Jesus Fulfilled Prophecy
Pray. Ask for the leading of the Holy Spirit as you explore God’s word. We can’t do it without him.
A. Typology:
a. Genesis 3:21 – God used an animal to cover the shamefulness of Adam and Eve. There was a sacrifice and they were covered.
b. Genesis 22:1-18 – Abraham sacrificing his son Isaac.
c. Exodus 12- Focus on verses 21-27, The blood caused the judgment/wrath of God to pass over them.
B. Specific Prophecy
a. Psalm 22
b. Isaiah 53
c. Zechariah 6:13, 9:9
d. Malachi 3:1
e. Micah 5:1-2
f. Isaiah 9:5-7
g. Isaiah 11 (skim focus verses 1-3 and 10)
h. Isaiah 35:5-6
i. Isaiah 40:3-5, 11
j. Isaiah 42:1
k. Isaiah 50:6
l. Isaiah 60:1
m. Jeremiah 23:5-6
n. Deuteronomy 18:15, 18
o. Psalm 72:10-11
p. Psalm 69:4
q. Hosea 6:2-3
1. How do the typologies foreshadow Jesus? What does each picture tell us?
2. List some connections from what you already know about Jesus to the “specific prophecies” you read:
- Being struck by lightning in a year = 7 x 105 or 1 in 700,000
- Being killed by lightning in a year = 2 x 106 or 1 in 2,000,000
- Becoming president = 1 x 107 or 1 in 10,000,000
- A meteorite landing on your house = 1.8 x 1014 or 1 in 180,000,000,000,000
- You will eventually die = 1 in 1
| Old Testament Prophecy | New Testament Fulfillment | Probability |
| Christ to be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2) | And Herod asked where Christ had been born ... they answered Bethlehem (Matt 2:4-6) | 2.8 x 105 or 1 in 280,000 |
| Forerunner of Christ (Malachi 3:1) | John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ (Mark 1:2-8) | 1 x 103 or 1 in 1,000 |
| Christ to enter Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Zech 9:9) | Christ enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey (Matt 21:4-11) | 1 x 102 or 1 in 100 |
| Christ to be betrayed by a friend (Psalm 41:9) | Judas betrayed Jesus (Luke 22:21) | 1 x 103 or 1 in 1,000 |
| Christ to be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver (Zech 11:12) | Judas sold out Jesus for 30 pieces of silver (Matt 26:15) | 1 x 103 or 1 in 1,000 |
| 30 pieces of silver casted down and used to buy a potter's field (Zech 11:13) | 30 pieces of silver used to buy a potter's field (Matt 27:3-10) | 1 x 105 or 1 in 100,000 |
| Although innocent, Christ kept silent when on trial (Isaiah 53:7) | Jesus kept silent when questioned (Mark 14:60-61) | 1 x 103 or 1 in 1,000 |
| Christ crucified (Psalm 22:16) | Jesus was crucified (John 19:17, 18) | 1 x 104 or 1 in 10,000 |
To answer the question what is the probability of one man fulfilling all eight prophecies, the principal of probability is applied. Therefore, multiplying all eight probabilities together (1 times 2.8 x 105 x 103 x 102 x 103 x 103 x 105 x 103 x 104) gives us 2.8 x 1028, or for simplicity sake 1 x 1028 or 1 in 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. Given this and the time span between the writings of the Old Testament and the fulfillment by Christ in the New Testament, the prophecies were either given to the prophets by God, or the prophets just wrote them down as they thought they should be. With Christ fulfilling all eight prophecies, what are the odds the prophets were just guessing?
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