A Selection of Messianic Prophecies
Considered to be Messianic by Early Jewish Interpreters
(Talmudic or Earlier) and Their NT Fulfillment
Compiled by David Brewer
| SCRIPTURE REFERENCE | SUMMARY | NT FULFILLMENT |
| Genesis 3:15 | One from the ranks of the seed of the woman will crush the head of the Serpent. | |
| Genesis 9:26f. | God (translation debatable) to come and dwell in the tents of Shem. | |
| Genesis 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 28:14 | All the nations of the earth to be blessed through the seed of Abram, Isaac and Jacob. | Galatians 3:8, 16 (12:3) |
| Genesis 49:10ff. | Leadership among the tribes will not depart from Judah until Shiloh (translation debatable) comes and to Him shall be the obedience of the peoples. | |
| Numbers 24:16-24 | In the distant future a powerful Ruler would arise in Israel who would crush the enemies of God’s people. | |
| 1 Samuel 2:10 | God will judge the ends of the earth but He will give strength to His anointed. | |
| Psalm 89 | In spite of all appearance to the contrary, God’s covenant with David is irrevocable. | John 7:42 (verse 4) |
| Psalm 2 | In spite of opposition, Christ is installed as King on Zion; He rules to the ends of the earth. | Acts 4:25 (verse 1); 13:33; Hebrews 1:5; 5:5 (verse 7) |
| Psalm 45 | Christ is God and He has been anointed by God to sit upon an eternal throne. His people are His lovely bride. | Hebrews 1:8f. (vv. 6f.) |
| Psalm 110 | Christ is a priest-king who sits at the right hand of God ruling over all men. | Matthew 23:39; 26:64; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42f.; 22:69; Acts 2:34-35; Hebrews1:13; 10:13 (all of these -- verse 1); 5:6 (verse 4) |
| Psalm 72 | Christ reigns over a universal and righteous kingdom. | |
| Psalm 68 | God wins a great victory, then ascends back on high. | |
| Joel 2:23 | A wonderful Teacher will arise who will usher in an age of great abundance. | |
| Hosea 3:5 | After the exile they will serve the LORD their God and David their king. | |
| Isaiah 4:2-6 | The beautiful and glorious Shoot of the LORD will be the pride of the remnant of Israel. | |
| Isaiah 9:1-7 | A wondrous child from the house of David will bring a day of great light to the region of Galilee. | Matthew 4:15f.; Luke 1:79 (verses 1f.) |
| Isaiah 11:1-16 | A shoot from the stem of Jesse will have an abundance of God’s Spirit. He will usher in a righteous and peaceful era. | Romans 15:12 (verse 10) |
| Isaiah 28:16 | God is going to lay in Zion a tested stone, a costly cornerstone. | Romans 9:33; 10:11; 1 Peter 2:6 |
| Isaiah 30:19-26 | The people of God will see their divine Teacher and will enjoy as a result abundant blessing. | |
| Isaiah 42:1-17 | God’s Servant brings forth justice to the nations. He is a covenant to the people and a light to the nations. | Matthew 12:18-21 (verses 1-4); Luke 2:32 (verse 6) |
| Isaiah 49:1-13 | The Servant is divinely appointed to teach. His mission: to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to be a light to the Gentiles | Acts 13:47 (verse 6); 2 Corinthians 6:2 (verse 8) |
| Isaiah 52:13-53:12 | The Servant is rejected, suffers for the sins of others, dies but then sees His seed. | Matthew 8:17 (53:4); Luke 22:37 (53:12); John 12:38 (53:1); Acts 8:32f. (53:7-9); Romans 15:21 (52:15); 1 Peter 2:22 (53:9) |
| Isaiah 59:20-21 | A Redeemer will come to penitent Zion. | |
| Isaiah 61:1-11 | Messiah has been anointed by the Spirit to proclaim good news. | Messiah has been anointed by the Spirit to proclaim good news. |
| Micah 2:12-13 | The divine Breaker leads the people of God out of bondage. | |
| Micah 5:1-5 | A glorious Ruler will go forth from Bethlehem to shepherd the people of God and give them victory over enemies. | Matthew 2:6 |
| Jeremiah 23:5-6 | God will raise up for David a righteous Branch who will act wisely and execute righteousness and justice in the land. | |
| Jeremiah 30:9, 21 | Upon return from exile God’s people will serve David their king who will enjoy priestly prerogatives. | |
| Jeremiah 31:21-22 | God will create a new thing in the land: a woman shall encompass / court a man | |
| Jeremiah 33:14-26 | Promises made to David and Levi are irrevocable | |
| Ezekiel 17:22-24 | A tender twig from the house of David becomes a stately cedar with birds of every kind nesting under it | |
| Ezekiel 44-48 | A Prince in the future age will be accorded honor. Through him sacrifices will be offered to God. | |
| Daniel 7:13-14 | One like a Son of Man goes before the Ancient of Days to receive an everlasting kingdom | Matthew 24:30; Mark 13:26; 14:62 |
| Daniel 9:24-27 | After 69 heptads (seven years) of years Messiah will appear, be cut off, and sacrifice and oblation will cease. | |
| Haggai 2:6-9 | After the shaking of the nations the Desire of all Nations shall come to fill the Temple with glory. | Hebrews 12:26 (verse 6) |
| Zechariah 3:8-10 | My Servant the Shoot is symbolized by Joshua the high priest and by an engraved stone | |
| Zechariah 6:12-13 | A man whose name is Shoot shall build the Temple of the Lord. He will be a priest-king. | |
| Zechariah 9:9-11 | Zion’s king is coming riding upon the colt of a donkey. | Matthew 21:5; John 12:15 |
| Zechariah 10:3-4 | God will send one who is the cornerstone, the tent peg, the battle bow and who possesses all sovereignty. | |
| Malachi 3:1 | My messenger will clear the way before me and the Lord will suddenly come to his Temple. | Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 1:76; 7:27 |
| Malachi 4:2 | The Sun of Righteousness will arise with healing in his wings. |
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