~ Not a Bone Would Be Broken, 2 ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Tell the
Israelites: “When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead
body or are away on a journey, they may still celebrate the Lord's Passover. They are to celebrate
it on the fourteenth day of the second month at twilight. They are to eat the
lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. They must not leave any of it till morning or break any of its bones. When they celebrate the Passover, they
must follow all the regulations. But if a man who is ceremonially clean and not
on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, that person must be cut off from
his people because he did not present the Lord's
offering at the appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his
sin”’” (Numbers 9:9-13).
The
Messiah
“Then the Jews, since it was the day of Sabbath preparation, and so
the bodies wouldn't stay on the crosses over the Sabbath (it was a high holy
day that year), petitioned Pilate that their legs be broken to speed death, and
the bodies taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man
crucified with Jesus, and then the other. When
they got to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they didn't break his legs. One of the soldiers stabbed him in the side with his spear. Blood
and water gushed out” (John 19:31-34).
~~~ 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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