Prophecies by Book
Browse messianic prophecies organized by their Old Testament book. Select a book to jump to its prophecies, or scroll through all 139 prophecies in canonical order.
Torah
Genesis
12 propheciesAdam as a type of Christ
TypologicalThe first man and representative of humanity; where Adam failed, Christ succeeds
— Genesis 1-3 (BSB)So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Seed of the woman
The offspring of a woman would crush the serpent's head
— Genesis 3:15 (BSB)And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Abel as a type of Christ
TypologicalOffered an acceptable sacrifice; blood cried out
— Genesis 4:1-10 (BSB)while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock.
And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
Through the line of Abraham
All nations would be blessed through Abraham's seed
— Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18 (BSB)I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” … Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed. … And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Melchizedek as a type of Christ
TypologicalKing-priest of Salem, without genealogy, blessed Abraham
— Genesis 14:18-20 (BSB)Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine -since he was priest of God Most High -
Through the line of Isaac
The promise would come through Isaac, not Ishmael
— Genesis 17:19; 21:12 (BSB)But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. … But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.
Isaac as a type of Christ
TypologicalThe beloved son offered as sacrifice on a mountain; received back from the dead figuratively
— Genesis 22 (BSB)Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.
His resurrection foretold through Isaac
TypologicalAbraham received Isaac back from the dead, figuratively
— Genesis 22:1-14 (BSB)“Do not lay a hand on the boy or do anything to him,” said the angel, “for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your only son from me.”
Then Abraham looked up and saw behind him a ram in a thicket, caught by its horns. So he went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.
Through the line of Jacob
A star would come out of Jacob
— Genesis 28:14; Numbers 24:17 (BSB)Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. … I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
Joseph as a type of Christ
TypologicalRejected by his brothers, sent to a foreign land, exalted to save many lives
— Genesis 37-50 (BSB)As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this -to preserve the lives of many people.
From the tribe of Judah
The scepter shall not depart from Judah until Shiloh comes
— Genesis 49:10 (BSB)The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
Before the scepter departs from Judah
The scepter shall not depart from Judah until Shiloh comes
— Genesis 49:10 (BSB)The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
Exodus
11 propheciesMoses as a type of Christ
TypologicalDeliverer of his people, mediator of the covenant, prophet
— Exodus-Deuteronomy (BSB)The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
Aaron as a type of Christ
TypologicalHigh priest, mediator between God and man
— Exodus-Leviticus (BSB)because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
The Exodus
TypologicalDeliverance from bondage
— Exodus 1-15 (BSB)With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
The Passover
TypologicalLamb slain, blood applied for protection from death
— Exodus 12 (BSB)The blood on the houses where you are staying will distinguish them; when I see the blood, I will pass over you. No plague will fall on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
The Passover Lamb
TypologicalAn innocent lamb without blemish, its blood applied for protection from death, its bones unbroken
— Exodus 12:1-14, 46 (BSB)Your lamb must be an unblemished year-old male, and you may take it from the sheep or the goats. You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight. They are to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and tops of the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs.
Crossing the Red Sea
TypologicalDeliverance through water
— Exodus 14 (BSB)Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided, and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
Manna from heaven
TypologicalBread from heaven sustaining life in the wilderness
— Exodus 16 (BSB)Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.
Water from the rock
TypologicalLife-giving water from a struck rock
— Exodus 17:1-7 (BSB)Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
The Tabernacle
TypologicalGod dwelling among His people
— Exodus 25-40 (BSB)And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
The Ark of the Covenant
TypologicalMercy seat; God's presence
— Exodus 25:10-22 (BSB)Set the mercy seat atop the ark, and put the Testimony that I will give you into the ark.
And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.
The veil of the Temple
TypologicalSeparation between God and man
— Exodus 26:31-33 (BSB)And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.
Leviticus
10 propheciesThe sacrificial system
TypologicalAnimal sacrifices for sin
— Leviticus 1-7 (BSB)He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, so it can be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
The Day of Atonement
TypologicalThe high priest enters the Holy of Holies with blood once a year
— Leviticus 16 (BSB)because on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD.
The scapegoat
TypologicalSins placed on a substitute sent away
— Leviticus 16:20-22 (BSB)Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task. The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.
The blood atonement
Life of the flesh is in the blood; blood makes atonement
— Leviticus 17:11 (BSB)For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.
The Feast of Firstfruits
TypologicalFirst of the harvest presented to God
— Leviticus 23:9-14 (BSB)“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest. And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.
Firstfruits of the resurrection
TypologicalThe firstfruits offering
— Leviticus 23:10-11 (BSB)“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest. And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.
The Feast of Pentecost
TypologicalHarvest celebration
— Leviticus 23:15-22 (BSB)You shall count off fifty days until the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the LORD.
Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD.
The Feast of Trumpets
TypologicalThe trumpet blast gathering the people
— Leviticus 23:23-25 (BSB)“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘On the first day of the seventh month you are to have a day of rest, a sacred assembly announced by trumpet blasts.
The Day of Atonement feast
TypologicalAnnual atonement for sin
— Leviticus 23:26-32 (BSB)“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present an offering made by fire to the LORD.
The Feast of Tabernacles
TypologicalGod dwelling with His people
— Leviticus 23:33-43 (BSB)You are to dwell in booths for seven days. All the native-born of Israel must dwell in booths, so that your descendants may know that I made the Israelites dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.’”
Numbers
5 propheciesIsrael's 40 years in the wilderness
TypologicalTesting, trial, faithfulness
— Numbers-Deuteronomy (BSB)Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
The red heifer
TypologicalPurification from defilement
— Numbers 19 (BSB)Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.
The bronze serpent
TypologicalLifted up on a pole so that all who look are healed
— Numbers 21:4-9 (BSB)Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and mount it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live.” So Moses made a bronze snake and mounted it on a pole. If anyone who was bitten looked at the bronze snake, he would live.
Preceded by a star
A star shall come out of Jacob
— Numbers 24:17 (BSB)I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
The cities of refuge
TypologicalA place of safety from the avenger of blood
— Numbers 35; Joshua 20 (BSB)designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.
Deuteronomy
2 propheciesA prophet like Moses
God will raise up a prophet like Moses from among His people
— Deuteronomy 18:15, 18-19 (BSB)The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. … 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. And I will hold accountable anyone who does not listen to My words that the prophet speaks in My name.
Made a curse for us
Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree
— Deuteronomy 21:23 (BSB)you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Historical Books
Joshua
1 prophecyJoshua as a type of Christ
TypologicalName means 'Yahweh saves' (same name as Jesus); led people into the promised land
— Joshua 1-6 (BSB)No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
1 Samuel
1 prophecyDavid as a type of Christ
TypologicalThe shepherd-king, man after God's heart, suffering and reigning
— 1-2 Samuel (BSB)So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
2 Samuel
2 propheciesFrom the house of David
2 Samuel 7:12-13; Jeremiah 23:5-6
A righteous Branch would come from David's line and reign forever
— 2 Samuel 7:12-13; Jeremiah 23:5-6 (BSB)And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. … Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
An everlasting kingdom
2 Samuel 7:12-13; Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 2:44; 7:14
His kingdom shall have no end
— 2 Samuel 7:12-13; Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 2:44; 7:14 (BSB)And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. … Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. … In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever. … And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
1 Kings
2 propheciesSolomon as a type of Christ
TypologicalSon of David, king of peace, builder of the temple, wisdom
— 1 Kings 1-11 (BSB)behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.
Elijah as a type of Christ
TypologicalMiraculous signs, confronted false religion, ascended
— 1 Kings 17-19; 2 Kings 2 (BSB)Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives -the God of Israel before whom I stand -there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
Psalms
Psalms
31 propheciesThe Anointed One (Messiah)
God's Anointed One, the Messiah, the Christ
— Psalm 2:2; Daniel 9:25-26 (BSB)The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together, against the LORD and against His Anointed One: … Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.
Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
King of kings
Psalm 2:6; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 9:7
Reigning on the throne of David forever
— Psalm 2:6; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 9:7 (BSB)“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” … Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. … Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
Called the Son of God
You are my Son, today I have begotten you
— Psalm 2:7; Proverbs 30:4 (BSB)I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. … Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son -surely you know!
Praised by children
Out of the mouth of babes you have ordained praise
— Psalm 8:2 (BSB)From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.
Would not see corruption
You will not abandon my soul to Sheol or let your Holy One see corruption
— Psalm 16:9-10 (BSB)Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely. For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
The Messiah's cry of abandonment from the cross
— Psalm 22:1 (BSB)For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
Mocked and ridiculed
All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads
— Psalm 22:7-8 (BSB)All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads: “He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
Specific words of mockery prophesied
He trusts in the LORD; let Him deliver him
— Psalm 22:8 (BSB)“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
His heart broken
My heart is like wax, it has melted within me
— Psalm 22:14 (BSB)I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
Thirst on the cross
My tongue clings to my jaws; you lay me in the dust of death
— Psalm 22:15 (BSB)My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
Hands and feet pierced
They pierced my hands and my feet
— Psalm 22:16; Zechariah 12:10 (BSB)For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet. … Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
Stared upon
They stare and gloat over me
— Psalm 22:17 (BSB)I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
Lots cast for His garments
They divide my garments and cast lots for my clothing
— Psalm 22:18 (BSB)They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
Accused by false witnesses
False witnesses rise against me
— Psalm 27:12; 35:11 (BSB)Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence. … Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.
Committed His spirit to God
Into your hand I commit my spirit
— Psalm 31:5 (BSB)Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
No bones broken
Psalm 34:20; Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12
Not a bone shall be broken
— Psalm 34:20; Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12 (BSB)He protects all his bones; not one of them will be broken. … It must be eaten inside one house. You are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you may not break any of the bones. … they may not leave any of it until morning or break any of its bones. They must observe the Passover according to all its statutes.
Hated without a cause
Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head
— Psalm 35:19; 69:4 (BSB)Let not my enemies gloat over me without cause, nor those who hate me without reason wink in malice. … Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me -my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Betrayed by a close friend
My own familiar friend has lifted his heel against me
— Psalm 41:9; 55:12-14 (BSB)Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. … For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
Ascended on high
You ascended on high, leading captives in your train
— Psalm 68:18 (BSB)You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
Zeal for God's house
Zeal for your house will consume me
— Psalm 69:9 (BSB)because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
Given gall and vinegar
They gave me gall for food and vinegar for thirst
— Psalm 69:21 (BSB)They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.
Adored by great persons
Kings of Tarshish and Sheba would bring gifts
— Psalm 72:10-11 (BSB)May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
Teaching in parables
Opening His mouth in parables; hearing but not understanding
— Psalm 78:2; Isaiah 6:9-10 (BSB)I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning, … And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
Speaking in parables
I will open my mouth in a parable
— Psalm 78:2-4 (BSB)I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning, that we have heard and known and our fathers have relayed to us. We will not hide them from their children, but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might, and the wonders He has performed.
Would pray for His enemies
In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer
— Psalm 109:4 (BSB)In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
Seated at the right hand of God
Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool
— Psalm 110:1 (BSB)A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
A priest after the order of Melchizedek
An eternal priestly order, not Levitical
— Psalm 110:4 (BSB)The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
A priest forever after Melchizedek
God swore and will not change His mind, an eternal priesthood
— Psalm 110:4 (BSB)The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”
The Stone / Cornerstone
The stone the builders rejected becomes the cornerstone
— Psalm 118:22; Isaiah 28:16 (BSB)The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. … So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
The rejected cornerstone
The stone the builders rejected
— Psalm 118:22-23 (BSB)The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.
Major Prophets
Isaiah
28 propheciesBorn of a virgin
A virgin shall conceive and bear a son called Immanuel
— Isaiah 7:14 (BSB)Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
Called Immanuel
His name shall be called Immanuel, God with us
— Isaiah 7:14 (BSB)Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
A stumbling stone to Israel
He will be a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense
— Isaiah 8:14 (BSB)And He will be a sanctuary -but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
Ministry in Galilee
The people walking in darkness in Galilee would see a great light
— Isaiah 9:1-2 (BSB)Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
Galilean ministry
Light shining in Zebulun and Naphtali
— Isaiah 9:1-2 (BSB)Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:
The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God
A child is born with divine titles: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace
— Isaiah 9:6 (BSB)For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
From the line of Jesse
A shoot would spring from the stump of Jesse
— Isaiah 11:1, 10 (BSB)Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. … On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.
The Branch
Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 3:8; 6:12
A Branch from Jesse/David would build the temple and sit as priest on his throne
— Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 3:8; 6:12 (BSB)Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit. … Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. … Hear now, O high priest Joshua, you and your companions seated before you, who are indeed a sign. For behold, I am going to bring My servant, the Branch. … And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD.
Called a Nazarene
He shall be called a Nazarene / Branch (Hebrew: netzer)
— Isaiah 11:1 (BSB)Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.
Anointed by the Spirit
The Spirit of the LORD would rest upon Him
— Isaiah 11:2; 61:1-2 (BSB)The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him -the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. … The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
Would bring peace to the Gentiles
His rule shall be from sea to sea; the Gentiles shall seek Him
— Isaiah 11:10; Zechariah 9:10 (BSB)On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious. … And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
Would be a judge
The LORD is our judge, lawgiver, king
— Isaiah 33:22 (BSB)For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.
Healing ministry
The blind see, the deaf hear, the lame walk
— Isaiah 35:5-6; 53:4 (BSB)Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. … Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted.
Performing miracles
Eyes of the blind opened, ears of the deaf unstopped
— Isaiah 35:5-6 (BSB)Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
A messenger to prepare the way
A voice crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD
— Isaiah 40:3-5; Malachi 3:1 (BSB)A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” … “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple -the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight -see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
A light to the Gentiles
A light for revelation to the Gentiles
— Isaiah 42:1-4, 6; 49:6 (BSB)“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.” … “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, … He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Beaten and spat upon
I gave my back to the smiters, my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard
— Isaiah 50:6 (BSB)I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
His appearance disfigured
His appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance
— Isaiah 52:14 (BSB)Just as many were appalled at Him -His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness -
Rejected by His own people
Despised and rejected by men; a stranger to His brothers
— Isaiah 53:3; Psalm 69:8 (BSB)He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. … I have become a stranger to my brothers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons,
Suffered vicariously
He was smitten by God; the LORD laid on Him the iniquity of us all
— Isaiah 53:4-6, 10-12 (BSB)Surely He took on our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken by God, struck down and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. … Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities. Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Scourged and wounded
He was wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities
— Isaiah 53:5 (BSB)But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.
Silent before His accusers
He opened not His mouth, like a lamb led to the slaughter
— Isaiah 53:7 (BSB)He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
Buried with the rich
His grave was assigned with the wicked, yet with a rich man in His death
— Isaiah 53:9 (BSB)He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in His death, although He had done no violence, nor was any deceit in His mouth.
Made an offering for sin
His soul an offering for sin
— Isaiah 53:10 (BSB)Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
Resurrected with a glorified body
He shall see His seed, prolong His days; He will see light and be satisfied
— Isaiah 53:10-11 (BSB)Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.
Crucified with transgressors
He was numbered with the transgressors
— Isaiah 53:12 (BSB)Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
He bore the sin of many
He bore the sin of many and made intercession for transgressors
— Isaiah 53:12 (BSB)Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Intercessor
He made intercession for the transgressors
— Isaiah 53:12 (BSB)Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
Jeremiah
5 propheciesJeremiah as a type of Christ
TypologicalProphet of sorrows, rejected by his own people
— Jeremiah; Lamentations (BSB)“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
The Lord our Righteousness
Called 'The LORD our Righteousness'
— Jeremiah 23:6 (BSB)In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
Massacre of children
TypologicalRachel weeping for her children
— Jeremiah 31:15 (BSB)This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
Mediator of a new covenant
A new covenant, not like the old, God's law written on hearts, sins remembered no more
— Jeremiah 31:31-34 (BSB)Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt -a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
A new covenant
Not like the covenant made with their fathers
— Jeremiah 31:31-34 (BSB)Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt -a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. “But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”
Ezekiel
1 prophecyWould be a shepherd
God will set up one shepherd, my servant David
— Ezekiel 34:23; Micah 5:4 (BSB)I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd. … He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to the ends of the earth.
Daniel
4 propheciesThe Son of Man
One like a Son of Man given dominion and an everlasting kingdom
— Daniel 7:13-14 (BSB)In my vision in the night I continued to watch, and I saw One like the Son of Man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
Daniel's 70 Weeks
483 years from the decree to restore Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince
— Daniel 9:24-27 (BSB)Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
Know and understand this: From the issuance of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of distress.
Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed. And he will confirm a covenant with many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of the temple will come the abomination that causes desolation, until the decreed destruction is poured out upon him.”
Messiah cut off before temple destruction
After 62 weeks Messiah shall be cut off, then the city and sanctuary destroyed
— Daniel 9:26 (BSB)Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
Minor Prophets
Hosea
2 propheciesRaised on the third day
TypologicalAfter two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up
— Hosea 6:2 (BSB)After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
Called out of Egypt
TypologicalOut of Egypt I called my son
— Hosea 11:1 (BSB)When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.
Joel
1 prophecyThe Spirit poured out
God will pour out His Spirit on all flesh
— Joel 2:28-32 (BSB)And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on My menservants and maidservants, I will pour out My Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and columns of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.
Jonah
2 propheciesJonah as a type of Christ
TypologicalThree days in the belly of the fish; sign of death and resurrection
— Jonah 1-4 (BSB)Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
In the grave three days
TypologicalJonah three days and nights in the belly of the great fish
— Jonah 1:17 (BSB)Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
Micah
3 propheciesStruck on the head
They will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek
— Micah 5:1 (BSB)Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
Born in Bethlehem
A ruler of Israel would come from Bethlehem Ephrathah
— Micah 5:2 (BSB)But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel -One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
His pre-existence and eternal origin
His origins are from of old, from everlasting
— Micah 5:2 (BSB)But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel -One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
Haggai
2 propheciesThe Lord comes to His temple
The glory of the latter temple would be greater than the former
— Haggai 2:6-9; Malachi 3:1 (BSB)For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts. The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts. The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.” … “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple -the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight -see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
While the Second Temple stands
The Lord will come to His temple; the glory of the latter house greater
— Haggai 2:6-9; Malachi 3:1 (BSB)For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts. The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts. The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.” … “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple -the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight -see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Zechariah
9 propheciesGod visits His people
I am coming and I will dwell in your midst
— Zechariah 2:10-11 (BSB)“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD. “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
Triumphal entry on a donkey
Your king comes, humble and riding on a donkey
— Zechariah 9:9 (BSB)Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
His blood poured out
By the blood of the covenant, prisoners set free
— Zechariah 9:11 (BSB)As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Sold for 30 pieces of silver
They weighed out thirty pieces of silver as my price
— Zechariah 11:12 (BSB)Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
Money thrown into the Temple
Cast it to the potter, the lordly price
— Zechariah 11:13 (BSB)And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter” -this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
Price used for a potter's field
Throw it to the potter in the house of the LORD
— Zechariah 11:13 (BSB)And the LORD said to me, “Throw it to the potter” -this magnificent price at which they valued me. So I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD.
Side pierced
They shall look on Him whom they have pierced
— Zechariah 12:10 (BSB)Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.
A fountain opened for sin
A fountain to cleanse from sin and uncleanness
— Zechariah 13:1 (BSB)“On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the people of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.
Disciples scattered
Strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered
— Zechariah 13:7 (BSB)Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
Malachi
3 propheciesThe Sun of Righteousness
The sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings
— Malachi 4:2 (BSB)“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
The spirit of Elijah would precede Him
Elijah would come before the great day of the LORD
— Malachi 4:5-6 (BSB)Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”