The Strand Study Bible

PSALMS “MINI” SERIES The Doctrine Of The OT MESSIAH CHRIST’S referential appearances

Gen 24:7,40 (1852 BC) ( Angel ) Gen 48:16 (1685 BC) ( Angel ) Exo 23:20-23 (1487 BC) ( Angel ) Exo 32:34 ( Angel ) Exo 33:2 ( Angel ) Num 20:16 (1448 BC) ( Angel )

Judg 5:23 (1265 BC) ( Angel of the Lord ) Psa 34:7 (c. 1054 BC) ( Angel of the Lord ) Psa 35:5-6 (c. 1054 BC) ( Angel of the Lord ) I Sam 29:9 (1050 BC) ( Angel of God ) II Sam 14:17,20 (1022 BC) ( Angel of God ) II Sam 19:27 (1019 BC) ( Angel of God )

Eccl 5:6 (c.970 BC) ( Angel ) I Ki 13:18 (969 BC) ( Angel ) Hos 12:4 (723 BC) ( Angel ) Isa 63:9 (c. 700 BC) ( Angel of His presence ) Lesson 10. The OT MESSIAH would live on earth and minister

According to the Old Testament, there are 46 verses that prophesy about the earthly life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Concerning His earthly life and ministry , Jesus would (in chronological order): 1. come to bring life (shall the branch - Isa 4:2/ Jn 10:10 & 40:5/ Lk 3:6 & 53:2, Ezk 17:22 & 34:29, Jere 33:15, Zech 6:12 ) 2. be rejected from the start ( A voice was heard in Ramah - Jere 31:15/ Mt 2:16-18) 3. move to Egypt for awhile ( and called my Son out of Egypt - Hos 11:1/ Mt 2:15,21) 4. grow up in Nazareth ( Branch - Isa 11:1/ Mt 2:23, Jere 23:5, Ezk 17:22, Zech 3:8 & 6:12 ) 5. live in Galilee ( of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali - Isa 9:1/ Mt 4:15-16) 6. be a light to the Gentiles ( The people…have seen a great Light - Isa 9:2/ Mt 4:15-16) 7. live as a plain and simple looking man ( comliness - Isa 53:2 ) Christ came the first time draped in obscurity . 8. possess the grace of God ( grace is poured into Thy lips - Psa 45:2/ Lk 2:40 & 4:22) 9. possess the wisdom of God ( the Spirit of wisdom - Isa 11:2,3 & 50:4/ Lk 2:40,52) 10. perform the will of God ( I delight to do thy will - Psa 40:8/ Mt 26:39/Heb 10:7, Isa 50:5/ Jn 8:29) 11. live by the Spirit ( Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him - Isa 11:2 & 42:1 & 61:1/ Mt 3:16 & 12:18-21) 12. be a witness for God ( I have given Him for a witness - Isa 55:4/ Jn 18:37) 13. preach the Gospel ( To open blind eyes - Isa 42:7/ Lk 4:18-19 & 49:9 & 61:1-2 ) 14. speak without apology ( will raise up unto thee a Prophet - Deut 18:15,18-19/ Jn 1:21-23 & 5:17/Acts 3:20-26)

15. stand for what’s right ( Thou lovest righteousness - Psa 45:7/ Heb 1:8-9) 16. serve mankind ( Behold my Servant - Isa 42:1-4/ Mt 12:17-21, Zech 3:8 ) 17. speak in parables ( I will open my mouth in a parable - Psa 78:2/ Mt 13:34-35) 18. heal all who came to Him ( He hath borne our griefs - Isa 53:4/ Mt 8:14-17) 19. be praised by babes ( hast Thou ordained strength - Psa 8:2/ Mt 21:16) 20. bond with those who would trust Him ( I and the children - Isa 8:18/ Heb 2:13) 21. head for Jerusalem ( I set my face like a flint - Isa 50:7/ Lk 9:51) 22. enter Jerusalem a King ( thy King cometh ... - Zech 9:9/ Mt 21:4-7)

Lesson 11. The OT MESSIAH would be preceded by a forerunner

According to the Bible, the promised OT Messiah would be preceded by a forerunner, whose job it would be to “ prepare the way for the LORD ” (proclaim to the world that the OT Messiah would be God Himself in the flesh, who was willing to die for the sins of the world, be buried, and rise again - Mk 1:1- 3). It is interesting to note that those who recognized Christ as the forerunner’s promised OT Messiah also worshipped Him as God (Jn 1:6-8,15-31). Those who rejected John the Baptist’s claim concerning Christ’s deity refused to worship Him as God (Jn 1:26). According to the Bible, there are 80 verses that prophesy about the rejection and betrayal of Jesus Christ. Concerning His rejection and betrayal , Jesus would (in chronological order): 1. be rejected by the Temple Jews ( hath eaten Me up - Psa 69:9/ Jn 2:17) 941

Lesson 12. The OT MESSIAH would be rejected and betrayed