1. Messiah would be born of a woman. Genesis 3:15
2. Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. Micah 5:2
3. Messiah would be born of a virgin. Isaiah 7:14
4. Messiah would come from the line of Abraham. Genesis 12:3 Genesis 22:18
5. Messiah would be a descendant of Isaac. Genesis 17:19 Genesis 21:12
6. Messiah would be a descendant of Jacob. Numbers 24:17
7. Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah. Genesis 49:10
8. Messiah would be heir to King David's throne. 2 Samuel 7:12-13 Isaiah 9:7
9. Messiah's throne will be anointed and eternal. Psalm 45:6-7 Daniel 2:44
10. Messiah would be called Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14
11. Messiah would spend a season in Egypt. Hosea 11:1
12. A massacre of children would happen at Messiah's birthplace. Jeremiah 31:15
13. A messenger would prepare the way for Messiah Isaiah 40:3-5
14. Messiah would be rejected by his own people. Psalm 69:8 Isaiah 53:3
15. Messiah would be a prophet. Deuteronomy 18:15
16. Messiah would be preceded by Elijah. Malachi 4:5-6
17. Messiah would be declared the Son of God. Psalm 2:7
18. Messiah would be called a Nazarene. Isaiah 11:1
19. Messiah would bring light to Galilee. Isaiah 9:1-2
20. Messiah would speak in parables. Psalm 78:2-4 Isaiah 6:9-10
21. Messiah would be sent to heal the brokenhearted. Isaiah 61:1-2
22. Messiah would be a priest after the order of Melchizedek. Psalm 110:4
23. Messiah would be called King. Psalm 2:6 Zechariah 9:9
24. Messiah would be praised by little children. Psalm 8:2
25. Messiah would be betrayed. Psalm 41:9 Zechariah 11:12-13
26. Messiah's price money would be used to buy a potter's field. Zechariah
11:12-13
27. Messiah would be falsely accused. Psalm 35:11
28. Messiah would be silent before his accusers. Isaiah 53:7
29. Messiah would be spat upon and struck. Isaiah 50:6
30. Messiah would be hated without cause. Psalm 35:19 Psalm 69:4
31. Messiah would be crucified with criminals. Isaiah 53:12
32. Messiah would be given vinegar to drink. Psalm 69:21
33. Messiah's hands and feet would be pierced. Psalm 22:16 Zechariah 12:10
34. Messiah would be mocked and ridiculed. Psalm 22:7-8
35. Soldiers would gamble for Messiah's garments. Psalm 22:18
36. Messiah's bones would not be broken. Exodus 12:46 Psalm 34:20
37. Messiah would be forsaken by God. Psalm 22:1
38. Messiah would pray for his enemies. Psalm 109:4
39. Soldiers would pierce Messiah's side. Zechariah 12:10
40. Messiah would be buried with the rich. Isaiah 53:9
41. Messiah would resurrect from the dead. Psalm 16:10 Psalm 49:15
42. Messiah would ascend to heaven. Psalm 24:7-10
43. Messiah would be seated at God's right hand. Psalm 68:18 Psalm 110:1
44. Messiah would be a sacrifice for sin. Isaiah 53:5-12
The rabbis like to say that these prophecies refer to Israel. But...
Israel has never been a "he", "him", "his", or "himself".
Israel has not been killed or "cut off" from the land of the living.
At no time has Israel been silent before its accusers.
Israel has never borne the sins of others or been a light to the Gentiles.
Israel was not assigned a death with criminals; nor was Israel buried in a rich man's tomb.
Israel did not grow up inconspiculously, quietly, or hidden as a plant on dry ground.
Israel has not been beaten so badly that its face and body were unrecognizable.
But who
does fit these descriptions?
If Jesus wasn't The Messiah then Jews will never have a Messiah.
What Jew today can claim descent from King David?
What Jew today can say they were born of a virgin?
What Jew today can claim they came before the destruction of the second Temple?
So, which descendant of King David, born of a virgin, a prophet and miracle worker,
was rejected and murdered by the leaders of Israel... followed by the destruction of Jerusalem, the Second Temple, the Levitic priesthood, the Daily Sacrifice, the genealogies, and huge numbers of Jews?
Fitz
