112 Old Testament Prophecies
No.
Prophetic Texts
Description
Fulfillment Texts
Pre-existence
Psalm 40:6-9; Micah 5:2; Isaiah 9:6-7 circa 700 B.C.
His pre-existence (God with us)
Colossians 1:15-17; Mark 1:1; Matthew 1:21, 23; Matthew 4:3, 6; Luke 1:78; 4:41; John 3:18; 5:25; 9:35; 10:36-38; 11:4; Hebrews 1:2; 3:4-6
Isaiah 9:6; Micah 5:1-2
Eternal existence (God with us)
Matthew 1:21,23; John 1:1-3; 8:14 + Jn 8:58; 17:5, 24;; Ephesians 1:3-14; Colossians 1:15-17
Psalm 45:6-7; Psalm 102:25-27
Anointed and eternal, His divinity
John 10:17-18; Acts 13:32-33; Romans 1:4; Colossians 1:15-19; Hebrews 1:8-12
Ancestry
Genesis 3:15
Seed of a woman
Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 2:4-11; Galatians 4:4; Hebrews 2:14; 1 John 1:1
Genesis 9:27
Descendant of Shem
Luke 3:36
Genesis 12:1-3; Genesis 22:18; 17:15-17; 18:18
Descendant of Abraham
Matthew 1:1; Luke 3:33; Acts 3:25
Genesis 12:1-3; 17:19-22; 21:12
Descendant of Isaac
Matthew 1:2 ; Luke 3:34; Luke 3:23-24
Genesis 21:12; 28:14; 35:10-12; Numbers 24:17
Descendant of Jacob
Matthew 1:2; Luke 3:23-24
Genesis 49:10; Isaiah 37:31
Descendant of Judah, From the tribe of Judah
Matthew 1:1-3 ; Luke 3:23-24, 33; Hebrews 7:14; Revelation 5:5
Isaiah 11:1-5, 10; (Romans 15:12)
Descendant of Jesse
Matthew 1:1-2, 5-6, 16; Luke 3:23-24; Acts 13:22-23
2 Samuel 7:12-13, 16; 1 Chronicles 17:10-15; Isaiah 9:6-7; 11:1-5; 16:5; circa 700 B.C. Jeremiah 23:5-6
Descendant and son of David
Matthew 1:1-2, 6, 16; Luke 1:32-33; 2:4; 3:23-24, 31; Acts 13:22-23
2 Samuel 5:14 + 1 Kings 11:6, 9-10 (1 Chr 3:5 | Jer 33:17-20; 1 Chr 17:11-12)
Nathan's lineage (not thru Solomon)
Matthew 1:7-16
Arrival & Youth
Jeremiah 23:3-6
Daniel 9:25
The Messiah will appear after the Jews return to Israel
Time for His birth/appearance (483 years [69 prophetic weeks] after the order to rebuild the Temple)
Matthew 16:20; 26:63-64; Mark 8:27-30; Luke 2:11; 3:15; 24:25-27; John 4:24-25, 40-42; 10:24-30; 20:30-31;
Matthew 2:1, 16, 19; Luke 2:1-2; 9:51; Galatians 4:4; Ephesians 1:10
Isaiah 7:14
To be born of a virgin
Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-27, 30-31
Micah 5:2
a) Born in Bethlehem,
b) Eternal God becomes man;
c) Proof of humanity
- physical birth
- grew as a person
- experienced pain, hunger, fatigue, etc.
- tested, tempted
- substitutionary death
- federal head of humanity
- ascended with human body
- calls men brethren
- identifies with mankind
a) Matthew 2:1, 6; Luke 2:4-7;
b) John 1:1, 14; Philippians 2:7; Hebrews 10:5;
c)
- Matthew 1:18, 25; 2:1; Luke 2:6-7
- Matthew 2:14, 21; Luke 2:42, 51-52
- 1Peter 2:23; Matthew 4:2; Luke 8:23; John 19:28
- Luke 4:1-2; Hebrews 2:18; 4:15
- John 3:14; 12:32
- 1Corinthians 15:45-47 Philippians 2:8
- Acts 1:9-11; Ephesians 4:10
- Hebrews 2:11-12, 17; 3:1
- Revelation 1:13-16
Micah 5:2; 4:8
John 1:29, 36; 1 Peter 1:18-20; Revelation 13:8
Daniel 9:25
Time of birth
Luke 3:15; Galatians 4:4
Psalm 2:7; Proverbs 30:4
Declared the Son of God
Matthew 1:23; 3:17; Mark 1:1; Luke 1:32; 4:41; John 1:14, 18, 34; John 3:18; 5:25; Acts 13:33; Hebrews 1:2; 3:4-6
Isaiah 19:20
Named (
Joshua / Jesus, Aramaic form of Joshua - meaning Jehovah's Savior)
Luke 1:30-33; Matthew 1:1, 16 (Lk 2:11; Jn 4:42; Ac 13:23; 2Ti 2:10; Ti 1:4)
Jeremiah 31:15
Slaughter of children
Matthew 2:16-18
Hosea 11:1
Flight to Egypt & Return
Matthew 2:13-15
Ministry
Malachi 3:1; 4:5,6; Isaiah 40:3
Preceded by a forerunner
Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:4 (1-18); 7:24-27
Isaiah 40:3-5; Malachi 4:5-6
The way prepared, Preceded by Elijah (Elias)
Matthew 3:1-3; 11:10, 13-15; 17:11-12; Mark 1:1-11; Luke 3:3-6; 7:24-27; John 1:19-34;
Isaiah 9:1-2
Galilean ministry
Matthew 4:13-16
Daniel 9:23; 10:11, 19
Acceptance, approval by God
Matthew 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; 9:7; Luke 3:22; 9:35; John 5:37; 12:28-30
Psalm 69:9
Zeal for the temple of God, House of Prayer
John 2:17; Mark 11:17; Matthew 21:13; Luke 19:46
Isaiah 53:2
His poverty
Matthew 8:20; Luke 2:40; 9:58
1 Kings 3:11-13; Isaiah 11:2; 52:13; 61:1; Psalm 45:8 (1 Kings 4:34; 10:23; 2 Chronicles 9:22-23)
Wisdom of Holy Spirit
Luke 2:52; 4:22; 20:26, 40; Matthew 3:16-17; 22:46; John 7:46
1 Samuel 2:10; Isaiah 61:1
Anointed - filled with God's Spirit
Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 4:1; John 1:32; 3:34; Acts 10:38
1 Samuel 2:10; 2 Samuel 7:1-17; Psalm 118:25-26; Isaiah 11:2; Zechariah 9:9
Anointed to become King
Matthew 21:1-12; Mark 11:9-10; Luke 1:30-33; 22:29-30; 23:38; John 18:36; (Matthew 5:35)
2 Kings 2:9; Isaiah 35:5-6
His miracles (power over demons and nature)
Matthew 8:28-34; 9:34; 12:24-26; 14:25-26; Mark 1:39; 4:37-39; 6:48-49; 5:15-16; 7:26-30; 16:9; Luke 8:23-24; 13:32; John 3:2; 5:5-9; 6:19; 9:1-7
Isaiah 29:18; 35:5-6
Blind, deaf, and lame are healed by the Messiah
Luke 7:22; Matthew 9:35; 11:3-5
Isaiah 42:1-9; 52:13-15
My servant
I have put my spirit upon him; A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.; He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.; I the LORD ... will... give thee for a covenant of the people.
Matthew 3:16-17; 12:18-20; 11:29; 26:26; Mark 14:24; Luke 22:20; 22:27; John 3:34; 5:22; Acts 10:38; Hebrews 4:15; 8:6;
Mark 9:35 + Mk 10:44 + Matthew 23:11 + John 13:1-13;
1 Samuel 2:35; Psalm 40:8; 89:20
Heart for God
John 5:30; Acts 13:22; 2 Timothy 2:8; Hebrews 10:9; Revelation 22:16
Nehemiah 8
Zeal for scriptures (like Daniel & Ezra)
Matthew 21:42; 22:29; Mark 12:10, 24; Luke 4:21; 24:27; John 10:35
Nehemiah 1-2 ch.
Zeal for Jerusalem (Holy City of God)
Matthew 23:37-39; Luke 19:41
Psalm 78:2-4; Ezekiel 17:2; 20:49; 34:23-24; Hosea 6:1
Speaks or teaches in parables
Matthew 13:3, 34-35; Mark 4:33-34
Deuteronomy 18:15, 18; Jeremiah 28:9
A prophet (like Moses)
Matthew 21:11; John 7:40; Acts 3:20, 22; Hebrews 3:5-6
Isaiah 40:11; 42:2-3; Isaiah 53:7
Messiah will be meek and mild
Matthew 11:29; 12:18-20; 21:3-5 Hebrews 4:15; 1 Peter 2:21-23
Isaiah 53:9; Psalm 94:21; 138:8; Proverbs 1:11
Innocent, sinless and without guile
John 8:46; 2 Corinthians 5:21; I Peter 2:21-23 [Declared innocent 6 times: Matt. 27:4, 19, 24; Luke 23:15, 41, 47]
Isaiah 42:1; 49:1
Minister to Gentiles with compassion
Matthew 12:18-21; Luke 1:79; 2:32
Isaiah 61:1-2
Preach good news, To bind up the brokenhearted
Matthew 11:5; Luke 4:14-21
Zechariah 9:9
Triumphal entry to Jerusalem (on foal of a donkey)
Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19
Haggai 2:7-9; Malachi 3:1
Entered the temple with authority
Matthew 21:12; Luke 2:27-38
Psalm 8:2
Adored by infants
Matthew 21:15-16
Isaiah 53:1
Not believed
John 6:66; 7:20; 10:20; 12:37-38
Rejection and Trial
Genesis 42:8; Psalm 22:6; 35:11; 118:22
Be rejected by his people & Jewish leadership
Matthew 21:42; 26:59; Mark 14:55-60; Luke 23:10, 21; John 1:11; 7:48; 12:37-40; I Peter 2:7
Isaiah 8:14-15
Rock of offense
Romans 9:33
Genesis 37:20; Psalm 2:1-2; 38:12, 19
Plotted against by Jews and opposed by Gentiles
Matthew 21:46; Luke 20:19; John 5:16; 7:1; 11:8; Acts 4:27
Zechariah 13:7
a) Deserted by followers, Sheep of the Shepherd scattered,
b) "fellow" or equal to God
a) Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:50; 14:27; John 16:32;
b) John 10:30; Philippians 2:6
Psalm 41:9; 55:12-14
Betrayed by a close friend who ate bread together
Matthew 10:4; 26:14-16, 47-50; Mark 14:10; Luke 22:19-23, 47-48; John 6:64; 13:11, 18, 21, 27 + John 18:2-5
Genesis 37:28; Zechariah 11:12
Betrayed or sold for thirty pieces of silver
Matthew 26:14-16; 27:2-10; (John 13:21, 27 + Jn 18:2-5)
Zechariah 11:13
Betrayal money used to buy Potter's field
Matthew 27:3-10
Genesis 39:14; Psalm 35:11; 94:21
Accused by false witnesses
Matthew 26:59-62; Mark 14:57-58
Psalm 38:13-14; Isaiah 53:7
Silent to accusations
Matthew 26:59-63; 27:12-19; Mark 15:3-5; Luke 23:8-10; (1 Peter 2:21-23)
Isaiah 53:3-4, 8; 8:14; 28:16; 63:3; Psalm 69:6; 118:22
Tried, rejected, grieved by His own people-fellow Israelites
Matthew 27:1-2; Luke 23:18 (1-25); John 1:11; 7:5, 47-48; Acts 4:11-12; 1 Peter 2:6-8
Zechariah 12:10
Sacrificial lamb
John 1:29, 36; 19:34; 1 Peter 1:18-20; Revelation 5:6
Isaiah 49:6-7;
Isaiah 50:4-6; 52:14; 53:5
Micah 5:1
Micah 5:1; 3:1-4
Scorned, Despised,
Spat (spit) upon, Beaten,
Smitten with a rod,
Struck on cheek, Scourged
Matthew 26:27, 54, 67-68; 27:26-31; Mark 14:65 15:15; Luke 23:16, 22; John 19:1
Genesis 37:4,8; Leviticus 19:18; Isaiah 49:7; Psalm 35:19; 69:4
Hated without reason
John 7:48; 15:24-25
Genesis 37:19; Psalm 22:7-8; 69:9; Isaiah 37:22-23
Ridiculed, reproached, sneered, mocked, insulted
Matthew 27:29, 31, 39-44; Mark 15:20, 24-26, 31; Luke 22:63; 23:11, 35-36; (Romans 15:3)
Isaiah 53:12; Psalm 71:10-11
Numbered with sinners, criminals
Matthew 27:22-25, 38; Mark 15:28; John 18:30; 19:15-18; Luke 23:10, 13, 21-23
Genesis 37:23
Stripped of robe
Matthew 27:22-31; Mark 15:15, 24; John 19:1, 23-24
Psalm 7:5; Jeremiah 3:20; 5:1-5; 8:20-22; 9:1; 10:19; 11:19; Nahum 1:12-13
Suffered anguish and sorrows
Matthew 26:36-38; Mark 14:34; Luke 22:41-45; John 13:1, 21
Crucifixion
Psalm 109:24; 25
Unable to carry the cross to Golgotha
John 19:17; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26
Isaiah 52:13-14; 53:5-7
Suffered, wounded and bruised
Matthew 27:26
Isaiah 53:5-6, 8, 12; Daniel 9:24-26
Cut off (crucified, see #67); but not for Himself (vicarious sacrifice, see #96)
Matthew 2:1; 27:1-2, 26-50; Mark 15:24-25; Luke 23:1-25, 32-33; John 1:29; 11:49-52; 19:15-16, 23; Acts 2:23, 36; Romans 5:6-8; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 9:26, 28; 1 Peter 2:24-25; 3:18
Genesis 40:1-3; Isaiah 53:12
Crucified with two thieves,
Crucified with malefactors
Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:27-28, 32;
Luke 22:37; 23:32-33, 39; John 19:18
Psalm 22:16 (6-18); Isaiah 53:12; Zechariah 12:10
Pierced through hands and feet
Matthew 27:31-35, 38, 44; Mark 15:20-32; Luke 23:33; 24:20, 36-39; John 19:16-23; 20:19-29
Psalm 38:11
Friends stood afar off
Luke 23:49
Psalm 109:25
People shook their heads
Matthew 27:39
Psalm 22:17
Stared upon
Luke 23:35
Psalm 22:16-18; 69:21
Given vinegar, gall for His thirst
Matthew 27:34, 48; John 19:28-30
Psalm 109:4; Isaiah 53:12
Prayed for His enemies
Matthew 27:38; Mark 15:27-28; Luke 23:32-34
Psalm 22:17-18
Soldiers gambled (cast lots) for His clothing
Matthew 27:35-36; Mark 15:24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23-24
Psalm 22:24 & Ps 9:10; (cp Isaiah 41:17)
Not forsaken by God
John 9:31; 11:42; (Matthew 27:46 points to Psalm 22)
Psalm 27:9; 31:5; 34:22; 37:25; 38:21; 71:12
Committed Himself to God
Luke 23:46
Exodus 12:46; Psalm 34:20
No bones broken
John 19:32-33, 36
Psalm 22:15; 69:21
His thirst
John 19:36
Psalm 22:14; Zechariah 12:10
His side pierced, Heart broken
John 19:34-37
Amos 8:9; Psalm 18:6-12
Darkness over the land
Matthew 27:45
Psalm 18:6-7
Earthquake
Matthew 27:51-54
Psalm 40:5-6, 8; 92:4; Isaiah 45:13; 53:11-12
His obedience, Carry out God's will faithfully
Luke 22:42; John 4:34; 8:29; 17:4; 19:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 10:5-10; 1 Peter 2:22
Joshua 1:3, 5-6, 8-9
Victorious life
John 10:17-18; 19:30
Burial & Resurrection
Isaiah 53:9; Nahum 1:12-13, 15; Zechariah 13:7
Buried with the rich
Matthew 27:57-61; Mark 15:42-47; Luke 23:50-52
Psalm 3:5; 7:8-10; 16:8-11; 37:4-6, 23-24, 33-34, 39-40; 45:6; 49:15; 68:18; 69:13-18; 110:1-3; Isaiah 52:13; Jonah 1:17;
and more
To be resurrected to life
Matthew 12:40; 16:4; 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-14; Luke 11:29; 24:1-43; John 20:1-30 21:12; Acts 2:22-32;
and more
Jonah 1:17 [Matthew 27:63; Mark 8:31; Luke 24:4-9; John 2:19]
Dead and buried for 3 days
Matthew 12:39-40; 16:4, 21; 17:23; 20:19; Mark 9:31; 10:34; Luke 9:22; 11:29-32; 18:33; (Lk 24:21, 46)
Position, Power and Glory
Psalm 72:9; Isaiah 52:13
Worshipped by shepherds, disciples and others
Matthew 21:9-11; Mark 11:7-10; Luke 2:8-15; 19:35-38; John 12:12-16
Psalm 89:27; 92:10; 1 Chronicles 29:11; Isaiah 52:13; 53:12
Exalted
Luke 1:69; 24:50-51; Acts 2:24; 3:15, 26; 13:30
Isaiah 9:7
Heir to the throne of David
Luke 1:32-33
Ezekiel 37:24
Shepherd of His people
Matthew 2:6
Psalm 110:1
Called Lord
Matthew 22:43-45; Mark 16:19
1 Samuel 2:10; Psalm 50:3-6; 96:10-13 ch; Isaiah 33:22
Judge
John 5:30; Acts 17:31
Psalm 2:6; 21:1-3; 22:28; Jeremiah 30:9, 21; Ezekiel 21:25-27; (Eze 37:15-28); Obadiah 1:21; Zechariah 9:10; 14:9
Made King
Matthew 2:2; 27:11, 29, 37; Mark 15:9, 26; Luke 23:38; John 18:36, 39; 19:3, 14, 19; Acts 10:38; Revelation 5:5; 17:14; 19:16; 22:16
Psalm 72:10; 102:15; 138:4
Honored by great kings
Matthew 2:1-11
Psalm 2:7; Isaiah 9:5-6; Jeremiah 23:5-6
God's name applied to Him, begotten of the Father
John 1:14, 18; 3:16; Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:5; 1John 4:9
Isaiah 53:5-6, 8-11
Vicarious sacrifice for sin
John 1:29; 3:16; 11:49-52; Acts 10:43 Acts 13:38-39; Romans 3:22-24; 5:6-8; 8:1-3, 32-34; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 2:10
Exodus 12:1-11
Sacrificial lamb
John 1:29-36; 1 Peter 2:21-23
Psalm 68:18; 110:1; Isaiah 52:13
Ascended to God's right hand
Mark 16:19; Acts 1:9-10; 2:33-36; 1 Corinthians 15:4; Ephesians 4:8; Hebrews 1:3-5; 10:12-13
1 Samuel 2:35; Psalm 110:4
Made Priest after the order of Melchizedek
Hebrews 5:5-6
Zechariah 6:13
Made priest upon his throne
Hebrews 8:1-2
Isaiah 9:6-7; 22:20-22; 32:1-3; 40:10; Ezekiel 37:15-28; Micah 5:2; (Daniel 2:44); Haggai 2:6-9, 21-23
Government put into his hand, ruler
Matthew 27:37; Mark 15:18, 26; Luke 19:38; 23:38; John 12:13-15; 18:36-37;
19:3, 14-15, 19; 2 Timothy 4:1; Hebrews 1:8; Revelation 1:5-6; 17:14; 19:15-16
Isaiah 53:12; 59:16; Zephaniah 3:14, 15, 20
Intercessor for the people, gather them together
Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; I John 4:17,18; I Corinthians 15:24-26; Philippians 4:4; Galatians 2:20; I Peter 2:5-10; Ephesians 3:8
Psalm 118:22-23
Chief Cornerstone / rejected
Matthew 21:42; John 1:11-12; 12:37-43; Acts 4:1-12
Isaiah 44:3; Joel 2:28
Send the Holy Spirit, grow His church from Heaven
John 20:22; Acts 2:4, 16-17, 33, 38
Isaiah 55:3-4; Jeremiah 31:31; Daniel 9:27
Established a new covenant
Matthew 26:17, 27-29; Luke 22:15-20; Romans 11:26-27; Hebrews 8:6-13; 9:12-22; 10:4-24
Psalm 29:11; Micah 4:3
Peace proclaimed by disciples
Luke 2:14; John 14:27; Acts 10:36
Psalm 102:15; Isaiah 9:1-2; 45:22; 49:6-12; 52:10; 60:3; Habakkuk 2:14; Zechariah 9:10
"Light" to Gentiles, reach the ends of the earth
Matthew 4:13-17; 12:16-18; Acts 13:47-48; Romans 10:18; 11:26, Revelation 21:23-26
(1 Chronicles 14:8; Isaiah 43:4-7; Jeremiah 14:7-9; Daniel 9:18-19); Isaiah 11:10; 42:1; 49:1-12
Gentiles seek the Messiah
(Matthew 27:28; Luke 23:11; John 19:2-5) Romans 11:25; 15:10-12; Revelation 7:9
Numbers 24:17
Star out of Jacob
Revelation 22:16
Isaiah 5:26; 11:10-12; 18:3
Ensign (or standard) of the people
Matthew 11:28; John 8:12, 9:5; 10:7-18, 36-38; 11:25; 14:6; 15:1,5; Revelation 1:17; 5:5; 22:16
Psalm 2:6-12; Ps 8; Ps 72; Ps 96; Ps 145:13-20; etc.; Isaiah 45:13-14; 52:13; Zechariah 9:10
Absolute dominion
Luke 1:30-33; Hebrews 2:6-8; Revelation 17:14; 19:16
Psalm 110:1
Enthroned at God's right hand
Mark 16:19; Luke 24:50-51
No.
Prophetic Texts
Description
Fulfillment Texts
Other associated prophecies
1
Hosea 11:1
Joseph warned and takes family to Egypt,
comes back from Egypt
Matthew 2:13-15
2
"spoken by the prophets"
called a Nazarene
Matthew 2:23; 4:12-17; 21:11; 26:71; Mark 1:9, 24; 10:47; 14:67; 16:6; Luke 2:39, 51; John 19:19; etc
3
Genesis 37-41 chpts
portrayal of Messiah via Joseph's rejection, humiliation, and restoration
Historical- see above: Rejection and Trial; Crucifixion; Burial & Resurrection; (Future- exaltation to ruler and savior of nations) and 52 Comparisons at
Joseph Previews Christ
Future Dominion
1
Psalm 95:13; Daniel 7:13-14
Second coming and work
Acts 1:11
2
Isaiah 2:1-4
ruler and judge over nations
(future event)
3
Isaiah 11:1-9; Habakkuk 2:14
wise judge, peace in land, knowledge of God abounds
(future event)
4
Ezekiel 40-48 chpts
establish the third temple, re-establish Israel's tribal inheritance, become Lord of the land
(future event)
5
1 Kings 6:11-13; Daniel 2:44
God's permanent kingdom established
(future event)
6
Zechariah 12-14 chpts
nations oppose Israel, nations armies destroyed, living waters flow from Jerusalem, famine upon unbelieving nations
(future event)
7
Revelation 16-19 ch
vials of God's wrath poured upon nations, Babylon destroyed
(future event)
8
Jeremiah 51; Revelation 18
destroy world systems of corruption
(future event)
9
Isaiah 2:1-4; Nahum 1:15 (Romans 10:15); Revelation 20:4-6
establish God's kingdom of peace and righteousness from Jerusalem
(future event)