Christmas Prophecies
First Promise of Jesus
Genesis 3:15 - “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Promise of a Prophet
Deuteronomy 18:18 - “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.”
He would be from David’s family
II Samuel 7:12-16 - “When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men. But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.”
Psalms 89:3-4 - “You said, ‘I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant, I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’”
Isaiah 9:6,7 - “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and
the government shall be on his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince
of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peacethere will
be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from
that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.”
He would be born of a Virgin
Isaiah 7:14 - “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
He would be born in Bethlehem
Micah 5:2 - “But you, Bethlehem, Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
He would travel to Egypt
Hosea 11:1 - “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I
called my son.”
He would live in Galilee
Isaiah 9:1 - “Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan.”
He would live in Nazareth
Isaiah 11:1 - “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.”
His coming would be announced by an Elijah-like herald
Isaiah 40:3 - “A voice of one calling: ‘In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.’”
Malachi 3:1, 4:5 - “See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come, says the Lord Almighty.” “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.”
His coming would cause a massacre of Bethlehem’s children
Jeremiah 31:15 - “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more.”
His mission would include Gentiles
Isaiah 42:1-4 - “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.”
His ministry would be one of healing
Isaiah 53:4 - “Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.”
Christmas Fulfillment
Luke 2:1-20 - “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should
be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that
took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone
went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the
town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of
David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went
there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him
and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for
the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.
She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because
there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds
living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks
at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and they were
terrified. But the angel said to them ‘Do not be afraid. I bring
you good news of great joy that will be for all people. Today in
the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ
the Lord. This will be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped
in cloths and lying in a manger.’ Suddenly a great company of the
heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom
his favor rests.’ When the angels had left them and gone into
heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go to Bethlehem
and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told
us about.’ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and
the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they hadseen him,
they spread the word concerning what had been told them about
this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds
said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered
them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising
God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just
as they had been told.”
First Promise of Jesus
Genesis 3:15 - “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Promise of a Prophet
Deuteronomy 18:18 - “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.”
He would be from David’s family
II Samuel 7:12-16 - “When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod of men, with floggings inflicted by men. But my love will never be taken away from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.”
Psalms 89:3-4 - “You said, ‘I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant, I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’”
Isaiah 9:6,7 - “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and
the government shall be on his shoulders. And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince
of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peacethere will
be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from
that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.”
He would be born of a Virgin
Isaiah 7:14 - “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
He would be born in Bethlehem
Micah 5:2 - “But you, Bethlehem, Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”
He would travel to Egypt
Hosea 11:1 - “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I
called my son.”
He would live in Galilee
Isaiah 9:1 - “Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea, along the Jordan.”
He would live in Nazareth
Isaiah 11:1 - “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.”
His coming would be announced by an Elijah-like herald
Isaiah 40:3 - “A voice of one calling: ‘In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.’”
Malachi 3:1, 4:5 - “See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come, says the Lord Almighty.” “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.”
His coming would cause a massacre of Bethlehem’s children
Jeremiah 31:15 - “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more.”
His mission would include Gentiles
Isaiah 42:1-4 - “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his law the islands will put their hope.”
His ministry would be one of healing
Isaiah 53:4 - “Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.”
Christmas Fulfillment
Luke 2:1-20 - “In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should
be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that
took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone
went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the
town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of
David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went
there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him
and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for
the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.
She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because
there was no room for them in the inn. And there were shepherds
living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks
at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and they were
terrified. But the angel said to them ‘Do not be afraid. I bring
you good news of great joy that will be for all people. Today in
the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ
the Lord. This will be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped
in cloths and lying in a manger.’ Suddenly a great company of the
heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom
his favor rests.’ When the angels had left them and gone into
heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go to Bethlehem
and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told
us about.’ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and
the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they hadseen him,
they spread the word concerning what had been told them about
this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds
said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered
them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising
God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just
as they had been told.”
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