THE MESSIAH
To be born in Bethlehem...
“And you, O Bethlehem of Ephrath, Least among
the clans of Judah, From you one shall come
forth To rule Israel for Me -- One whose origin is
from of old, From ancient times.” (Micah 5:1)
“And he demanded of them where Messiah
should be born, and they said to him, In
Bethlehem of Judaea.” (Matthew 2:4-5)
Son of God...
Let me tell of the decree: the L-rd said to me,
"You are My son, I have fathered you this day.”
(Psalm 2:7)
“For G-d so loved the world, that he gave his
only Son, that whoever believes in him should
not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:15)
Of the Tribe of Judah...
“The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor
the ruler's staff from between his feet; So that
tribute shall come to him; And the homage of
peoples be his.” (Genesis 49:10)
“Our L-rd was descended from Judah.”
(Hebrews 7:14)
Born of a virgin...
“Assuredly, my Lord will give you a sign of His
own accord! Look, the young woman is with
child and about to give birth to a son. Let her
name him Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14)
“...she was found to be with child from the
Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 1:18)
A Navi like Moshe...
“The L-rd your G-d will raise up for you a
prophet from among your own people, like
myself; him you shall heed.”
(Deuteronomy 18:15)
“If you believed Moses, you would believe me;
for he wrote of me.” (John 5:46)
King of Israel
“Rejoice greatly, Fair Zion; Raise a shout, Fair
Jerusalem! Lo, your king is coming to you. He is
victorious, triumphant, Yet humble, riding on an
ass, a donkey foaled by a she-ass.”
(Zechariah 9:9)
“So they took branches of palm trees and went
out to meet him, crying out, Hosanna! Blessed is
he who comes in the name of the L-rd, even the
King of Israel!”(John 12:13)
Rejected...
“He was despised, shunned by men, A man of
suffering, familiar with disease. As one who hid
his face from us, He was despised, we held him
of no account.” (Isaiah 53:3)
“He came to his own, and his own people
did not receive him.” (John 1:11)
Beaten...
“Now you gash yourself in grief. They have laid
siege to us; They strike the ruler of Israel On
the cheek with a staff.” (Micah 4:14)
“And they were striking his head with a reed and
spitting on him and kneeling down in homage
to him.” (Mark 15:19)
Silent...
“He was maltreated, yet he was submissive, He
did not open his mouth; Like a sheep being led
to slaughter, Like a ewe, dumb before those who
shear her, He did not open his mouth.”
(Isaiah 53:7)
“But when he was accused by the chief priests
and elders, he gave no answer.”
(Matthew 27:12)
Betrayed...
“My ally in whom I trusted, even he who shares
my bread, has been utterly false to me.”
(Psalm 41:10)
“Yeshua said, Truly, I say to you, one of you will
betray me, one who is eating with me.”
(Mark 14:18)
Tried and Condemned...
“By oppressive judgment he was taken away,
Who could describe his abode? For he was cut
off from the land of the living, for the sin of my
people, who deserved the punishment.”
(Isaiah 53:8)
“When morning came, all the chief priests and
the elders of the people took counsel against
Yeshua to put him to death.” (Matthew 27:1)
Crucified...
“Dogs surround me; a pack of evil ones closes
in on me, like lions they maul my hands
and feet.” (Psalm 22:17)
“And he went out, bearing his own cross, to the
place called the place of a skull.” (John 19:17)
Garments divided...
“They divide my clothes among themselves,
casting lots for my garments.” (Psalm 22:19)
“Then the soldiers, when they had crucified
Yeshua, took his garments, and made four
parts, to every soldier a part.” (John 19:23)
Given vinegar and gall...
“They give me gall for food, vinegar to quench
my thirst.” (Psalm 69:22)
“A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a
sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch
and held it to his mouth.” (John 19:29)
Bones not broken...
“...and you shall not break any of its bones.”
(Exodus 12:46)
“But when they came to Yeshua and saw that he
was already dead, they did not break his legs.”
(John 19:33)
He is our sacrifice...
“But he was wounded because of our sins,
Crushed because of our iniquities. He bore the
chastisement that made us whole, And by his
bruises we were healed. We all went astray like
sheep, Each going his own way; And the LORD
visited upon him the guilt of all of us.”
(Isaiah 53:5-6)
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the
tree, that we might die to sin and live to
righteousness. By his wounds you have been
healed. For you were straying like sheep, but
have now returned to the Shepherd and
Overseer of your souls.” (1 Peter 2:24-25)
Raised from the dead...
“For You will not abandon me to Sheol, or let
Your faithful one see the pit.” (Psalm 16:10)
“Why do you seek the living among the dead?
He is not here, but has risen from the dead.”
(Luke 24:5-6)