Jewish source: In the Babylonian Talmud, the Sanhedrin II says, "The Messiah - as it is written, And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge of the fear of the LORD. And shall make him of quick understanding [wa-hariho] in the fear of the LORD. R. Alexandri said: This teaches that he loaded him with good deeds and suffering as a mill [is laden]."

A. R. Fausset says: "For the zeal of thine house hat eaten me up - consumes me like a flame with its very intensity (Ps. 119:139). The expansion of 'for thy sake' (v.7): cf. John 2:17 as a specimen of Messiah's zeal for the honour of the house of GOD. And the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me - in consequence of my glowing 'zeal' for thine honour, the reproaches aimed at thee fall upon me."

Prophecies Concerning His Ministry

22. PRECEDED BY MESSENGER
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"A voice is calling, 'Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our GOD.' " Isaiah 40:3 (Also see Malachi 3:1.)	"...John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, sin, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.' " Matthew 3:1,2 (Also see Matthew 3:3; 11:10; John 1:23; Luke 1:17.)

Jewish source: Targum Isaiah on Isaiah 40:3 says, "The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye a way in the wilderness before the people of the LORD, tread down paths in the desert before the congregation of our GOD."

23. MINISTRY TO BEGIN IN GALILEE
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"But there will be nor more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Napthali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles." Isaiah 9:1	"Now when He heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth, He came and settled in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali. From that time Jesus began to preach and say, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.'" Matthew 4:12,13,17

24. MINISTRY OF MIRACLES
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. Then the lame will leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb will shout for joy." Isaiah 35:3,6a (Also see Isaiah 32:3,4.)	"And Jesus was going about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness." Matthew 9:35 (Also see Matt. 9:32,32; 11:4-6; Mark 7:33-35; John 5:5-9; 9:6-11; 11:43,44,47)

25. TEACHER OF PARABLES
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old..." Psalms 78:2	"All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables, and He was not talking to them without a parable..." Matthew 13:34

26. HE WAS TO ENTER THE TEMPLE
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"...And the LORD, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple..." Malachi 3:1	"And Jesus entered the temple and cast out all those who were buying and selling in the temple..." Matthew 21:12

27. HE WAS TO ENTER JERUSALEM ON DONKEY
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9	"And they brought it to Jesus, and they threw their garments on the colt, and put Jesus on it. And as He was going, they were spreading their garments in the road. And as He was now approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives..." Luke 19:35,36,37a (Also see Matt. 21:6-11)

28. "STONE OF STUMBLING" TO JEWS
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone." Psalms 118:22 (Also see Is. 8:14; 28:16)	"This precious value, then, is for you who believe, but for those who disbelieve, 'the stone which the builders rejected, this became the very cornerstone.' " I Peter 2:7 (Also see Romans 9:32,33.)

Jewish source: Targum Isaiah on Isaiah 8:13-15 says, "The LORD of hosts, him shall ye call holy; and let him be your fear and let him be your strength. And if ye will not hearken, his Memra shall be amongst you for vengeance and for a stone of smiting, and for a rock of offense to the two houses of the princes of Israel, for a breaking, and for a stumbling, because the house of Israel hath been separated from them of the house of Judah who dwell in Jerusalem. And many shall stumble against them, and shall fall, and be broken and be snared, and be taken."

29. "LIGHT" TO GENTILES
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"And nations will come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising." Isaiah 60:3 (Also see Is. 49:6)	" 'For thus the LORD has commanded us, "I have placed you as a light for the Gentiles, that you should bring salvation to the end of the earth." ' And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the LORD..." Acts 13:47,48a (Also see Acts 26:23; 28:28)

Prophecies Concerning Events After His Burial

30. RESURRECTION
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt Thou allow Thy Holy One to see the pit." Psalms 16:10 (Also see Psalms 30:3; 41:10; 118:17; Hosea 6:2)	"...He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay." Acts 2:31 (Also see Acts 13:33; Luke 24:46; Mark 16:6; Matt. 28:6.)

Jewish source: Friedlaender says, "Ibn Ezra frequently takes occasion to assert his firm belief in the resurrection of the dead."

Jewish source: The Sanhedrin II, Babylonian Talmud states the following: "Mishnah. All Israel have a potion in the world to come, for it is written, 'Thy people are all righteous; they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, that I may be glorified.' But the following have no portion there-in: He who maintains that resurrection is not a Biblical doctrine, the Torah was not divinely revealed."

31. ASCENSION
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"Thou hast ascended on high..." Psalms 68:18a	"...He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight." Acts 1:9

32. SEATED AT RIGHT HAND OF GOD
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"The LORD says to my LORD: 'Sit at My right hand, Until I make Thine enemies a footstool for Thy feet.' " Psalms 110:1	"...When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." Hebrews 1:3 (See also Mark 16:19; Acts 2:34,35)

Prophecies Fulfilled in One Day

The following 29 prophecies from the Old Testament, which speak of the betrayal, trial, death and burial of our LORD Jesus Christ, were spoken at various times by many different voices during the five centuries from 1000-500 BC, and yet all of them were literally fulfilled in Jesus in one 24-hour period of time.

33. BETRAYED BY A FRIEND
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"Even my close friend, in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me." Psalms 41:9 (Also see Psalms 55:12-14.)	"...Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him." Matthew 10:4 (Also see Matt. 26:49,50; John 13:21.)

Psalms 41:9 - "lit., 'the man of my peace'; he who saluted me with the kiss of peace, as Judas did" (Matthew 26:49; cf. the type, Jeremiah 20:10).

34. SOLD FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVER
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"And I said to them, 'If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!' So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages." Zechariah 11:12	"...'What are you willing to give me to deliver Him up to you?' And they weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver." Matthew 26:15 (Also see Matt. 27:3)

35. MONEY TO BE THROWN IN GOD'S HOUSE
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"...So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD." Zechariah 11:13b	"And he threw the pieces of silver into the sanctuary and departed..." Matthew 27:5a

36. PRICE GIVEN FOR POTTER'S FIELD
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"...So I took the thirty shekels of silver and threw them to the potter in the house of the LORD." Zechariah 11:13b	"And they counseled together and with the money bought the Potter's Field as a burial place for strangers." Matthew 27:7

In the previous four prophecies we find in both prophecy and fulfillment the following:

1. Betrayed
2. By a friend
3. For 30 pieces (not 29)
4. Of silver (not gold)
5. Thrown down (not placed)
6. In the House of the LORD
7. Money used to buy potter's field

37. FORSAKEN BY HIS DISCIPLES
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"...Strike the Shepherd that the sheep may be scattered..." Zechariah 13:7	"And they all left Him and fled." Mark 14:50 (Also see Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:27)

Laetsch says Zechariah 13:7 is "a clear prophecy of the offense taken by the disciples when Christ was smitten. So Christ Himself interprets these words (Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:27). They were fulfilled (see Matthew 26:56; Mark 14:50ff.). Yet the LORD would not forsake the sheep. The LORD Himself, acting in and through the person of His 'Fellow' (John 5:19f., 30), will turn His hand upon (Gr.N.), come to the aid of the little ones (Gr.N.), His despondent, terrified disciples (Luke 24:4f., 11,17ff.,37; John 20:2,11ff.,19,26). These weaklings and deserters became the courageous, invincible heralds of the Messiah's kingdom."

38. ACCUSED BY FALSE WITNESSES
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"Malicious witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I do not know." Psalms 35:11	"Now the chief priests and the whole Council kept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus, in order that they might put Him to death; and they did not find it, even though many false witnesses came forward." Matthew 26:59,60

39. DUMB BEFORE ACCUSERS
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth..." Isaiah 53:7	"And while He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He made no answer." Matthew 27:12

40. WOUNDED AND BRUISED
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed." Isaiah 53:5 (Also see Zechariah 13:6.)	"Then he released Barabbas for them; but Jesus he scourged and delivered over to be crucified." Matthew 27:26

"- A bodily wound: not mere mental sorrow; mecholal, from chalal - literally pierced; minutely appropriate to Messiah, whose hands, feet, and side were pierced (Psalms 22:16)."

"...But from the crown of the head, which was crowned with thorns, to the soles of his feet, which were nailed to the cross, nothing appeared but wounds and bruises."

41. SMITTEN AND SPIT UPON
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"I gave My back to those who strike Me, And My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting." Isaiah 50:6 (Also see Micah 5:1)	"Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him." Matthew 26:67 (Also see Luke 22:63.)

42. MOCKED
PROPHECY	FULFILLMENT
"All who see me sneer at me; They separate with the lip, they wag the head, saying, 'Commit yourself to the LORD; let Him deliver him; Let Him rescue him, because He delights in him.' " Psalms 22:7,8	"And after they had mocked Him, they took His robe off and put His garments on Him, and led Him away to crucify Him." Matthew 27:31

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