Walk Through Every Prophecy

Through the line of IsaacGenesis 17:19; 21:12

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.

→ Again the line narrows: through Jacob, not Esau, would the promise continue, and then to one tribe among twelve.

Through the line of JacobGenesis 28:14; Numbers 24:17

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.

→ From twelve tribes, the scepter is given to one, Judah, and the promise narrows further.

From the tribe of JudahGenesis 49:10

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.

→ Within Judah's tribe, the line will narrow further, through Jesse to David, establishing a royal dynasty.

From the line of JesseIsaiah 11:1, 10

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.

→ From Jesse's family, one son, David, would establish a dynasty, and through that dynasty the promised ruler.

From the house of David2 Samuel 7:12-13; Jeremiah 23:5-6

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.

→ From David's house, the lineage narrows to one specific town, Bethlehem, and one specific manner of birth.

The BranchIsaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 3:8; 6:12

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.

Born of a virginIsaiah 7:14

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.

→ The virgin's son would be born not just anywhere, but in a specific town foretold by Micah.

Born in BethlehemMicah 5:2

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 originMicah 5:2

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.

Preceded by a starNumbers 24:17

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.

Adored by great personsPsalm 72:10-11

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.

Called out of EgyptHosea 11:1

When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son.

Massacre of childrenJeremiah 31:15

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.”

Called the Son of GodPsalm 2:7; Proverbs 30:4

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!

Called ImmanuelIsaiah 7:14

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.

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty GodIsaiah 9:6

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.

The Anointed One (Messiah)Psalm 2:2; Daniel 9:25-26

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 kingsPsalm 2:6; Zechariah 9:9; Isaiah 9:7

“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.

An everlasting kingdom2 Samuel 7:12-13; Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 2:44; 7:14

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.

The Son of ManDaniel 7:13-14

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.

The Lord our RighteousnessJeremiah 23:6

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.

Given all authorityDaniel 7:13-14

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.

The Stone / CornerstonePsalm 118:22; Isaiah 28:16

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.

Would be a shepherdEzekiel 34:23; Micah 5:4

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.

Would be a judgeIsaiah 33:22

For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our King. It is He who will save us.

Before the scepter departs from JudahGenesis 49:10

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.

→ The Messiah must come while Judah still holds its identity, and while the Second Temple still stands.

Daniel's 70 WeeksDaniel 9:24-27

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.”

→ Daniel's timeline predicts the Messiah would be 'cut off', and then the city and sanctuary would be destroyed.

Messiah cut off before temple destructionDaniel 9:26

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.

While the Second Temple standsHaggai 2:6-9; Malachi 3:1

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.

→ The Messiah must enter the Second Temple, and Daniel's prophecy pinpoints exactly when he would arrive.

A messenger to prepare the wayIsaiah 40:3-5; Malachi 3:1

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.

→ Before the Prophet could arrive, a forerunner must appear, one in the spirit and power of Elijah.

The spirit of Elijah would precede HimMalachi 4:5-6

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.”

Anointed by the SpiritIsaiah 11:2; 61:1-2

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,

A prophet like MosesDeuteronomy 18:15, 18-19

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.

→ The prophet like Moses would speak with God's own authority and work miraculous signs confirming his mission.

Ministry in GalileeIsaiah 9:1-2

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 ministryIsaiah 9:1-2

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.

Healing ministryIsaiah 35:5-6; 53:4

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 miraclesIsaiah 35:5-6

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.

Teaching in parablesPsalm 78:2; Isaiah 6:9-10

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 parablesPsalm 78:2-4

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.

Called a NazareneIsaiah 11:1

Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

A light to the GentilesIsaiah 42:1-4, 6; 49:6

“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.”

→ The Servant who brings light to the nations would also be beaten and spat upon, willing suffering as part of his mission.

Would bring peace to the GentilesIsaiah 11:10; Zechariah 9:10

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.

God visits His peopleZechariah 2:10-11

“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.

The Sun of RighteousnessMalachi 4:2

“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.

Entered the Temple with authorityMalachi 3:1

“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.

The Lord comes to His templeHaggai 2:6-9; Malachi 3:1

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.

Zeal for God's housePsalm 69:9

because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Triumphal entry on a donkeyZechariah 9:9

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.

Praised by childrenPsalm 8:2

From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

Rejected by His own peopleIsaiah 53:3; Psalm 69:8

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,

→ Rejection by his own people would lead to betrayal, sold for the price of a slave.

Hated without a causePsalm 35:19; 69:4

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.

The rejected cornerstonePsalm 118:22-23

The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the LORD, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

A stumbling stone to IsraelIsaiah 8:14

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.

Betrayed by a close friendPsalm 41:9; 55:12-14

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.

Betrayed by one who shared breadPsalm 41:9

Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Sold for 30 pieces of silverZechariah 11:12

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.

→ The thirty pieces of silver, the price of a slave, would be thrown into the temple and used to buy a potter's field.

Money thrown into the TempleZechariah 11:13

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 fieldZechariah 11:13

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.

Disciples scatteredZechariah 13:7

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.

Accused by false witnessesPsalm 27:12; 35:11

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.

Silent before His accusersIsaiah 53:7

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.

→ Silent before his accusers, the Servant would then be brutally wounded, pierced for transgressions, crushed for iniquities.

Would pray for His enemiesPsalm 109:4

In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

Beaten and spat uponIsaiah 50:6

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.

→ The beating and spitting would leave the Servant's appearance marred beyond recognition.

Struck on the headMicah 5:1

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.

Scourged and woundedIsaiah 53:5

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.

→ The wounds described by Isaiah pointed to a specific manner of death, one involving piercing of hands and feet.

His appearance disfiguredIsaiah 52:14

Just as many were appalled at Him -His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness -

Hands and feet piercedPsalm 22:16; Zechariah 12:10

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.

→ With hands and feet pierced, the sufferer's bones would remain unbroken, fulfilling the Passover lamb requirement, while soldiers cast lots for his garments.

Crucified with transgressorsIsaiah 53:12

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.

Mocked and ridiculedPsalm 22:7-8

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 prophesiedPsalm 22:8

“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”

Stared uponPsalm 22:17

I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.

Given gall and vinegarPsalm 69:21

They poisoned my food with gall and gave me vinegar to quench my thirst.

Thirst on the crossPsalm 22:15

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.

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?Psalm 22:1

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?

→ The cry of abandonment opens Psalm 22, which describes in detail the physical torments: pierced hands and feet, bones out of joint, garments divided by lot.

Darkness over the landAmos 8:9

And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.

Committed His spirit to GodPsalm 31:5

Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.

Lots cast for His garmentsPsalm 22:18

They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

No bones brokenPsalm 34:20; Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12

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.

Side piercedZechariah 12:10

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.

His heart brokenPsalm 22:14

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

Suffered vicariouslyIsaiah 53:4-6, 10-12

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.

→ The vicarious suffering of the Servant would culminate in a specific offering, his very life made an offering for sin.

He bore the sin of manyIsaiah 53:12

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.

Made an offering for sinIsaiah 53:10

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.

→ The sin offering would be buried in a rich man's tomb, not left among the wicked.

The Passover LambExodus 12:1-14, 46

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.

→ The Passover lamb's blood on the doorposts pointed forward to a greater sacrifice, the scapegoat who would bear sins away.

The blood atonementLeviticus 17:11

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 principle of blood atonement established in Leviticus pointed forward to a final sacrifice that would supersede the annual rituals.

Made a curse for usDeuteronomy 21:23

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.

His blood poured outZechariah 9:11

As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Buried with the richIsaiah 53:9

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.

In the grave three daysJonah 1:17

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.

Would not see corruptionPsalm 16:9-10

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.

Raised on the third dayHosea 6:2

After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.

Resurrected with a glorified bodyIsaiah 53:10-11

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.

Firstfruits of the resurrectionLeviticus 23:10-11

“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.

His resurrection foretold through IsaacGenesis 22:1-14

“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.

Ascended on highPsalm 68:18

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.

Seated at the right hand of GodPsalm 110:1

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.”

The Spirit poured outJoel 2:28-32

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.

→ The pouring out of the Spirit would be the hallmark of the new covenant, hearts transformed from within, replacing external law.

A fountain opened for sinZechariah 13:1

“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.

A priest after the order of MelchizedekPsalm 110:4

The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

A priest forever after MelchizedekPsalm 110:4

The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

→ The eternal priesthood established by divine oath would mediate a new covenant, replacing the old system with something permanent.

IntercessorIsaiah 53:12

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.

The Day of AtonementLeviticus 16

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 annual Day of Atonement required a high priest to enter God's presence with blood, a shadow of the final, once-for-all sacrifice.

The scapegoatLeviticus 16:20-22

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 scapegoat bearing sins away pointed to the Servant who would be pierced for our transgressions, not merely carrying sins symbolically, but atoning for them.

Mediator of a new covenantJeremiah 31:31-34

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.”

→ The new covenant promised by Jeremiah would be sealed not with animal blood but with the blood of the Servant.

A new covenantJeremiah 31:31-34

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.”

Adam as a type of ChristGenesis 1-3

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Abel as a type of ChristGenesis 4:1-10

while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock.

And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

Melchizedek as a type of ChristGenesis 14:18-20

Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine -since he was priest of God Most High -

→ Melchizedek established the prototype of a king-priest, a pattern that the Levitical system could never fulfill but Psalm 110 would later promise.

Isaac as a type of ChristGenesis 22

Abraham answered, “God Himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two walked on together.

→ The near-sacrifice of Isaac foreshadowed a greater sacrifice, the Passover lamb whose blood would deliver an entire nation.

Joseph as a type of ChristGenesis 37-50

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.

Moses as a type of ChristExodus-Deuteronomy

The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.

→ Moses set the pattern: deliverer, lawgiver, mediator. Deuteronomy promised one 'like Moses', and then noted that no such prophet had yet appeared.

Aaron as a type of ChristExodus-Leviticus

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.

→ Aaron's priesthood, passed by succession and ending in death, pointed to the need for a permanent, eternal priest.

Joshua as a type of ChristJoshua 1-6

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.

Boaz as a type of ChristRuth 2-4

Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.

David as a type of Christ1-2 Samuel

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.

Solomon as a type of Christ1 Kings 1-11

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.

Jonah as a type of ChristJonah 1-4

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.

Jeremiah as a type of ChristJeremiah; Lamentations

“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.”

Elijah as a type of Christ1 Kings 17-19; 2 Kings 2

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!”

The PassoverExodus 12

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.

Crossing the Red SeaExodus 14

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.

The ExodusExodus 1-15

With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.

Israel's 40 years in the wildernessNumbers-Deuteronomy

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.

Manna from heavenExodus 16

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 rockExodus 17:1-7

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 bronze serpentNumbers 21:4-9

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.

The TabernacleExodus 25-40

And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.

The Ark of the CovenantExodus 25:10-22

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 sacrificial systemLeviticus 1-7

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 sacrificial system required repeated offerings, pointing to the inadequacy that only an eternal priest could resolve.

The veil of the TempleExodus 26:31-33

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.

→ The veil that separated God from man would one day be torn, when the true High Priest made the final sacrifice.

The cities of refugeNumbers 35; Joshua 20

designate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.

The Feast of FirstfruitsLeviticus 23:9-14

“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 PentecostLeviticus 23:15-22

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 TrumpetsLeviticus 23:23-25

“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 feastLeviticus 23:26-32

“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 TabernaclesLeviticus 23:33-43

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.’”

The red heiferNumbers 19

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.