Old Testament Prophecies Archives

I have always been intrigued by a phrase in this famous Christmas verse, "And the government will be on his shoulders." It means something like this: "The weight of the world will be on his shoulders." And that's good news for us.

Hidden in Deuteronomy is yet another prophecy about the Messiah; it predicts the way in which the Savior would die and the length of time he would remain on the cross.

When God gave Moses and Aaron the rules for the Passover, some might have sounded unconventional—for example, the clear prohibition against breaking any bones of the lamb that was sacrificed and eaten by each household. Why did God insist on this?

The people of Israel broke the original covenant with God, but through the prophets, God promised a new, unbreakable covenant.

In Genesis, we see foreshadowing of the coming of Jesus. Examining the text helps us understand who this coming Savior would be.

The ancient Dead Sea Scrolls are valuable sources of information leading up to the time of Jesus.

Isn’t it possible that the gospel writers fabricated details to make it appear that Jesus fulfilled the Messianic passages of the Old Testament?

Could Jesus have merely fulfilled these prophecies by accident? Could it be that he’s just one of many throughout history who have coincidentally fit the prophetic fingerprint? Not a chance.

Hidden in Deuteronomy is yet another prophecy about the Messiah; it predicts the way in which the Savior would die and the length of time he would remain on the cross.

Ultimately, all the Bible contains a “scarlet thread of redemption.” Salvation wasn’t an afterthought. Instead, God had a plan from before the foundation of the world.

Christians have traditionally seen in this verse a foreshadowing of the coming of Christ because Jesus in John 2:20–21 referred to his body as “this temple,” meaning that in his life, death, and resurrection, he would fulfill what the temple pictured through its design, its priesthood, its furniture, and its sacrifices. Jesus is the ultimate “Desire of All Nations” and the radiance of God’s glory. What the temple pictured, Christ fulfilled.

The image comes from the ancient quarries where highly-trained stonemasons carefully chose the stones used in construction. No stone was more important than the cornerstone because the integrity of the whole structure depended on the cornerstone containing exactly the right lines.