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Jesus is Israel’s Promised Messiah

“And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, [Jesus] interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.” (Luke 24:27)

In Genesis

He is the Creator (Gen 1:1)

Colossians 1:16 “16 For by [Christ] all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.”

He is the seed of the woman (Gen 3:15)

Galatians 4:4 “4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,”

He is the true and better Adam (Gen 3:17)

1 Corinthians 15:45 “45 Thus it is written, “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.”

He is the true and better Abel (Genesis 4:10)

Hebrews 12:24 “24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.”

He is the promised offspring of Abraham (Gen 15:5)

Galatians 3:16 “16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ.”

He is the true and better Melchizedek

Hebrews 7:17 “17 For it is witnessed of [Christ], “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.”” (Ps. 110:4)

He is the true and better Isaac, Abraham’s only son (Gen 22:2)

John 3:16 “16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus is Jacob’s ladder (Gen 28:12)

John 1:51 “51 And he said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.””

In Exodus

He is the great I Am (Ex 3:15)

John 8:58 “58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.””

He is the true and better Moses (Num 12:7)

Hebrews 3:5–6 “5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later, 6 but Christ is faithful over God’s house as a son. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope.”

He is the Passover Lamb (Ex 12)

1 Corinthians 5:7 “7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.”

He delivers his people out of Egypt (Exodus 14:30)

Jude 5 “5 Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.”

He is the true and better Manna (Exodus 16:15)

John 6:32 “32 Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.”

John 6:35 “35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.”

He is the water from the rock (Ex 17:6)

1 Corinthians 10:4 “4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ.”

In Leviticus

He is the true and better High Priest (Lev 8)

Hebrews 7:26–28 “26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people, since he did this once for all when he offered up himself. 28 For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever.”

He is the true and better sacrifice

Hebrews 9:12 “12 he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.”

Hebrews 9:24–26 “24 For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. 25 Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, 26 for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.”

In Numbers

He is the true and better Bronze Serpent (Num. 21:8-9)

John 3:14–15 “14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.”

He is the star and the ruler rising out of Israel (Num 24:17)

Matthew 2:1–2 “1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.””

In Deuteronomy

He is promised prophet (Deut. 18:15)

John 6:14 “14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!””

He is the curse bearer (Deut. 21:22-23)

Galatians 3:13 “13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—”

In Joshua

He is the true and better Joshua (Joshua 1:2)

Hebrews 4:8–9 “8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken of another day later on. 9 So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God,”

He is the commander of the Lord’s army (Joshua 5:13-15)

Colossians 2:15 “15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.”

He is the fulfillment of all of God’s promises (Joshua 21:44)

2 Corinthians 1:20 “20 For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.”

In Judges

He is the true and better deliverer (Judges 2:16) Matthew 1:21 “21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.””

In Ruth

He welcomes the outsiders at his table (Ruth 2:14)

Ephesians 2:12–13 “12 remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”

He is true and better kinsman-redeemer (Ruth 3:9)

Ephesians 1:7 “7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,”

In the books of Samuel

He is the true and greater King-Shepherd David (2 Sam 5:2)

John 10:11 “11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

He is the Son of David who sits on the throne forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16)

Luke 1:32–33 “32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.””

In the books of Kings and Chronicles

He is the true and better Salomon (1 Kings 3:28)

Matthew 12:42 “42 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.”

He is the true and better temple (1 Kings 6)

John 2:19–21 “19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about the temple of his body.”

He is the true and better funeral crasher who raises the widow’s son (1 Kings 17:22)

Luke 7:14–15 “14 Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” 15 And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.”

In Ezra

He sets his heart to fulfill the Law of the Lord (Ezra 7:10)

Matthew 5:17 “17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.”

He is the true and better intercessor for his people (Ezra 9:5-15)

Romans 8:34 “34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.”

Hebrews 7:25 “25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.”

In Nehemiah

He is the true and better compassionate Nehemiah (Neh 1:4)

Luke 19:41 “41 And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,”

He leaves the palace to restore what is broken (Neh 2:5)

John 1:14 “14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

In Esther

He is the true and better mediator of his people (Esther 4:16; 5:2)

Hebrews 7:25 “25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.”

1 John 2:1 “1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”

In Job

He is the true and better righteous sufferer (Job 1:22)

1 Peter 2:21–22 “21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth.”

In Psalms

He is the promised reigning Messiah (Psalm 2)

Acts 13:33 “33 this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “ ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’”

He is the forsaken Messiah (Psalm 22)

Matthew 27:46 “46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?””

He is the risen Messiah (Psalm 16)

Acts 2:31–32 “31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.”

He is the true and better High Priest (Psalm 110)

Hebrews 7:17 “17 For it is witnessed of [Christ], “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.””

*Psalm 110 is the most quoted Psalm in the New Testament

He is the rejected cornerstone

Matthew 21:42 “42 Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: “ ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”

In Proverbs

He is the wisdom of God (Proverbs 8)

1 Corinthians 1:24 “24 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.”

Colossians 2:3 “3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.”

In Ecclesiastes

He is the source of meaning and satisfaction (Ecc 1)

John 4:13–14 “13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.””

In the Song of Solomon

He is the bridegroom (Song 8:6-7)

Ephesians 5:25–27 “25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.”

Ephesians 5:28–29 “28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,”

Ephesians 5:32 “32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church.”

In Isaiah

He is the promised virgin-born Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14)

Matthew 1:22–23 “22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us).”

He is the light to the nations (Isaiah 9:2)

Matthew 4:14–16 “14 so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: 15 “The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles— 16 the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.””

He is the suffering servant who bears our sins (Isaiah 53)

1 Peter 2:24 “24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.”

He is the Messiah who proclaims good news (Isaiah 61:1)

Luke 4:17–21 “17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written, 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” 20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.””

In Jeremiah and Lamentations

He is the mediator of a the new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34)

Hebrews 8:6 “6 But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.”

He is our righteousness (Jeremiah 23:5-6)

2 Corinthians 5:21 “21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.”

He bears the wrath of God (Lamentations 3:1)

1 Thessalonians 1:10 “10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.”

He is the Lord’s anointed who is arrested (Lamentations 4:20)

Mark 14:1 “1 It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him,”

Matthew 26:50 “50 Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you came to do.” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him.”

in Ezekiel

He is the good shepherd (Ezekiel 34:11)

John 10:11 “11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”

He gives life to the dead (Ezekiel 37:10)

John 11:25 “25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,”

In Daniel

He is the Son of Man (Daniel 7:13-14)

Matthew 26:64 “64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.””

Luke 22:69 “69 But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.””

He is the stone that crushes kingdoms (Daniel 2:35)

Revelation 11:15 “15 Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.””

In Hosea

He is the true and better husband who deeply loves his wife, the church. (Hosea 1-3)

Revelation 19:7 “7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;”

Revelation 21:9 “9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.””

He is the true and better Son who is called out of Egypt (Hosea 11:1)

Matthew 2:15 “15 and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.””

In Joel

He sends the Holy Spirit (Joel 2:28)

John 16:7 “7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.”

*Fulfilled in Acts 2

He brings salvation (Joel 2:32)

Romans 10:13 “13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.””

In Amos

He bears the judgment of God (Amos 8:9-10)

Mark 15:33 “33 And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.”

He restores the tabernacle of David (Amos 9:11)

Acts 15:16–17 “16 “ ‘After this I will return, and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, 17 that the remnant of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who makes these things”

In Obadiah

He is the righteous judge of the nations (Obadiah 15)

Revelation 19:15–16 “15 From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.”

In Jonah

He spends three days in the depths (Jonah 1:17)

Matthew 12:40 “40 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

He is the true and better Jonah (Jonah 3:5)

Matthew 12:41 “41 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.”

In Micah

He is the King born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)

Matthew 2:2 “2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.””

Matthew 2:5–6 “5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it is written by the prophet: 6 “ ‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’ ””

In Nahum

He is the avenger of God’s people (Nahum 1:2)

2 Thessalonians 1:7–8 “7 and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels 8 in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.”

In Habakkuk

He justifies to those place their faith in him (Habakkuk 2:4)

Galatians 3:11 “11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.””

In Zephaniah

He is the King in our midst (Zeph 3:17)

Revelation 21:3 “3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God.”

Haggai

He is the true and better signet ring who carries God’s authority (Haggai 2:23)

Jesus is a direct descendent of Zerubbabel (Matthew 1:12)

Matthew 28:18 “18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”

In Zechariah

He is the king riding on a donkey (Zechariah 9:9)

Matthew 21:4–5 “4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5 “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’ ””

He is betrayed for thirty pieces of silver (Zechariah 11:12-13)

Matthew 26:15 “15 and said, “What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?” And they paid him thirty pieces of silver.”

He is the one who is pierced (Zechariah 12:10)

John 19:37 “37 And again another Scripture says, “They will look on him whom they have pierced.””

He is the stricken shepherd (Zechariah 13:7)

Matthew 26:31 “31 Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of me this night. For it is written, ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’”

He is the King who returns in glory to the Mount of Olives (Zechariah 14:4)

Acts 1:11–12 “11 and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.” 12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.”

In Malachi

He is the Sun of Righteousness (Malachi 4:2)

Luke 1:78–79 “78 because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.””

Application

2 Corinthians 1:20 “For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through him that we utter our Amen to God for his glory.”

“Whatever God has said he will do, in Christ he has done it. Jesus Christ is flesh-and-blood proof that God is faithful, that is, true to his word.” Dane Ortlund