~ Messiah Would Be God’s
Servant, The Branch ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“Hear,
O Joshua, the high priest, you and your companions who sit before you, for they
are a wondrous sign; for behold, I am bringing forth My Servant the BRANCH” (Zechariah
3:8).
Note: The title “Branch” in the
Old Testament clearly referred to the Messiah.
Consider for example, “There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of
Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots. The Spirit of the Lord shall
rest upon Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the Spirit of
counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the
Lord” (Isaiah
11:1-2). “‘Behold,
the days are coming,’ says the Lord,
‘that I will
raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper,
and execute
judgment and righteousness in the earth” (Jeremiah 23:5).
The Messiah
“Jesse begot David the
king. … So all the generations from Abraham to David
are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are
fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are
fourteen generations” (Matthew 1:6-17).
“But when Jesus knew it, He
withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. Yet He
warned them not to make Him known, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by Isaiah the prophet, saying: ‘Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen,
My Beloved in
whom My soul is well pleased!
I will
put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles’”
(Matthew 12:15-18).
~~~ 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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