God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son… And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh.
God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son… And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh.
Why do this study? This happened on the very same day Jesus rose from the dead—and it was the first recorded message of The Christ to His followers after His resurrection. He chose to open the Scriptures and show that all of them point to Him. It explains our state before and after the cross: before, we were in bondage under the fear of death, because the devil held the power of death. Through His death and resurrection, Jesus defeated the powers and delivered us from that bondage. Hebrews 2:14–15 — “that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver all them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” Colossians 2:15 — “having despoiled the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.”
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Fulfillment: The first gospel promise. At the cross the serpent bruised His heel; by His death and resurrection Jesus crushed the serpent’s head. Hebrews 2:14–15; 1 John 3:8 — “To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”
21 And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
Fulfillment: The first explicit covering by God points to atonement by shed blood and divine provision fulfilled in Christ. Hebrews 9:22 — “apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.”
3 …and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Fulfillment: The Abrahamic blessing flows to the nations through Christ. Galatians 3:8, 14; 3:16 — “to thy seed… which is Christ.”
8 And Abraham said, God will provide himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son…
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh…
Fulfillment: Moriah anticipates the Lamb God provides—Jesus. John 1:29; 1 Peter 1:19.
16 …I will bless her… kings of peoples shall be of her.
Fulfillment: The royal line culminates in Messiah. Luke 1:32–33.
10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.
Fulfillment: Jesus, Lion of Judah, receives the nations. Hebrews 7:14; Revelation 5:5; Philippians 2:10–11.
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male a year old…
13 …when I see the blood, I will pass over you…
46 …neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
Fulfillment: Christ our Passover; not a bone broken. 1 Corinthians 5:7; John 19:33–36.
4 Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you…
15 …It is the bread which Jehovah hath given you to eat.
Fulfillment: Jesus, true bread of life. John 6:35.
6 …thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink.
Fulfillment: The Rock was Christ; living water given. 1 Corinthians 10:4; John 7:37–39.
5 And Jehovah descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of Jehovah.
6–7 Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious… keeping lovingkindness… forgiving iniquity…
Fulfillment: The divine character Jesus embodies and reveals. John 1:14, 18; John 14:9.
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls…
Fulfillment: Christ’s blood secures eternal redemption. Hebrews 9:12, 22.
15–16 …make atonement… because of all their sins.
Fulfillment: Once-for-all entrance into the true holy place. Hebrews 9:11–12.
22–24 …the glory of Jehovah appeared… and all the people shouted, and fell on their faces.
Fulfillment: Anticipates the priestly work perfected in Christ. Hebrews 7:23–27.
8–9 …every one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall live…
Fulfillment: Lifted up like the serpent so believers live. John 3:14–15.
17 There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall rise out of Israel…
Fulfillment: Royal Messiah imagery fulfilled in Jesus. Matthew 2:2; Revelation 22:16 — “the bright, the morning star.”
15 Jehovah thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken.
18–19 I will put my words in his mouth… and whosoever will not hearken… I will require it of him.
Fulfillment: Applied directly to Jesus. Acts 3:22–23.
23 …for he that is hanged is accursed of God…
Fulfillment: Christ became a curse for us. Galatians 3:13.
43 Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people…
Fulfillment: Gentile inclusion in the Messiah’s salvation. Romans 15:10.
He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
Fulfillment: Jesus experienced rejection, pain, and sorrow throughout His ministry. On the cross He took the punishment for sin, bringing peace between God and humanity. His scourging and suffering brought spiritual healing to all who believe.
Matthew 8:17 — “that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases.”
1 Peter 2:24 — “who his own self bare our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, having died unto sins, might live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.”
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.
Fulfillment: Jesus was physically pierced at His crucifixion, fulfilling this prophecy both in His death and in the future when Israel will recognize Him as the Messiah they rejected.
John 19:37 — “And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced.”
Revelation 1:7 — “Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him.”
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, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Fulfillment: Jesus entered Jerusalem in humility, riding a young donkey, in a deliberate and visible fulfillment of this prophecy. This event is celebrated on Palm Sunday.
Matthew 21:4–5 — “Now this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, Tell ye the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”
John 12:14–15 — “And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass’s colt.”
And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver. And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of Jehovah.
Fulfillment: Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. After his remorse, he returned the money, and it was used to buy the potter’s field, exactly as prophesied.
Matthew 26:14–15 — “Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.”
Matthew 27:7 — “And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.”
25 But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, and at last he will stand up upon the earth:
26 And after my skin, even this body, is destroyed, Then without my flesh shall I see God;
27 Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger.
Fulfillment: Foreshadows the risen Christ and the hope of bodily resurrection and final vindication.
1 Corinthians 15:20 — “But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.”
John 11:25 — “I am the resurrection, and the life.”
6 Yet I have set my king Upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will tell of the decree: Jehovah said unto me, Thou art my son; This day have I begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and I will give thee the nations for thine inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way… Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.
Fulfillment: The Father declares the Son; universal authority given to Christ.
Acts 13:33 — “Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.”
Matthew 28:18 — “All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.”
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.
6 Thou makest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; Thou hast put all things under his feet.
Fulfillment: Applied to Jesus as the true Man who regains Adam’s lost dominion.
Hebrews 2:8–9 — “We behold… Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor.”
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; My flesh also shall dwell in safety.
10 For thou wilt not leave my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Fulfillment: Preached by Peter as a prophecy of Jesus’ resurrection.
Acts 2:31 — “he… spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.”
1 My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? …
7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,
8 Commit thyself unto Jehovah; let him deliver him…
16 …they pierced my hands and my feet.
17 I may count all my bones: They look and stare upon me;
18 They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots.
Fulfillment: Crucifixion details fulfilled in Jesus’ passion.
Matthew 27:35, 39–43, 46 — lots cast; mockery; the cry of dereliction.
John 19:24 — “They parted my garments… that the scripture might be fulfilled.”
1 Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me…
Fulfillment: Jesus identifies Himself as the Good Shepherd who gives His life for the sheep.
John 10:11 — “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.”
12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine adversaries: For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty.
Fulfillment: False testimony at Jesus’ trial.
Mark 14:55–59 — “many bare false witness… and their witness agreed not together.”
20 He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.
Fulfillment: Jesus’ legs were not broken on the cross.
John 19:33, 36 — “a bone of him shall not be broken.”
6 Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; Mine ears hast thou opened: Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.
7 Then said I, Lo, I am come; In the roll of the book it is written of me:
8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
Fulfillment: Christ comes to do the Father’s will, offering Himself once for all.
Hebrews 10:5–10 — “Lo, I am come… to do thy will… By which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Fulfillment: Applied by Jesus to Judas.
John 13:18 — “He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me.”
4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head…
9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
21 They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Fulfillment: Unjust hatred; zeal for God’s house; vinegar at the cross.
John 2:17 — “Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.”
John 19:28–30 — “they put a sponge full of the vinegar.”
John 15:25 — “They hated me without a cause.”
1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, And thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea…
17 His name shall endure for ever… and men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.
Fulfillment: Ideal Messianic kingship fulfilled in Jesus’ everlasting dominion.
Luke 1:32–33 — “of his kingdom there shall be no end.”
3 I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant:
4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations.
27 I also will make him my first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
29 His seed also will I make to endure forever…
36 His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
Fulfillment: Davidic covenant finds its eternal fulfillment in Christ.
Acts 13:23 — “Of this man’s seed hath God… brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.”
25 Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure…
27 But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
Fulfillment: Applied to the Son as Creator and eternal Lord.
Hebrews 1:10–12 — “Thou, Lord, in the beginning didst lay the foundation of the earth… but thou art the same.”
1 Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
4 Jehovah hath sworn, and will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.
Fulfillment: Christ’s enthronement and eternal priesthood.
Acts 2:34–36 — “Sit thou on my right hand…”
Hebrews 7:17 — “Thou art a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek.”
22 The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the corner.
23 This is Jehovah’s doing; It is marvellous in our eyes.
Fulfillment: Jesus is the rejected yet exalted cornerstone.
Matthew 21:42 — “The stone which the builders rejected…”
11 Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.
Fulfillment: Direct line to Messiah’s throne.
Luke 1:32 — “the throne of his father David.”
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
Fulfillment: This prophecy foretold the birthplace of the Messiah — Bethlehem. Though a small and seemingly insignificant town, it was chosen as the place where the eternal ruler, whose origins are from everlasting, would come into the world. Jesus’ birth there confirmed this word and showed God’s precise orchestration of events.
Matthew 2:1–6 — “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we saw his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”
The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of Jehovah; make level in the desert a highway for our God.
Fulfillment: John the Baptist fulfilled this prophecy by preparing the hearts of the people for the coming of Jesus. He called for repentance and pointed directly to Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
Matthew 3:1–3 — “And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight.”
The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the year of Jehovah’s favor…
Fulfillment: Jesus read this passage in the synagogue and declared that it was fulfilled in their hearing. He came anointed by the Spirit to bring good news, heal the brokenhearted, and set the oppressed free — a mission that defined His earthly ministry.
Luke 4:17–21 — “And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And he opened the book, and found the place where it was written… And he began to say unto them, To-day hath this scripture been fulfilled in your ears.”
I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.
Fulfillment: While the Messiah was sent first to the lost sheep of Israel, His mission always included bringing light and salvation to the nations. Jesus’ gospel broke through national boundaries, fulfilling God’s plan for the Gentiles.
Acts 13:47 — “For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Fulfillment: The sign of “God with us” in the birth of Jesus to Mary, a virgin.
Matthew 1:22–23 — “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel.”
1 …in the latter time hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
Fulfillment: Jesus’ public ministry dawned in Galilee, the “great light” to a darkened people.
Matthew 4:13–16 — “that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet.”
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end… upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom… from henceforth even for ever.
Fulfillment: The divine, Davidic king whose kingdom never ends — fulfilled in Christ.
Luke 1:32–33 — “the throne of his father David… of his kingdom there shall be no end.”
1 And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.
2 And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him…
Fulfillment: Jesus, the Branch from Jesse (David’s line), anointed by the Spirit.
Matthew 3:16 — “the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him.”
1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth…
6 …and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
7 to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon…
Fulfillment: Messiah’s Spirit‑anointed gentleness and global mission realized in Jesus.
Matthew 12:18–21 — Matthew cites Isaiah 42 of Jesus.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing…
Fulfillment: Jesus’ healings authenticate the promised kingdom.
Luke 7:22 — “the blind receive their sight, the lame walk… the deaf hear.”
6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
Fulfillment: Jesus’ humiliation and abuse before the crucifixion.
Matthew 26:67 — “Then did they spit in his face and buffet him…”
13 Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.
14 Like as many were astonished at thee (his visage was so marred more than any man…)
15 so shall he sprinkle many nations…
Fulfillment: The Servant, marred yet exalted, cleansing many nations by His work.
Philippians 2:8–9 — “becoming obedient even unto death… Wherefore also God highly exalted him.”
3 He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows…
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows…
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities… and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray… and Jehovah hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
9 And they made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death…
11 …by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities.
Fulfillment: Central prophecy of the atoning death and victorious vindication of Jesus.
1 Peter 2:24–25 — “by whose stripes ye were healed… ye were going astray like sheep.”
Matthew 27:57–60 — buried in a rich man’s tomb (Joseph of Arimathea).
1 The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek…
2 to proclaim the year of Jehovah’s favor…
Fulfillment: Jesus reads this and declares, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled.”
Luke 4:17–21.
5 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch… and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
6 …and this is his name whereby he shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
Fulfillment: Jesus, David’s heir and our righteousness before God.
1 Corinthians 1:30 — “Christ Jesus… made unto us… righteousness.”
31 Behold, the days come… that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
33 I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it…
34 …for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember no more.
Fulfillment: Instituted by Jesus’ blood; applied by the Spirit to the heart.
Luke 22:20 — “This cup is the new covenant in my blood.”
Hebrews 8:10–12 — quotes Jeremiah on the law written on the heart.
23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.
24 And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and my servant David prince among them…
Fulfillment: Jesus, the Davidic Shepherd‑King who lays down His life for the sheep.
John 10:11 — “the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.”
25 And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean…
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you…
27 And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes…
Fulfillment: The regenerating work of the Spirit in the new covenant.
Titus 3:5–6 — “washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”
24 And my servant David shall be king over them…
26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them… it shall be an everlasting covenant…
Fulfillment: Christ reigns as Davidic King, bringing an everlasting covenant of peace.
Luke 1:32–33; Hebrews 13:20 — “the blood of the eternal covenant.”
13 I saw in the night-visions, and, behold, there came with the clouds of heaven one like unto a son of man…
14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him… his dominion is an everlasting dominion…
Fulfillment: Jesus’ favorite self‑title (“Son of Man”) and His universal, eternal reign.
Matthew 26:64 — “ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.”
26 And after the threescore and two weeks shall the anointed one be cut off, and shall have nothing…
Fulfillment: The Anointed One’s death (“cut off”) — Jesus crucified for us.
Mark 9:12 — “how it is written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things, and be set at nought.”
1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
Fulfillment: Jesus recapitulates Israel’s story; after Herod’s threat, He returns from Egypt.
Matthew 2:14–15 — “that it might be fulfilled… Out of Egypt did I call my son.”
11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen…
12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations…
Fulfillment: Applied to Gentile inclusion in the Messiah’s kingdom.
Acts 15:16–17 — James cites Amos regarding the nations turning to God.
17 And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Fulfillment: Jonah’s “three days” prefigures Jesus’ burial and resurrection.
Matthew 12:40 — “so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
2 But thou, Beth‑lehem Ephrathah… out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
Fulfillment: Birthplace of Messiah precisely foretold.
Matthew 2:5–6 — chief priests quote Micah to Herod.
4 …but the righteous shall live by his faith.
Fulfillment: Core gospel principle fulfilled and preached in Christ.
Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38 — “the righteous shall live by faith.”
15 Jehovah hath taken away thy judgments… the King of Israel, even Jehovah, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not fear evil any more.
Fulfillment: The LORD in the midst — realized in Immanuel, God with us.
Matthew 1:23 — “Immanuel; which is, being interpreted, God with us.”
7 and I will shake all nations; and the precious things of all nations shall come…
9 The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former… and in this place will I give peace, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Fulfillment: Greater temple glory and true peace realized in Christ’s coming and presence.
John 2:19–21 — Jesus speaks of the temple of his body.
8 …I will bring forth my servant the Branch.
Fulfillment: Messianic “Branch” title fulfilled in Jesus.
Luke 1:78 (day‑spring from on high); Isaiah 11:1 — “a branch out of his roots.”
12 Behold, the man whose name is Branch: and he shall grow up out of his place; and he shall build the temple of Jehovah;
13 …and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne…
Fulfillment: Jesus, priest‑king, builds the true temple — His people.
Ephesians 2:21–22 — “a holy temple in the Lord… a habitation of God in the Spirit.”
9 Rejoice greatly… behold, thy King cometh unto thee… lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Fulfillment: Triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
Matthew 21:4–5.
12 So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver.
13 …Cast it unto the potter… and I cast them unto the potter, in the house of Jehovah.
Fulfillment: Judas’ betrayal price and the buying of the potter’s field.
Matthew 27:9–10.
10 …they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him…
Fulfillment: Crucifixion now, recognition and mourning at His return.
John 19:37; Revelation 1:7.
7 …smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered…
Fulfillment: Disciples scattered when Jesus was arrested.
Matthew 26:31.
1 Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple…
Fulfillment: John the Baptist as the messenger; Jesus as the Lord who comes to His temple.
Mark 1:2–3; John 2:13–17.
2 But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings…
5–6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Jehovah come.
Fulfillment: Healing and restoration in the Messiah; Elijah‑type forerunner fulfilled in John the Baptist.
Luke 1:17 — “in the spirit and power of Elijah.”
And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver. And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prized at by them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of Jehovah.
Fulfillment: Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, fulfilling Zechariah’s prophecy exactly. The money was later used to buy the potter’s field, just as foretold.
Matthew 26:14–15 — “Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, and said, What are ye willing to give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they weighed unto him thirty pieces of silver.”
Matthew 27:7 — “And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.”
He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
Fulfillment: During His trial and crucifixion, Jesus remained silent before His accusers, fulfilling Isaiah’s words about the suffering servant who would not defend Himself.
Matthew 27:12–14 — “And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.”
For dogs have compassed me: A company of evil-doers have inclosed me: They pierced my hands and my feet.
Fulfillment: This prophecy describes crucifixion hundreds of years before it was practiced by the Romans. Jesus’ hands and feet were nailed to the cross, fulfilling David’s words.
Luke 24:39 — “See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having.”
John 20:27 — “Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and put it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.”
And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplication; and they shall look unto me whom they have pierced; and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.
Fulfillment: This prophecy was fulfilled when Jesus was pierced on the cross. Those who witnessed it and later came to faith recognized Him as the Messiah they had rejected.
John 19:34 — “howbeit one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and straightway there came out blood and water.”
Revelation 1:7 — “Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.”
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith Jehovah of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered; and I will turn my hand upon the little ones.
Fulfillment: When Jesus was arrested and crucified, His disciples were scattered, just as this prophecy foretold.
Matthew 26:31 — “Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended in me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.”
Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye desire, behold, he cometh, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Fulfillment: John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus by calling Israel to repentance before His public ministry began.
Matthew 11:10 — “This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.”
But unto you that fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.
Fulfillment: Jesus brings spiritual light and healing to all who believe in Him, fulfilling this promise of restoration and joy.
Luke 1:78–79 — “Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us, To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.”
12 When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son…
16 And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
Fulfillment: The Davidic covenant finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus, the Son of David, whose kingdom is everlasting.
Luke 1:32–33 — “the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David… of his kingdom there shall be no end.”
3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me: He that ruleth over men righteously, that ruleth in the fear of God,
4 He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, a morning without clouds…
Fulfillment: The righteous ruler who brings light — fulfilled in Christ’s just and everlasting reign.
John 8:12 — “I am the light of the world.”
17 …And they named him Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
Fulfillment: God’s providence preserves the line to David and ultimately to the Messiah.
Matthew 1:5–6 — Boaz → Obed → Jesse → David.
9 For the zeal of thy house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproach thee are fallen upon me.
Fulfillment: Jesus’ purification of the temple and zeal for His Father’s house.
John 2:17 — “Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.”
22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the assembly will I praise thee.
Fulfillment: Applied to Jesus as He shares our humanity and leads praise.
Hebrews 2:11–12 — quotes this of Christ.
7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; Shame hath covered my face.
Fulfillment: Christ suffered reproach for God’s sake on the way to the cross.
Romans 15:3 — “The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell upon me.”
6 …I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Fulfillment: The gospel extends to all nations through Christ.
Acts 13:47 — Paul cites this in the mission to the Gentiles.
9 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain… Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!
10 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come as a mighty one…
11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd…
Fulfillment: In Jesus, God Himself comes; the Shepherd who gently leads His flock.
John 10:11 — “I am the good shepherd.”
3 …and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.
Fulfillment: Resurrection proves the sure mercies to David are established in Christ.
Acts 13:34 — “I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.”
20 And a Redeemer will come to Zion, and unto them that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith Jehovah.
21 And as for me, this is my covenant with them… my Spirit that is upon thee… shall not depart… from henceforth and for ever.
Fulfillment: Christ the Redeemer and the Spirit of the new covenant.
Romans 11:26–27 — Paul cites this of Christ’s saving work.
14 Behold, the days come… that I will perform the good word…
15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
16 In those days shall Judah be saved… and this is the name whereby she shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.
Fulfillment: The righteous Branch who saves — fulfilled in Jesus’ person and reign.
1 Corinthians 1:30 — “Christ Jesus… righteousness.”
26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them…
27 My tabernacle also shall be with them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
28 And the nations shall know that I am Jehovah…
Fulfillment: Christ’s blood of the everlasting covenant brings peace and God’s dwelling among His people.
Hebrews 13:20–21 — “the blood of the eternal covenant.”
34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon its feet… and brake them in pieces.
35 …and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
44 And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed…
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands…
Fulfillment: God’s eternal kingdom established through Christ, expanding to fill the earth.
Mark 1:15 — “the kingdom of God is at hand.”
Matthew 28:18–20 — universal commission from the risen King.
2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life…
3 And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament…
Fulfillment: Christ inaugurates the resurrection hope by His own rising and promises the final resurrection.
John 5:28–29; 11:25 — “I am the resurrection and the life.”
2 After two days will he revive us: on the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live before him.
Fulfillment: Echoes the third‑day resurrection pattern fulfilled in Christ and shared with His people.
Luke 24:46 — “that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day.”
1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness.
Fulfillment: Cleansing from sin through Jesus’ sacrifice.
Hebrews 9:14; 1 John 1:7 — “the blood of Jesus… cleanseth us from all sin.”
From Genesis to the Prophets and the Psalms, the Scriptures anticipate Jesus’ birth, life, suffering, death, resurrection, priesthood, kingship, and worldwide kingdom. On the Emmaus Road, the risen Christ traced this line so that His disciples would see that all of Scripture had always been about Him — and so that their fear would be replaced with faith, their bondage with freedom, and their confusion with clarity.
Luke 24:44–45 — “These are my words… that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures.”
