Jesus, the Promised Messiah

Women's Bible Study

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SUMMARY: Today we will go over a handful of prophecies that speak of the coming Messiah and were fulfilled in the life and death of Jesus.

GENERAL DISCUSSION:

Q: Is it important for us as Gentiles to know that Jesus is the One that fulfilled the prophecies about the coming Jewish Messiah? Why, or why not?

Read John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Q: Is it important to know what the prophets wrote about the Messiah in the Old Testament? Why, or why not?

Q: Which fulfilled prophecies can you list from memory?

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Read the following verses from the Old and New Testaments and determine which prophecy was fulfilled in the life and death of Jesus.

Prophecy: He will be the Son of David

• Isaiah 11:1 - There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. [David is the son of Jesse] Jeremiah 23:5-6 - “Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

• Matthew 1:1 - The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham: ...

• Matthew 12:23 - And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”

• Matthew 21:9 - Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!”

Prophecy: He Will Be Born in Bethlehem

• Micah 5:2 - “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.”

• Luke 2:3-5 - So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.

• Matthew 2:1 - Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, ...

• Luke 2:15-16 - So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.

Prophecy: A Star Will Appear

• Numbers 24:17 - “I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but not near; a Star shall come out of Jacob; a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, ...

• Matthew 2:1-2 - ... behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

• Matthew 2:9-10 - When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

Prophecy: He Will Ride on a Donkey

• Zechariah 9:9 - “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.

• Matthew 21:6-8 - So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road.

Prophecy: He Will Have Zeal for the House of God

• Psalm 69:9 - Because zeal for Your house has eaten me up, And the reproaches of those who reproach You have fallen on me.

• John 2:13-17 - Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And He found in the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers doing business. When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables. And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make My Father’s house a house of merchandise!” Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.”

Prophecy: His Worth Will Be Thirty Pieces of Silver

• Zechariah 11:12 - Then I said to them, “If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.” So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

• Matthew 26:14-16 - Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?” And they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver. So from that time he sought opportunity to betray Him.

Prophecy: He Will Be Crucified

• Psalm 22:16 - For dogs have surrounded Me; The congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet;

• Luke 23:33 - And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, ...

Prophecy: We Will Be Numbered with the Transgressors

• Isaiah 53:12 - He was numbered with the transgressors,

• Luke 23:33 - ... there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left.

Prophecy: They Will Ridicule Him

• Psalm 22:7-8 - All those who see Me ridicule Me; They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 8 “He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him!”

• Matthew 27:41-44 - Likewise the chief priests also, mocking with the scribes and elders, said, “He saved others; Himself He cannot save. If He is the King of Israel, let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe Him. He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ” Even the robbers who were crucified with Him reviled Him with the same thing.

Prophecy: He Will Thirst

• Psalm 22:15 - My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and My tongue clings to My jaws; You have brought Me to the dust of death.

• John 19:28 - After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!”

Prophecy: He Will Be Pierced

• Zechariah 12:10 - “And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.

• John 19:34 - But one of the soldiers pierced His side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out.

Prophecy: They Will Divide His Garment

• Psalm 22:18 - They divide My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.

• John 19:23-24 - Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece. 24 They said therefore among themselves, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be,” that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: “They divided My garments among them, and for My clothing they cast lots.” Therefore the soldiers did these things.

Prophecy: He Will Die For Our Sins

• Isaiah 53:5 - But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities;

• Isaiah 53:6 - ... the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

• Isaiah 53:8 - ... For the transgressions of My people He was stricken.

• Isaiah 53:10 - ... You make His soul an offering for sin, ...

• Isaiah 53:11 - ... By His knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify many, for He shall bear their iniquities.

• Isaiah 53:11 - ... He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

• John 3:14-17 - And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.

• John 19:30 - So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

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Q: As you read the prophecies and fulfillment of the Messiah, what thoughts do you have?

PRAY

Prepared by: Vera Likhonin

Reference: The Bible, New King James Version