~ Messiah’s Birth Would
Cause Rachel to Weep ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The
Scripture
“Thus says the Lord: ‘A voice was heard in
Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children,
because they
are no more’” (Jeremiah 31:15).
The Messiah
“Then Herod, when he saw
that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth
and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its
districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had
determined from the wise men. Then was
fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying: ‘A voice was heard in
Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and great mourning,
Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted,
because they
are no more’” (Matthew 2:16-18).
~~~ 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.
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~ Robert
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