~ Messiah
Would Be a Descendant of Abraham, 4 ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“Then the Angel of the Lord
called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: ‘By Myself I have
sworn, says the Lord, because you
have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son—blessing I
will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars
of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and
your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all the
nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice’” (Genesis 22:15-18).
The
Messiah
“For I could wish that I myself were accursed from Christ for my
brethren, my countrymen according to
the flesh, who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the
covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises; of whom are the fathers and from whom,
according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed
God. Amen” (Romans 9:3-5).
“The book of the genealogy
of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the
Son of Abraham” (Matthew 1:1).
~~~ EXPLANATORY
“MESSIAH” NOTES ~~~
(1)
Each Saturday ALN posts an example of a Hebrew
Scriptures prophecy (or foreshadowing) related to the coming Messiah which was
fulfilled in the birth, life, death, or resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(2)
While extensive it will not be a
complete list—there are hundreds of prophecies of the coming Messiah which have
been fulfilled by one man—Jesus Christ at His First Coming.
(3) It is important that there are many more
prophecies of the Messiah, yet unfulfilled, which Christians believe will be
fulfilled at the time of His Second Coming.
A particularly relevant Scripture verse in this regard is: “Do not
despise prophesies” (1 Thessalonians 5:20).
(4)
These posts will typically consist only
of Scripture—which speaks for itself. Sometimes
italicized or bold font will be used by ALN for emphasis.
(5)
The numbering of these fulfilled
prophecies of the Messiah is used to differentiate individual posts. It is not
chronological (either by time of the prophecy or by sequence in the life of the
Messiah). The posting sequence will, for
the most part, be in the order that the prophecies appear in Scripture.
(6)
Because of the chosen methodology (#5 above)
we will find many specific prophecies repeated multiple times throughout the
Scriptures.
(7) These serial posts are in addition to our
regular Tuesday ALN postings on random topics.
(8)
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