Prophecies of the Messiah

Micah 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.   "Birthplace—Bethlehem (Lk. 2:1-7)"                                

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.  "Virgin Birth (Matt 1:23)."

Genesis 49:8-10 Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's children shall bow down before thee.  ⁹ Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?  ¹⁰ The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.  "Jesus' lineage through Judah (Lk 1:30-32).

Numbers 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.  A star shall rise out of Jacob (Matt 2:1,2).

Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;  ² To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;  ³ To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.  "The ministry of the Messiah predicted in advance (Lk 4:16-21).

Psalm 55:12-13 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:  ¹³ But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.  "Betrayed by a friend (Matt 26:47-50)."

Zechariah 11:12-13 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.  ¹³ And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the LORD.  "Betrayed for 30 pieces of silver, $ used to buy a Potter's field (Matt 27:3-9)

Isaiah 53:4-7 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.  ⁵ But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.  ⁶ All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.  ⁷ He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

"Led as a lamb to the slaughter (Jn 1:29; Acts 8:32-35)."

Psalm 22:16 For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.  "Jesus' hands and feet pierced, not stoned (Lk 23:33; 24:39)"

Psalm 22:18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. 

"Garments parted, soldiers cast dice for the His cloak (Matt 27:35)."

Psalm 22:1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.> My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

Jesus' last words, "My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matt 27:46)."

Psalm 34:20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.  "Not a bone broken (Jn 19:36)."

Isaiah 53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.  "Buried in a rich man's grave (Matt 27:57-60)."

Psalm 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.  Resurrected from the dead (Matt 28:2-7)."

 Quotes from Mark Finley