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Chapter 13
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Prophecies Relating to Christ
1. WHOM did Moses say the Lord would raise up?
"The
Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet
from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me,
unto Him ye shall harken." Deut. 18:15. See also verse
18.
2. What
use of this prophecy by the apostle Peter shows that it
referred to Christ?
"For Moses
truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the
Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like
unto me. . . . Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and
those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have
likewise foretold of these days." Acts 3:22-24.
3. In
what language did Isaiah foretell Christ's birth?
"Behold,
a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall
call His name Immanuel." Isa. 7:14.
4. In what event was this prophecy
fulfilled?
"Now all this was done [the birth of
Jesus of the Virgin Mary], that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring
forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel,
which being interpreted is, God with us." Matt. 1:22,23.
5. Where was the Messiah to be
born?
"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." Micah 5:2.
6. When was Jesus born?
"Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the
days of Herod the king." Matt. 2:1.
7. Under what striking emblem was
He prophesied of by Balaam?
"There shall come a Star out of Jacob,
and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel." Num. 24:17.
8. In what scripture does Christ
apply the same emblem to Himself?
"I am the root and the offspring of David,
and the bright and morning star." Rev. 22:16.
See also 2 Peter. 1:19; Rev. 2:28.
9. What prophecy was fulfilled
in the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem?
"Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of
the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and
slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and
in all the coasts thereof, from: two years old and
under, according to the time which he had diligently
inquired of the wise men. Then was fulfilled that
which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In
Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping,
and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and
would not be comforted, because they are not." Matt.
2:13-18.
10. How was Christ's first advent
to be heralded?
"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." Isa.
40:3.
11. By whom was this fulfilled?
"And this is the record of John, when
the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask
him, Who art thou? . . . he said, I am the voice of
one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way
of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias." John 1:19-23.
12. How
was Christ to be received by His own people?
"He is
despised and rejected of men; a man of
sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it
were our faces from Him; He was despised, and
we esteemed Him not." Isa. 53:3.
13. How is the fulfillment of this
prophecy recorded?
"He was in the world, and the world was made
by Him, and the world knew Him not. He came unto His
own, and His own received Him not." John 1:10,11.
14. What was predicted of Christ's
preaching?
"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me;
because the Lord hath anointed Me to preach good
tidings unto the meek; He hath sent Me to bind up
the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to them that are bound."
Isa. 61:1.
15. What application did Jesus
make of this prophecy?
"And He came to Nazareth, where He had been
brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the
synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
And there was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet
Esaias. And when He had opened the book, He found the
place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is
upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the
gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me to heal the
broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives,
and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty
them that are bruised. . . . And He began to say unto
them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your
ears." Luke 4:16-21. See Luke 7:19-22.
16. How, according to prophecy,
was Christ to conduct Himself when on trial?
"He was oppressed, and He was afflicted,
yet He opened not His mouth: He is brought as a lamb
to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is
dumb, so He openeth not His mouth." Isa. 53:7.
17. When accused by His enemies
before Pilate, how did Christ treat these accusations?
"Then said Pilate unto Him, Hearest Thou not
how many things they witness against Thee? And He
answered him to never a word; insomuch that the
governor marveled greatly." Matt. 27:13;14.
18. What prophecy foretold of
the disposal of Christ's garments at the crucifixion?
"They part My garments among them, and
cast lots upon My vesture." Ps. 22:18.
19. What record answers to this
prophecy?
"And they crucified Him, and parted His
garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by the prophet, They parted My garments
among them, and upon My vesture did they cast lots."
Matt. 27:35.
20. What was foretold of His
treatment while on the cross?
"They gave Me also gall for My meat; and
in My thirst they gave Me vinegar to drink." Ps.
69:21.
21. What was offered Christ at His
crucifixion?
"They gave Him vinegar to drink
mingled with gall: and when He had tasted
thereof, He would not drink." Matt. 27:34. See also John
19:28-30.
22. With whom did the prophet
Isaiah say Christ would make His grave?
"And He made His grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in His death." Isa. 53:9.
23. With whom was Christ
crucified?
"Then were there two thieves crucified
with Him, one on the right hand, and another on the
left." Matt. 27:38.
24. Who took charge of Christ's
body after it was taken down from the cross?
"A rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph,
. . . went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus.
. . . He wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it
in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock."
Verses 57-60.
25. What experience in the life of
a noted prophet indicated the length of Christ's stay in
the grave?
"But He answered and said unto them, An evil
and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and
there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the
prophet Jonas: for as Jonas was three days and three
nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man
be three days and three nights in the heart of the
earth." Matt. 12:39,40.
26. What prophecy foretold
Christ's triumph over death?
"For Thou wilt not leave My soul in hell;
neither wilt Thou
suffer
Thine Holy One to see corruption." Ps. 16:10. See Acts
2:24-27. |
