LINEAGE:
Human & Male (Son of man)
Genesis 3:15 “. . . her seed . . . shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
Matthew 8:20 “. . . the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.”
John 13:31 “. . . Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.”
Acts 7:54-56 “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.”
(Shem, not Canaan, Ham or Japheth)
Genesis 9:24-27 “And Noah . . . said, Cursed be Canaan. . . . And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of Shem. . . .”
(Abraham)
Genesis 22:15-18 “And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. . . .”
(Isaac, not Ishmael)
Genesis 21:9-12 “for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.”
26:1-4 “And the Lord appeared unto [Isaac]. . . .”
(Jacob, not Esau)
Genesis 25:28-34 “. . . and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. . . . thus Esau despised his birthright.”
28:10-14 “. . . in thee [Jacob] and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.”
(Romans 9:13 “As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.”)
(Judah)
Genesis 49:8-10 “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”
Hebrews 7:13-14 “For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah. . . .”
Revelation 5:1-5 “And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.”
(Jesse)
Isaiah 11:1-5 “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse. . . .”
v. 10 “And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.”
(David)
2nd Samuel 7:12-17 “. . . I will set up thy [1] seed after thee . . . and I will establish his [2] kingdom. He shall build an [3] house for my name, and I will stablish the [4] throne of his kingdom for ever.”
(1) seed Matthew 1:1 “The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David. . . .”
9:27 “. . . two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.”
12:23 “And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?”
Revelation 22:16 “I am the root and the offspring of David. . . .”
(2) kingdom Luke 1:30-33 “. . . and of his kingdom there shall be no end.”
(3) house Luke 1:26-27 “
vs. 67-69 “
(4) throne Luke 1:32 “
Psalm 132:11 “
Son of God
Matthew 1:20 “But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.”
22:41-45 “If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?” (He is his son in the fleshly sense only.)
Isaiah 9:6 The mighty God (How would this be?)
Philippians 2:5-8 “Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. . . .”
John 1:1,14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
BIRTH
Matthew 1:18-20 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. . . . ”
Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder. . . .”
Luke 1:26-35 “Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be seeing I know not a man?”
Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son. . . .”
Psalm 2:6-7 “I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.”
Acts 13:33 “God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.”
Hebrews 1:5 “For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?”
BIRTH PLACE
Matthew 2:1-6 “In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet. . . .”
Micah 5:2 “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel: whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”
PRECEDED BY JOHN THE BAPTIST
Matthew 3:1-3 “In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness. . . .”
Isaiah 40:3-5 “The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
John 1:15,27,30 “John bare witness of him . . . saying . . . He that cometh after me is preferred before me. . . .”
Luke 1:5-17 “And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias. . . .”
Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me. . . .”
Matthew 11:13-14 “And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.”
Malachi 4:5 “. . . I will send you Elijah the prophet before . . . the great and dreadful day of the Lord. . . .”
Hebrews 7:1-2 “. . . first . . . King of righteousness, and after that . . . King of peace. . . .”
(Matthew 10:34 “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace. . . .”) [this time!]
Revelation 11:3,6 “. . . and they [(Elijah & Moses, no doubt)] . . . have power to shut heaven, that it rain not [(Elijah, no doubt)] in the days of their prophecy [a thousand two hundred and threescore days]: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues [(Moses, no doubt)]. . . .”
MINISTRY
Luke 2:25-32 “For mine eyes have seen thy . . . light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.”
Isaiah 9:2 “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light . . . upon them hath the light shined.”
John 1:32-34 “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.”
Isaiah 61:1-3 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me. . . .”
Matthew 11:2-5 “Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see. . . .”
Isaiah 42:7 “To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison. . . .”
Matthew 21:1-5 “All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet. . . .”
Zechariah 9:9 “. . . behold, thy King cometh unto thee . . . riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.”
HATED AND REJECTED OF MEN
John 11:47-53 “Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death.”
Psalm 2:1-2 “The kings of the earth set themselves . . . against the Lord, and against his anointed. . . .”
Luke 6:9-11 “And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.”
Psalm 22:6 “But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.”
Isaiah 53:3 “He is despised and rejected of men. . . .”
John 19:14-15 “The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.”
Matthew 13:53-57 “And they were offended in him.”
QUESTION: What does “offended” mean?
ANSWER: Matthew 26:31-34 (A man is “offended” when he is ashamed or afraid to acknowledge the Lord.)
1st Peter 2:7-8 “. . . the same is made . . . a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense. . . .”
Isaiah 8:11-14 “And he shall be . . . for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both houses of Israel. . . .”
(John 7:19-20 “Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me? The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?”)
CRUCIFIXION
Luke 9:51 “. . . when the time was come . . . he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. . . .”
Isaiah 50:7 “. . . therefore have I set my face like a flint. . . .”
Luke 13:31-33 “. . . for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.”
Matthew 26:45-50 “Friend, wherefore art thou come?” (Why does he call him friend?)
Psalm 41:9 “Yea, mine own familiar friend . . . which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up; his heel against me.”
Matthew 26:20-25 “He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.”
John 19:1-15 “The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.”
Matthew 26:67 “Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?” (He knows!)
Matthew 27:29-31 “. . . they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him . . . And they spit upon him. . . .”
Isaiah 50:6 “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.”
Mark 14:65 “And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him. . . .”
15:16-20 “And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him. . . .”
Mark 10:34 “And they shall mock him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him. . . .”
Luke 18:31-32 “. . . the Son of man . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on. . . .”
Micah 5:1 “. . . they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.”
Lamentations 3:30 “He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.”
Matthew 27:12-14 “And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.”
Isaiah 53:7 “. . . as a lamb to the slaughter . . . he openeth not his mouth.”
Matthew 27:24-26 “When Pilate . . . had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.”
Psalm 129:3 “The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.”
Isaiah 53:4-5,8 “But he was wounded for our transgressions . . . and with his stripes we are healed.”
Psalm 22:16 “. . . the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.”
Zechariah 12:10 “. . . and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced . . . only son . . . firstborn.”
Zechariah 13:6 “And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.”
John 19:23-24 “. . . now the coat was without seam. . . . They said therefore . . . Let us cast lots for it. . . .”
Psalm 22:18 “They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.”
Matthew 27:39 “And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads. . . .”
Psalm 22:7 “All they that see me laugh me to scorn . . . they shake the head. . . .”
Matthew 27:41-43 “He trusted in God; let him deliver him now. . . .”
Psalm 22:6-8 “He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him. . . .”
Psalm 22:13 “They gaped upon me with their mouths. . . .”
(see: Job 16:10-11 “They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek. . . .”
John 19:28 “After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished . . . saith, I thirst.”
Psalm 22:14-15 “. . . my tongue cleaveth to my jaws. . . .”
John 19:29-30 “. . . and they filled a spunge with vinegar . . . and put it to his mouth.”
Matthew 27:33-34 “They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall. . . .”
Psalm 69:21 “They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.”
Matthew 27:41-42 “He saved others; himself he cannot save.”
Luke 4:23 “And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. . . .”
Matthew 27:46 “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
Psalm 22:1 “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”
(ANSWER: Isaiah 53:6 “All we . . . have gone astray . . . and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”)
Luke 23:44-46 “And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. . . .”
Psalm 31:5 “Into thine hand I commit my spirit. . . .”
John 19:31-33 “But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs. . . .”
Psalm 34:20 “He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.”
Numbers 9:9-12 “They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it. . . .”
Exodus 12:43,46-47 “. . . neither shall ye break bone thereof. All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.”
Mark 15:42-44 “And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead. . . .”
Psalm 69:20 “Reproach hath broken my heart. . . .”
BURIAL
Matthew 27:57-60 “. . . a rich man . . . begged the body of Jesus . . . and laid it in his own new tomb. . . .”
Isaiah 53:9 “And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death. . . .”
RESURRECTION
John 20:1-9 “For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.”
Psalm 16:10 “For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”
Acts 1:8-9 “And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up. . . .”
John 16:5-7 “. . . It is expedient for you that I go away . . . if I depart, I will send him [the comforter] unto you.”
Psalm 68:18 “Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.”
(Luke 24:15-27 “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken. . . .”)
Isaiah 25:9 “And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us. . . .”
GIVEN ALL POWER
Matthew 28:16-18 “All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
Psalm 118:22 “The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.”
Isaiah 28:16 “Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. . . .”
UNFULFILLED PROPHECY
Psalm 132:11 “The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.”
Isaiah 9:7 “Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.”
Isaiah 11:2-9 “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb . . . and a little child shall lead them.”
Daniel 7:13-14 “And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom. . . .”
v. 27 “And the kingdom . . . shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High . . . and all dominions shall serve and obey him.”
John 18:33-37 “Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born. . . .”
Zechariah 14:9 “And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one.”
Isaiah 25:8 “He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.”
Isaiah 45:13 “I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts.”
[If this verse is a prophecy of the Lord, then the city spoken of would be the new Jerusalem.]