Messianic Prophecies
Bible references extracted from Evidence That Demands A
Verdict - By Josh McDowell
Seed of Abraham
Prophecy
Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis 12:2,3
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee,
and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will bless them
that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families
of the earth be blessed.
Fulfillment
Galatians 3:16
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith
not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
son of Abraham.
Son of Isaac
Prophecy
Genesis 21:12
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight
because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said
unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Fulfillment
Luke 3:23
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
Luke 3:34
Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was
the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
Matthew 1:1,2
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
son of Abraham.
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat
Judas and his brethren;
Son of Jacob
Prophecy
Numbers 24:17
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh:
there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel,
and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
Genesis 35:10-12
And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be
called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name
Israel.
And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a
nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of
thy loins;
And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give
it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.
Fulfillment
Luke 3:23
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
Luke 3:34
Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was
the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,
Matthew 1:2
Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas
and his brethren;
Luke 1:33
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his
kingdom there shall be no end.
Of the Tribe of Judah
Prophecy
Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from
between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the
people be.
Micah 5:2
But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the
thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be
ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Fulfillment
Luke 2:23
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth
the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
Luke 2:33
And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were
spoken of him.
Hebrews 7:14
For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which
tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
Family Line of Jesse
Prophecy
Isaiah 11:1
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a
Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Isaiah 11:10
And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall
stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest
shall be glorious.
Fulfillment
Luke 3:23
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
Luke 3:32
Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was
the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
Matthew 1:6
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon
of her that had been the wife of Urias;
House of David
Prophecy
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto
David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute
judgment and justice in the earth.
2 Samuel 7:12-16
And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy
fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy
bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
He shall build an house for my
name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
I will be his
father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with
the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
But my mercy
shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before
thee.
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before
thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Psalm 132:11
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from
it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
Fulfillment
Matthew 1:1
The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
son of Abraham.
Matthew 9:27
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him,
crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
Matthew 15:22
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and
cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter
is grievously vexed with a devil.
Matthew 20:30,31
And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they
heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou
son of David.
And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold their
peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of
David.
Matthew 21:9
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried,
saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matthew 21:15
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things
that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the
son of David; they were sore displeased,
Matthew 22:41-46
While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him,
The son
of David.
He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord,
saying,
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make
thine enemies thy footstool?
If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day
forth ask him any more questions.
Mark 9:10
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with
another what the rising from the dead should mean.
Mark 10:47,48
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry
out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
And many charged
him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son
of David, have mercy on me.
Luke 18:38,39
And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.
And they which went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace: but he
cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.
Acts 13:22,23
And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be
their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son
of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will.
Of
this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour,
Jesus:
Revelation 22:16
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these
things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright
and morning star.