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6. The Old Testament--Prophecy and Authorship

© John L. Hoh, Jr.

If, by faith, we accept the Bible for what it is--God's direct, personal message of sin and grace for each member of the human race--then we understand that the Old Testament authors (and speakers) could "see" centuries or even millenia ahead into the future; but if one does not accept this Book as the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, then one must create theories and explanations to answer how the Old Testament authors could predict the events of Jesus' life with such startling accuracy.

How did the Prophets know about the coming Messiah and how he would be born and how he would live and how he would die? It is by God's grace that these men were accorded this information. Did they always know what they were speaking or writing about? Look up 1 Peter 1:10-12 for that answer!

In this section we look at various prophecies as found in the Old Testament and their fulfillment in the New Testament. As you look these up, note:
(1) who spoke the prophecy,
(2) how it was fulfilled,
(3) who recorded that the prophecy was fulfilled, and
(4,5) the circumstances surrounding the prophecy and the fulfillment.

As you go through this section, notice that various passages marked with * or +. When you see these marks, they denote that the New Testament author is letting his reader know who wrote that prophecy in the Old Testament. Discuss, then, how the New Testament authors testify to the authorship of the Old Testament books.

Fulfillment recorded in the Gospels

Isaiah 7:14 (Matthew 1:22,23):
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Micah 5:2 (Matthew 2:6):
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Hosea 11:1 (Matthew 2:15):
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Jeremiah 31:15 (Matthew 2:18):
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*Isaiah 40:3 (Matthew 3:3; Mark 1:3; Luke 3:4-6; John 1:23):
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*Isaiah 9:1,2 (Matthew 4:15,16):
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*Isaiah 53:4 (Matthew 8:17):
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Micah 7:6 (Matthew 10:35,36):
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Malachi 3:1 (Matthew 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27):
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*Isaiah 42:1-4 (Matthew 12:18-21):
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*Isaiah 6:9,10 (Matthew 13:13-15; Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10; John 12:40):
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Psalm 78:2 (Matthew 13:35):
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*Isaiah 29:13 (Matthew 15:8,9; Mark 7:6,7):
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Zechariah 9:9 (Matthew 21:5; John 12:13):
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Psalm 118:26 (Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9,10; Luke 13:35; Luke 19:38; John 12:13):
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Isaiah 56:7 (Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46):
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Jeremiah 7:11 (Matthew 21:13; Mark 11:17; Luke 19:46):
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Psalm 8:2 (Matthew 21:16):
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Psalm 118:22,23 (Matthew 21:42; Mark 12:10-11; Luke 20:17):
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+Psalm 110:1 (Matthew 22:44; Mark 12:36; Luke 20:42,43):
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Daniel 9:27;11:31;12:11 (Matthew 24:15):
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Isaiah 13:10;34:4 (Matthew 24:29; Mark 13:24,25):
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Zechariah 13:7 (Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:27):
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Zechariah 11:12,13 (Matthew 27:10):
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Jeremiah 19:1-13; 32:6-9 (Matthew 27:10):
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Psalm 22:18 (Matthew 27:35; John 19:24):
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Psalm 22:1 (Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34):
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*Isaiah 61:1,2 (Luke 4:18,19):
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Isaiah 53:12 (Luke 22:37):
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Hosea 10:8 (Luke 23:30):
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Psalm 69:9 (John 2:17):
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Isaiah 54:13 (John 6:45):
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*Isaiah 53:1 (John 12:38):

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