set you as a light to the
Gentiles,

That you should be for salvation to
the ends of the earth.

48Now
when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and
glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been
appointed to eternal life believed.

Acts 13:47,48

Prophecies Concerning Events after His Burial

30. Resurrection

Psalm 16:10

10
For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,

Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see
corruption.

11
You will show me the path of life;

31he,
foreseeing this, spoke concerning the resurrection of
the Christ, that His soul was not left in Hades, nor did
His flesh see corruption.

Acts 2:31

(See also Matt 28:6;Mark 16:6; Luke 24:46; Acts 13:33)

31. Ascension

Psalm 68:18

18
You have ascended on high,

You have led captivity captive;

You have received gifts among men,

Even from the rebellious,

That the LORD God might dwell there.

9Now when He had spoken these things, while they
watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out
of their sight.

Acts 1:9

32. Seated at the Right Hand of God

Psalm 110:1

1
The LORD said to my Lord,

Sit at My right hand,

Till I make Your enemies Your
footstool.

3who
being the brightness of His glory and the express
image of His person, and upholding all things by the
word of His power, when He had
by
Himself purged
our
sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Hebrews 1:3

(See also Mark 16:19; Acts 2:34-35)

Prophecies Fulfilled in One Day

33. Betrayed by a Friend

9Even my own familiar friend in whom I
trusted,

Who ate my bread,

Has lifted up his heel
against me.

(See also Psalm 55:12-14)

4Simon
the
Canaanite,
and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed Him.

Matthew 10:4

See also Matt. 26:49-50, John 13:21)

34. Sold for Thirty Pieces of Silver

Zechariah 11:12

12Then
I said to them, If it is agreeable to you, give me
my wages; and if not, refrain. So they weighed out for
my wages thirty pieces of silver.

15and
said, What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him
to you? And they counted out to him thirty pieces of
silver.

Matthew 26:15

35. Money to be thrown into Gods House

Zechariah 11:13

13And
the LORD said to me, Throw it to the potterthat
princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty
pieces of silver and threw them into the house of
the LORD for the potter.

5Then
he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and
departed, and went and hanged himself.

Matthew 27:5

36. Price given for Potters Field

Zechariah 11:13

13And
the LORD said to me, Throw it to the potterthat
princely price they set on me. So I took the thirty
pieces of silver and threw them into the house of
the LORD for the potter.

7And
they consulted together and bought with them the
potters field, to bury strangers in. 8Therefore
that field has been called the Field of Blood to this
day.

Matthew 27:7-8

37. Forsaken by His Disciples

Zechariah 13:7

7
Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd,

Against the Man who is My
Companion,

Says the LORD of hosts.

Strike the Shepherd,

And the sheep will be scattered;

Then I will turn My hand against
the little ones.

50Then
they all forsook Him and fled.

Mark 14:50

38. Accused by False Witnesses

Psalm 35:11

11
Fierce witnesses rise up;

They ask me things that I do not
know.

59Now
the chief priests,
the
elders, and all the council sought false testimony
against Jesus to put Him to death, 60but
found none. Even though many false witnesses came
forward, they found none.

Matthew 26:59,60

39. Silent before Accusers

Isaiah 53:7

7
He was oppressed and He was afflicted,

Yet He opened not His mouth;

He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,

And as a sheep before its shearers is
silent,

So He opened not His mouth.

12And
while He was being accused by the chief priests and
elders, He answered nothing.

Matthew 27:12

40. Wounded and Bruised

Isaiah 53:5

5
But He was wounded for our transgressions,

He was bruised for our
iniquities;

The chastisement for our peace was
upon Him,

And by His stripes we are healed.

(See also Zech 13:6)

26Then
he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged
Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

Matthew 27:26

41. Smitten and Spit Upon

Isaiah 50:6

6
I gave My back to those who struck Me,

And My cheeks to those who plucked out
the beard;

I did not hide My face from shame and
spitting.

(See also Micah 5:1)

67Then
they spat in His face and beat Him; and others struck
Him with the palms of their hands, 68saying,
Prophesy to us, Christ! Who is the one who struck You?

Matthew 26:67

(See also Luke 22:63)

42. Mocked

Psalm 22:7,8

7
All those who see Me ridicule Me;

They shoot out the lip, they shake the
head, saying,

8
He
trusted
in the LORD, let Him rescue Him;

Let Him deliver Him, since He delights
in Him!

29When
they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it
on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they
bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, Hail,
King of the Jews!

Matthew 27:29

(See also Matt. 27:41-43)

43. Fell under the Cross

Psalm 109:25,25

24
My knees are weak through fasting,

And my flesh is feeble from lack of
fatness.

25
I also have become a reproach to them;

When they look at me, they shake
their heads.

17And
He, bearing His cross, went out to a place called the
Place of a Skull, which is called in Hebrew,
Golgotha,

John 19:17

26Now
as they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man,
Simon a Cyrenian, who was coming from the country, and
on him they laid the cross that he might bear it
after Jesus.

Luke 23:26

(See also Matt. 27:31,32)

44. Hands and Feet Pierced

Psalm 22:18

16
For dogs have surrounded Me;

The congregation of the wicked has
enclosed Me.

They
pierced My hands and My feet;

33And
when they had come to the place called Calvary, there they crucified Him, and the
criminals, one on the right hand and the other on the
left.

Luke 23:33

(See also John 20:25)

45. Crucified with Thieves

Isaiah 53:12

12
Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,

And He shall divide the spoil with the
strong,

Because He poured out His soul unto
death,

And He was numbered with the
transgressors,

And He bore the sin of many,

And made intercession for the
transgressors.

38Then
two robbers were crucified with Him, one on the right
and another on the left.

Matthew 27:38

(See also Mark 15:27-28)

46. Made Intercession for His Persecutors

Isaiah 53:12

12
Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great,

And He shall divide the spoil with the
strong,

Because He poured out His soul unto
death,

And He was numbered with the
transgressors,

And He bore the sin of many,

And made intercession for the
transgressors.

34£Then Jesus said, Father, forgive them, for they do
not know what they do.

Luke 23:34

47. Rejected by His own people

Isaiah 53:3

3
He is despised and rejected by men,

A Man of sorrows and acquainted with
grief.

And we hid, as it were, our faces
from Him;

He was despised, and we did not esteem
Him.

(See Also Ps. 69:8, 118:22)

5For
even His brothers did not believe in Him.

48Have
any of the rulers or the Pharisees believed in Him?

John 7:5,48

48. Hated without a Cause

Psalm 69:4

4
Those who hate me without a cause

Are more than the hairs of my head;

They are mighty who would destroy me,

Being my enemies wrongfully;

Though I have stolen nothing,

I still must restore it.

(See Also Is. 49:7)

25But
this happened that the word might be fulfilled
which is written in their law, They hated Me without
a cause.

John 15:25

49. His Zeal for God

Psalm 38:11

11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof
from my plague,

And my relatives stand afar off.

49But
all His acquaintances, and the women who followed Him
from Galilee,
stood at a distance, watching these things.

Luke 23:49

(See also Matt. 27:55,56 Mark 15:40)

50. People Shook Their Heads

Psalm 109:25

25 I also have become a reproach to
them;

When they look at me, they
shake their heads.

(See Also Ps. 22:7)

39And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their
heads

Matthew 27:39

51. Stared Upon

Psalm 22:17

17
I can count all My bones.

They look and stare at Me.

35And
the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with
them sneered, saying, He saved others; let Him save
Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.

Luke 23:35

52. Garments Parted and Lots Cast

Psalm 22:18

18
They divide My garments among them,

And for My clothing they cast lots.

23Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took
His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a
part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without
seam, woven from the top in one piece. 24They said
therefore among themselves, Let us not tear it, but
cast lots for it, whose it shall be, that the Scripture
might be fulfilled which says:

They divided My garments among them,

And for My clothing they cast lots.

Therefore the soldiers did these things.

John 19:23,24

53. To Suffer Thirst

Psalm 69:21

21
They also gave me gall for my food,

And for my thirst they gave me vinegar
to drink.

28After
this, Jesus,
knowing
that all things were now accomplished, that the
Scripture might be fulfilled, said, I thirst!

John 19:28

54. Gall and Vinegar Offered to Him

Psalm 69:21

21
They also gave me gall for my food,

And for my thirst they gave me vinegar
to drink.

34they
gave Him
sour
wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted
it, He would not drink.

Matthew 27:34

See also John 19:28,29

55. His Forsaken Cry

Psalm 22:1

1
My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You
so far from helping Me,

46And
when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said,
Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit. Having said this, He breathed His
last.

Luke 23:46

57. Bones not Broken

Psalm 34:20

20
He guards all his bones;

Not one of them is broken.

33But
when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already
dead, they did not break His legs.

John 19:33

58. Heartbroken

Psalm 22:14

14
I am poured out like water,

And all My bones are out of joint;

My heart is like wax;

It has melted within Me.

34But
one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and
immediately blood and water came out.

John 19:34

59. His Side Pierced

Zechariah 12;10

They will look on Me whom they pierced

34But
one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and
immediately blood and water came out.

John 19:34

60. Darkness over the Land

Amos 8:9

9
And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord
GOD,

That I will make the sun go down at
noon,

And I will darken the earth in broad
daylight;

45Now
from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was
darkness over all the land.

Matthew 27:45

61. Buried in a Rich Mans Tomb

Isaiah 53:9

9
And
they
made His grave with the wicked

But with the rich at His death,

Because He had done no violence,

Nor was any deceit in His mouth.

57Now
when evening had come, there came a rich man from
Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a
disciple of Jesus. 58This man went to Pilate
and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded
the body to be given to him. 59When Joseph
had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen
cloth, 60and laid it in his new tomb which he
had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone
against the door of the tomb, and departed.

Matthew 27:57-60

62. Temple destroyed after death of Messiah

Daniel 9:26

26
And after the sixty-two weeks

Messiah shall be cut off, but not for
Himself;

And the people of the prince who is to
come

Shall destroy the city and the
sanctuary.

The end of it shall be with a
flood,

And till the end of the war desolations
are determined.

1Then
Jesus went out and departed from the temple, and His
disciples came up to show Him the buildings of the
temple. 2And Jesus said to them, Do you not
see all these things? Assuredly, I say to you, not
one stone shall be left here upon another, that
shall not be thrown down.

[2]
ìTb?
gaòal,
gaw-al' A
primitive root, to redeem (according to the
Oriental law of kinship), that is,
to bethenextofkin
(and as such to buyback a relatives
property, marry his widow, etc.): X in any wise,
X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of
near, next) kinsfolk (-man), purchase, ransom, redeem (-er),
revenger.