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Footprints

of the

Messiah

The Mystery of the Messiah

A review of the specications and require-

ments of the Jewish Messiah as detailed in

the Tanakh (the Old Testament Scriptures).

How Certain Can We Be?

A review of the mathematical implications

of a small sampling from the more than 300

predictions concerning the Jewish Messiah

in the Old Testament.

© 2012 Koinonia House Inc.



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Footprints of the Messiah

Part 1: The Mystery of the Messiah

A review of the specications and requirements of the

Jewish Messiah as detailed in the Tanakh (the Old

Testament Scriptures). This is an update of a study

originally published in 1992.

What Bible Study is mentioned 12 times in one book of

the Bible, was given by 7 different people, and is hardly

ever given today? Presenting Jesus as the Messiah

of Israel entirely from the Old Testament! Presented

by: Peter, Stephen, Philip, Paul, Apollos, Aquila, andPriscilla:

1) Acts 2:22-38 Peter’s 1st sermon

2) Acts 3:18-26 Peter’s 2nd sermon

3) Acts 7 Stephen before the Sanhedrin

4) Acts 8:26-39 Philip and the Ethiopian Treasurer

5) Acts 9:20-22 Saul Preaches at Damascus

6) Acts 10:42-43 Peter’s sermon to the Gentiles

7) Acts 13:16-41 Paul’s sermon at Antioch

8) Acts 17:2-3 Paul at Thessalonica

9) Acts 18:5 Paul at Corinth

10) Acts 18:24-28 Apollos, Aquila, & Priscilla at

Ephesus and Corinth

11) Acts 26:23 Paul preaches to Agrippa

12) Acts 28:23 Paul at Rome

And Jesus, the 8th, in Luke, for a total of 14:

13) Luke 24:13 On the Emmaus Road

14) Luke 24:44 In the Upper room

Origins

Gen 3:15 Seed of the Woman

Gen 3:20 Mother of all living

Gen 5 First mention of Gospel

Are there “Hidden Messages” in the Bible?

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but it is

the honor of kings to search out a matter.

Proverbs 25:2

A Riddle: Who is the oldest man in the Bible? Methu-

selah; he lived 969 years. Yet he died before his father!

How can that be? His father was Enoch… At age 65,

something happened; he then “walked with God” for

300 years…and then God “took him” (Gen 5:24).

Methuselah

tAm muth, a root that means “death.”xlv shalach, which means “to bring,” or “to send

forth.” Methuselah = “His death shall bring.”

Genealogy of Genesis 5

Adam

Seth

Enosh

Kenan

Mahalalel

Jared

Enoch

Methuselah

Lamech

Noah

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In

the day that God created man, in the likeness of

God made he him; Male and female created he

them; and blessed them, and called their name

Adam, in the day when they were created.

Genesis 5:1-2

Adam

~d’a’ adomah, means “man.” The same 17 elements

that make up our body chemistry are the same



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17 elements that are found in the “dust of the

ground.”

And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years,

and begat a son in his own likeness, after his

image; and called his name Seth:

Genesis 5:3

Seth

tv e seth, which means “appointed.”

Eve said, “For God hath appointed me another

seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”

Genesis 4:25

And the days of Adam after he had begotten

Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat

sons and daughters: And all the days that Adam

lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he

died. And Seth lived an hundred and ve years,

and begat Enos:

Genesis 5:4-6

Enosh

vAna / which means “mortal,” “frail,” or “miserable.”

It is from the root anash, to be incurable; used

of a wound, grief, woe, sickness, or wickedness.

And Enos lived ninety years, and begat

Kenan: And Enos lived after he begat Kenan eight

hundred and fteen years, and begat sons and

daughters: And all the days of Enos were nine

hundred and ve years: and he died.Genesis 5:9-11

Kenan

!n”yq e which can mean “sorrow,” “dirge,” or “elegy.”

(The precise denotation is somewhat elusive;

some study aids unfortunately presume

that Kenan is synonymous with “Cainan.”)

Balaam, looking down from the heights of Moab, uses a

pun upon the name of the Kenites when he prophesizes

their destruction (Num 24:21, 23).

And Kenan lived seventy years, and begat

Mahalalel: And Kenan lived after he begat

Mahalalel eight hundred and forty years, and

begat sons and daughters: And all the days of

Kenan were nine hundred and ten years: and

he died.

Genesis 5:12-14

Mahalalel

lL’hum.which means “blessed” or “praise”; and

la El, the name for God. “The Blessed God.”

And Mahalalel lived sixty and ve years, and

begat Jared: And Mahalalel lived after he begat

Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and


Mahalalel were eight hundred ninety and ve

years: and he died.

Genesis 5:15-17

Jared (Yared)

dr,y< from the verb yaradh, meaning “shall come

down.”

[Some authorities suggest that this might be an allu-

sion to the “Sons of God” who “came down” to corruptthe daughters of men, resulting in the Nephilim of

Genesis 6.]

And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years,

and he begat Enoch: And Jared lived after he

begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons

and daughters: And all the days of Jared were

nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

Genesis 5:18-20



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Enoch

%Anx ] which means “commencement,” or “teaching.”

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam,

prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord

cometh with ten thousands of his saints,To

execute judgment upon all, and to convince all

that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly

deeds which they have ungodly committed, and

of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners

have spoken against him.

Jude 14,15

Enoch’s Prophecy• We know the Lord’s coming is sure.

• We know who will accompany the Lord

• We know the purpose of His coming.

• We know the result of the Lord’s coming.

Nadir of Apostasy

• Enoch was translated (“raptured”?)

Midway between Adam and Abraham.

• Elijah was translated

Midway between Abraham and Christ.

And Enoch lived sixty and ve years, and begat

Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after

he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and


Enoch were three hundred sixty and ve years:

And Enoch walked with God: and he was not;

for God took him.

Genesis 5:21-24

By faith Enoch was translated that he should

not see death; and was not found, because God

had translated him: for before his translation he

had this testimony, that he pleased God.

Hebrews 11:5

Enoch “Walked with God”

Not a casual stroll: 300 years (Heb 11:5).

Agreement; surrender; witness (Amos 3:3).

Privilege available today (Col 2:6; Gal 5:25; 2 Cor 5:7).

Methuselah

tAm muth, a root that means “death.”

xlv shalach, which means “to bring,” or “to send

forth.” Methuselah = “His death shall bring.”

Enoch’s earliest prophecy was the name of his son,

Noah’s grandfather. Muth, death, occurs 125 times in

the Old Testament.

And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and

seven years, and begat Lamech: And Methuselah

lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty

and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

And all the days of Methuselah were nine

hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Genesis 5:25-27

Lamech

%m,l’ a root still evident today in our own English

word, “lament” or “lamentation.” “Despairing.”

And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and

two years, and begat a son: And he called his

name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort

us concerning our work and toil of our hands,

because of the ground which the LORD hath

cursed.

Genesis 5:28,29

Noah

x;nO which is derived from nacham, “to bring relief”

or “comfort” = “Comfort, or Rest.”



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One Integrated Design

The New Testament is in the Old Testament concealed;

The Old Testament is in the New Testament revealed.

Ten Attributes of the Messiah

[These notes were submitted by Matt Matsen, KI

Member]

1) Adam = Man - Mankind, everyone. And so it is writ-

ten, “The rst man Adam became a living being.” The

last Adam became a life-giving spirit (1 Cor 15:45).

2) Seth = Appointed - Is xed in place. For God did not

appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through ourLord Jesus (1 Thess 5:9).

3) Enosh = Mortal - Human, Not everlasting but

nite, has an ending point. And the Word became esh

and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory

as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and

truth (Jn 1:14).

4) Kenan = Sorrow - Heartbreak, grief, anguish, pain.

And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then

His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down

to the ground (Lk 22:44).

5) Mahalalel = Blessed God - God who is worthy to be

honored in worship. Of whom are the fathers and from

whom, according to the esh, Christ came, who is over

all, the eternally blessed God. Amen (Rom 9:5).

6) Jared = Shall Come Down - Will humble one’s self,

descend to a lower level. And being found in appear-

ance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obe-

dient to the point of death, even the death of the cross

(Phil 2:8).

7) Enoch = Teaching. But Simon Peter answered Him,“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of

eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that

You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (John

6:68-69).

8) Methuselah = His Death Shall Bring - His death

shall mark the beginning of something new. Much

more then, having now been justied by His blood, we

shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when

we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the

death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled,

we shall be saved by His life (Rom 5:9-10).

9) Lamech = Despairing - Hopeless. And about the

ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, say-

ing, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, MyGod, why have You forsaken Me?” (Mt 27:46, Ps 22:1).

10) Noah = Rest, Comfort - Peace of Mind or Spirit.

Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden,

and I will give you rest (Mt 11:28; Mk 5:15).

Leadership Roles

• Deut 18:15-19 A great prophet

• 1 Sam 2:35 A faithful priest forever



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• Ps 110:1-4 Melchizedek “Thou art my

son”

• Gen 14:18-20 Bread & wine; tithes. Priest

+ King; vs. Levi & Judah

• Ruth 1-4 Kinsman-Redeemer (Goel)

• Isa 9:6,7 Prince of peace

• Isa 11:1-5 Righteous Ruler

• Isa 42:1-5 Servant Ruler

• Isa 8:13-14 Sanctuary to some

• Isa 59:20 The Redeemer

• Ps 18:43 Foreigners shall serve Him

Messianic Identities

• Ps 40:7 The Volume of the Book• Gen 49:10 The Scepter shall not depart

• Isa 11:1-5 Stem of Jesse

• Isa 22:21-25 Keys of David

• Zech 3:8 The Branch


• Micah 5:2 Born in Bethlehem

• Isa 61:1-3 His Mandate

• Zech 9:9 Entry on a Donkey

• Ezek 44:1-3 Closure of East Gate

God Has a Son

• Isa 9:6 A Son is Given

• Ps 2:6-12 Thou Art my Son

• Prov 30:4 What is His Son’s name?

• Ps 91:14-16 Know my Name• Dan 11:32 People know their God

• Micah 5:2 Pre-existence

Family Tree

• Gen 22:18 Abraham

• Gen 26:4 Isaac

• Gen 28:14 Jacob

• Gen 49:10 Judah “The scepter shall

not depart...”

• Ruth 4 David

• 2 Sam 7:11-16 Promise to David

• Isa 11:1-5 Stem of Jesse

• Isa 22:21-25 Keys of David



Luke’s vs. Matthew’s Genealogy

Matthew goes through the royal line down to Joseph,

the legal father of Jesus Christ. In the rst 17 verses

of Matthew, he makes the case that Jesus had legal

title to the Throne of David.

The Problem: The Messiah, the royal line, wouldbe from the tribe of Judah (Gen 49:10). The Messiah

would be from the line of David (Ruth 4:22; 2 Sam

7:11-16). The succession of the kings of Judah proved

to be, with only a few exceptions, a dismal chain. We

eventually encounter Jeconiah (aka Johoiachin) who is

so bad, God nally pronounced a “blood curse” on him

(Jer 22:30).

How could the Messiah come from the royal line if

there’s a blood curse on the royal line? Luke reveals

God’s solution in his genealogy.



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Why the Virgin Birth?

(Many theological reasons), but one simple reason is

to provide a way around the blood curse on Jeconiah.

Mary, having married within her tribe, carries the

inheritance: Heli would have adopted Joseph as his

son-in-law. As per the Torah exception provided for the

daughters of Zelophehad.

The Daughters of Zelophehad.

The Torah provides for inheritance through the daugh-

ter, if no sons were available and she married within

her tribe (Num 26:33; 27:1-11; 36:2-12; Josh 17:3-6; 1

Chr 7:15). By tradition, the father would legally adopt

his son-in-law in such cases (Ezra 2:61; Neh 7:63;

32:41; cf.1 Chr 2:21-23, 34-35; Num 27:3-8).

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 3:23

nomi,zw, nomizo, reckoned as by law—Joseph was the

son-in-law of Heli [According to Lachmann, Tischen-

dorf, Tregelles, Alford, Westcott and Hort: Jerusalem

Talmud, Chag. 77,4. Cf. E.W. Bullinger, Number in

Scripture, Kregel, Grand Rapids, MI, from 1894 repro-

duction, p. 160 note.]

We discover that every detail in Scripture proves to bedeliberate and relevant and ultimately points to Jesus

Christ!

Matthew’s genealogy goes from the top down. Luke’s

(slightly different) genealogy goes in reverse order.

Luke lays out his genealogy in climatic order ( Cf. 1 Cor

15:22, 45; Rom 5:17). Adam (as were the angels) was a

direct creation of God. We are the sons of a fallen Adam

(cf. John 1:11,12).

Why did Samuel appoint a Benjamite to the kingship

rather than one from the tribe of Judah?

The Book of Ruth (Summary)

Some ostensible paradoxes:

Judah was the Royal tribe (Gen. 49:10). How could

Samuel anoint Saul from the tribe of Benjamin? (1 Sam

15:1). David wasn’t ready yet. Prophesied in the days of

Judges (Ruth 4:12).

How could Boaz marry a Moabitess? The Law legally

forbade intermarriage (Deut 7:2,3). Especially to a

Moabite (Deut 23:3). Boaz’s mother was Rahab theharlot (Mt 1:5). The Law shut Ruth out; grace took her

in (Rom 8:3,4).

Prophetic Points:

• Boaz is a type of a kinsman redeemer;

• Naomi is a type of Israel;

• Ruth, the gentile, is taken as a wife;

• Naomi meets Boaz through Ruth;

• Ruth learns the ways from Naomi;

• Ruth is at the feet of Boaz in threshing oor scene.

• Prophetic Blessing / Marriage Toast (Ruth 4:11).

• Famous in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; Ruth 4:12).

• House like Perez? (Gen 38:6-29). Bastard ineligible

for inheritance until 10th generation (Deut 23:2).

• The genealogy at the end of the book of Ruth showsDavid at the 10th generation.

Pharez

Genesis begins the story of Joseph in Gen 37, which

continues to the end in Gen 50. But in Gen 38 we

encounter a sordid episode where Judah is tricked

into having sex with his daughter-in-law Tamar, who

gives birth to two sons out of wedlock. (Why is this re-

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and Tamar (Gen 38:6-29). An illegitimate son cannot

inherit for 10 generations (Deut 23:2). The 10 th genera-

tion from Pharez was David! (Ruth 4:12).

Messianic Genealogy

• The most distinguished Family Tree in history.

• Encrypted in Torah (Gen 38).

• Prophesied in Judges (Ruth 4).

• Evades the blood curse on Jeconiah (Jer 22:30).

• Virgin Birth (Gen 3:15; Isa 7:14; Ps 69, 110).

Messiah to be Executed!

Dan 9:24-27 Messiah to be cut-off (karat =

executed) When: prior to 70 a .d.

Gen 22 Akedah: named prophetically ( v. 14 )

2000 years later: same spot, another

Father offers His Son

Isa 52:13-53:12 Why He suffered

Isa 49:16,

Zech 12:10 Nail prints

Isa 50:6 Beard plucked

Ps 22 From the cross, rst person singular

[First words: “My God, My God...”

Last words: “It is nished,” literally,

“Paid in Full!”]

Zech 11:12-13 30 pieces of Silver; Given to the pot-

ter; all in the house of the Lord.Zech 12:10 Whom they pierced

Zech 13:6 Wounds in His hands

Dead Sea Bombshell

The Dead Sea scrolls (from before 68 a .d.) make refer-

ence to “a suffering Messiah” whose hands and feet

were pierced, who “suffered and died for the sins of the

people.” Those living in the famous Jewish community

at Qumram were believers!

Satan’s Stratagem

It is interesting to note Satan’s repeated attempts

to eradicate the Messianic line from Eve onwards

throughout history. (Cf. Noah’s Flood, et al.) From

Cain and Abel, to the slaughter of the infants in Egypt,

the repeated attempts to interrupt the royal line, even

to the slaughter of the babes in Bethlehem. (Summary:

see Rev 12.)

Yeshua Ha Meschiach

Micah 5:2 Messiah to be born in Bethlehem

Luke 2:8-11 Messiah born

Luke 2:21 Named “Yeshua” = salvation

He Is Who He Said He Is

John 8:58 The voice of the Burning Bush

Luke 1:32 He is going to establish the Throne

of David

Zech. 12:10 “And they shall look upon me whom

they have pierced...”

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you

the gospel which I preached unto you, which

also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By

which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory

what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed

in vain. For I delivered unto you rst of all

that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that

he was buried, and that he rose again the third

day according to the scriptures:

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

For as Jonas was three days and three nights in

the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three

days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Matthew 12:40



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For by thy words thou shalt be justied, and by

thy words thou shalt be condemned. Then certain

of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered,

saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

But he answered and said unto them, An evil

and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;

and there shall no sign be given to it, but the

sign of the prophet Jonas:

Matthew 12:37-39

“Three Days”

Christ (in the tomb)?

Old Testament:

1) Abraham (Isaac dead to him); Gen 22:4, Heb 11:19.2) Joseph (dreams in prison); Gen 40.

3) Esther (fasted 3 days); Est 6:16.

4) Jonah (in the sh); Mt 12:40.

5) Nation Israel (asks Jesus to return); Hos 6:2.

6) Tola worm; Ps 22:6.

7) Rahab’s cord; Jos 2:15-18.

Psalm 22:6

Tola ‘[l’AT is the scarlet-worm, Cermes vermilio, a scale-

insect which feeds upon the oak, and which is used for

producing a red dye.

The female tola when it reproduces, climbs to a branch

of a tree and bears its eggs on it. When the eggs hatch

and become larvae, they eat the body of the motherworm. The worm dies in the process, and a crimson spot

is left in the branch of the tree. Then, after three days,

the scarlet/crimson spot dries out and changes color to a

snow white color—and falls off and akes away!

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:

though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white

as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall

be as wool.

Isaiah 1:18

Rahab’s Scarlet Cord/Line

Then she let them down by a cord through the

window: for her house was upon the town wall,

and she dwelt upon the wall.

Joshua 2:15

lb,x, chebel = a) a rope, or cord; b) pain, sorrow, travail

Behold, when we come into the land, thou shalt

bind this line of scarlet thread in the window

which thou didst let us down by: and thou

shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and thy

brethren, and all thy father’s household, home

unto thee.

Joshua 2:18

hw”q.Ti tiqvah = a) a line, cord; b) hope, expectation

And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain,

lest the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves

there three days,until the pursuers be returned:

and afterward may ye go your way.

Joshua 2:16

Psalm 69: The Silent Years in Christ’s Life

I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and

an alien unto my mother’s children.

Psalm 69:8

• lb,x, chebel a) a rope, or cord

b) pain, sorrow, travail

hw"q.Titiqvah a) a line, cord

b) hope, expectation

3 daysThe Cross

The Empty

Tomb

3 days



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Mary had other children, which conrms the record

in the Gospels (Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3). He became an alien

unto His mother’s children—not His father’s children

because Joseph was not His father. They were half-

brothers and half-sisters. It may have been a very

unhappy home.

This verse tells a lot we would not know otherwise.

Possibly her boys, James, Judas and Joses, said to her,

“Mother, we heard somebody said that Jesus is not

really our brother. They said that nobody knows who

His father is.” It must have been interesting when they

later discover who He really is!!

This verse also teaches the virgin birth of Christ.

Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother

called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses,

and Simon, and Judas?

Matthew 13:35

They that sit in the gate speak against me; and

I was the song of the drunkards.

Psalm 69:12

The drunkards at the local bar made up dirty little

ditties about Him and His mother. Those who are “sit-

ting in the gate” are the high ofcials of the town, the

judges. The best people in Nazareth also spoke against

Him. (You know how forgiving small towns are!) His

life in Nazareth was not nice.

Why did He endure all of this? He was raised in a

town where He was called illegitimate in order that I

might be a legitimate son of God. The Son of God bore

that for me on the cross; He paid the penalty for my

sins. We have no idea what He endured for 30 years in

order that we might have a clear title as a legitimate

son of God.

Footprints of Messiah

Part 2: How Certain Can We Be?

Prophetic Scriptures

• 8,362 predictive verses;

• 1,817 predictions;

• 737 separate matters.

J. Barton Payne,

Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy

For we have not followed cunningly devised

fables, when we made known unto you the power

and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were

eyewitnesses of his majesty...We have alsoa more

sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well

that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in

a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day

star arise in your hearts:

2 Peter 1:16, 19

Until we can measure a thing, we really know

very little about it.

William Thomson (Lord Kelvin)

The Old Testament (The Tenach)

These Hebrew Scriptures were translated into Greek

by 270 b.c. They contain over 300 prophecies detailing

the Coming Messiah. Indebted to Peter Stoner, Science

Speaks (modied). Can we measure our condence that

Jesus really was who He said He was?

OT Prophecies Quoted in the Gospels

• He was to be of David’s family (2 Sam 7:12-16; Ps

89:3-4; 110:1; 132:11; Isa 9:6, 7; 11:1).

• He would be born of a virgin (Gen 3:15; Isa 7:14).

• He would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2).



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• He would sojourn in Egypt (Hos 11:1).

• He would live in Galilee (Isa 9:1, 2) and in Nazareth

(Isa 11:1).

• To be announced by an Elijah-like herald (Isa 40:3-5;

Mal 3:1; 4:5).

• Would occasion massacre of Bethlehem’s children

(Gen 35:19-20; Jer 31:15).

• Would proclaim a Jubilee to the world (Isa 58:6; 61:1).

• His mission would include the Gentiles (Isa 42:1-4).

• Ministry would be one of healing (Isa 53:4).

• He would teach through parables (Isa 6:9-10; Ps 78:2).

• He would be disbelieved, rejected by rulers (Ps 69:4;

118:22; Isa 6:10; 29:13; 53:1).

• Would make a triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Zech

9:9; Ps 118:26).

• Betrayed by friend for 30 pieces of silver (Zech 11:1-

13; Ps 41:9).

• Would be like a smitten shepherd (Zech 13:7).

• Would be given vinegar and gall (Ps 69:21).

• They would cast lots for His garments (Ps 22:18).

• His side would be pierced (Zech 12:10; Ps 22:16).

• Not a bone would be broken (Ex 12:46; Num 9:12; Ps

34:20).

• Would die among malefactors (Isa 53:9, 12).

• His dying words foretold (Ps 22:1; 31:5).

• Would be buried by a rich man (Isa 53:9).

• Rise from the dead on the 3rd day (Gen 22:4; Ps 16:10-

11; Jonah 1:7; Hos 6:2).

• Resurrection followed by destruction of Jerusalem

(Dan 9:26;11:31; 12:1,11).

...we are now going to examine just 8 of them:

Number 1

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.

Micah 5:2

What is the probability of any person, taken at random,

of fullling this?

p ≤ 10,000 / 1,000,000,000

p ≤ 104 / 109 = 1:105

Number 2

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O

daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh

unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly,

and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the

foal of an ass.

Zechariah 9:9

How many have presented themselves as a king toJerusalem riding a donkey?

p ≤ 1:100

Number 3

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me

my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed

for my price thirty pieces of silver.

Zechariah 11:12

How many people have been betrayed for 30 pieces of

silver?

p ≤ 1:1,000

Number 4

And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter:

a goodly price that I was prized at of them. AndI took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them

to the potter in the house of the Lord.

Zechariah 11:13

Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he

saw that he was condemned, repented himself,

and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the

chief priests and elders, Saying, “I have sinned in

that I have betrayed the innocent blood.” And they

said, “What is that to us? see thou to that.” And he



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cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and

departed, and went and hanged himself. And the

chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, “It

is not lawful for to put them into the treasury,

because it is the price of blood.” And they took

counsel, and bought with them the potter’s eld,

to bury strangers in. Wherefore that eld was

called, The eld of blood, unto this day.

Matthew 27:4-8

The Precision of Zech 11:13

• Price: 30 pieces of silver.

• Location of the transaction: the House of the Lord

(Temple).

• Who ends up with the money? The Potter.

p ≤ 1:100,000

Number 5

And one shall say unto him, “What are these

wounds in thine hands?” Then he shall answer,

“Those with which I was wounded in the house

of my friends.”

Zechariah 13:6

Thomas’ Unbelief

But he [Thomas]said unto them, “Except I shall see

in his hands the print of the nails, and put my nger

into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into

his side, I will not believe.” John 20:25

And after eight days again his disciples were

within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus,

the doors being shut, and stood in the midst,

and said, “Peace be unto you.” Then saith he to

Thomas, “Reach hither thy nger, and behold my

hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it

into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.”

And Thomas answered and said unto him,

“My Lord and my God.” Jesus saith unto him,

“Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast

believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and

yet have believed.”

John 20:26-29

Zechariah 13:6

How many people, taken at random, have been

“wounded in their hands” in “the house of their

friends?”

p ≤ 1:1,000

Number 6

He was oppressed, and he was aficted, yet heopened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to

the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers

is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Isaiah 53:7

How many prisoners, accused of a capital crime, make

no defense even though innocent?

p ≤ 1:1,000

Number 7

And he made his grave with the wicked, and

with the rich in his death; because he had done

no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

Isaiah 53:9

How many died among the wicked, yet were buriedwith the rich?

p ≤ 1:1,000

Number 8

For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of

the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my

hands and my feet.

Psalm 22:16

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How many, taken at random, have died by having

hands and feet pierced?

p ≤ 1:10,000

Composite Probabilities

If a population has 60% male and 40% female, what

is the probability that one taken at random is female?

p = 0.4

If a population is 60% right handed and 40% left

handed, what is the probability that someone taken at

random is left handed?

p = 0.4

What is the probability of selecting a left-handed fe-

male? (see chart below).

p = 0.4 x 0.4 = .16

8 Prophecies Combined

• Total population ≤100 billion (1011)

• Combined probabilities:

1028/1011 = 1017

A “bucket” of 1017 silver dollars would ll the entire

state of Texas to a depth of two feet!


Remember, there are over 300 to choose from; the next

8 would be more specic (each less likely than the pre-

vious). Assuming no decrease in likelihoods:

1028 x 1028 = 1056

1056/1011 = 1045

How big of a “bucket” do we need now? A ball of silver

dollars with a radius that is 30 times the distance be-

tween the earth and the sun!


Over 300 to choose from; assuming no decrease in

likelihoods:

1028 x 1028 x 1028 x 1028 x 1028 x 1028 = 10168

Combined probabilities: 10168/1011 = 10157

Silver dollars won’t work this one…



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Make a “ball” of every atom in the universe: 1066.

Make one for each atom of the universe:

1066 x 1066 = 10132

Repeat this exercise every second since the universe

began:

10132 x 1017 = 10149

10149 vs. 10157 ? …we are still short by 108: 100,000,000

times… and we’ve dealt with only 48 of over 300

prophecies!

[I am indebted to Peter Stoner for this illustration, Sci-

ence Speaks, www.sciencespeaks.net]

The Most Amazing Ones

• His detailed genealogy.

• The specic prediction of the precise day that the

Messiah would present Himself as King to Jerusa-

lem (Daniel 9).

• Old Testament Midrashic Prophecies.

The Return of Christ to Rule

• 1,845 references in the Old Testament

• 17 books give prominence to the event

• 318 references in the New Testament

• 216 chapters

• 23 of 27 books give prominence to the event

• For every prophecy of Christ’s 1st Coming there are

8 of His Second Coming!

Our Challenge

We are being plunged into a period of time about which

the Bible says more than it does about any other period

of time in history...What is God calling YOU to do?

“Raise the bar” on your personal walk with Him. Join

(or start) a Small Study Group. Commit to a systematicprogram to really learn your Bible. Respond to His

calling…NOW! Check out www.studycenter.com for

more information.

Bibliography

Bullinger, E. W., Appendix to The Companion Bible,

Marshall, Morgan, and Scott, Ltd, London, 1964.

Jones, Alfred, Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names,

Kregel Publications, Grand Rapids MI, 1990.

Kaplan, Rabbi Aryeh, The Living Torah, Maznaim Pub-

lishing Corporation, Jerusalem, 1981.

Stoner, Peter, Science Speaks, www.sciencespeaks.net.



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