Jesus

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• Jesus
• Week 1
• Did he reveal himself before his birth
• What do the prophets say
• His bloodline

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• Jesus

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• Was Jesus actually around before the virgin
  birth?

Incarnation means to become flesh, to have
Spirit (God) dwell in something physical
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Pre-incarnation described in the NT

• Reference Notes
• Colossians 115-20 He is the image of the
  invisible God
• Philippians 24-11 Christ being in very nature
  God
• John 11-18 In the beginning was the Word, and
  the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• John 857-59 Before Abraham was, I am
• Hebrews 6,7 Christ as a priest forever in the
  order of Melchizedek.
• Colossians 115-19 gives us a wealth of
  information regarding the nature of the
  pre-incarnate Christ, including
• He is the image of the invisible God
• the firstborn over all creation
• by him all things were created
• He is the head of the church
• Gods fullness dwelled in him

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New Testament references to Jesus in the Old
Testament

• The most important verses in the New Testament in
  terms of helping us search for a pre-incarnate
  Christ in the Old Testament are in the first
  chapter of the Gospel of John. Of special
  interest in these passages
• 1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
  with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God
  in the beginning.
• 3Through him all things were made without him
  nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was
  life, and that life was the light of men. 5The
  light shines in the darkness, but the darkness
  has not understood it
• 14The Word became flesh and made his dwelling
  among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of
  the One and Only, who came from the Father, full
  of grace and truth.
• 15John testifies concerning him. He cries out,
  saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who
  comes after me has surpassed me because he was
  before me.'" 16From the fullness of his grace we
  have all received one blessing after another.
  17For the law was given through Moses grace and
  truth came through Jesus Christ. 18No one has
  ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is
  at the Father's side, has made him known. (from
  John 11-18)
• We see
• Christ is God, and was with God in the beginning
• All things were made through Christ (creation)
• Christ became flesh (incarnate) and dwelled among
  humans
• No one has ever seen God, but Christ has made him
  known to us

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What does the OT say?
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What does the OT say?The Angel of the
Lord There are several apparent places in the
Old Testament where the Lord (Yahweh) himself,
appearing in the form of an angel, seems to be
speaking directly to a human (as opposed to using
an angel as an intermediary).  Such passages
often begin with "The Angel of the
Lord..." Many evangelical scholars view that
"The Angel of the Lord" could be a pre-incarnate
Christ. 
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Generally agreed pre-appearances
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The Lord and Hagar

• One of the first examples in the Bible comes in
  Gen 167-13, when the angel of the LORD appears
  to Hagar. 
• 7The angel of the LORD found Hagar near a spring
  in the desert it was the spring that is beside
  the road to Shur. 8And he said, "Hagar, servant
  of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are
  you going?"  "Im running away from my mistress
  Sarai," she answered.
• 9Then the angel of the LORD told her, "Go back to
  your mistress and submit to her." 10The angel
  added, "I will so increase your descendants that
  they will be too numerous to count."
• 11The angel of the LORD also said to her  "You
  are now with child and you will have a son.  You
  shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard of
  your misery.  12He will be a wild donkey of a
  man his hand will be against everyone and
  everyones hand against him, and he will live in
  hostility toward all his brothers."
• 13She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to
  her "You are the God who sees me," for she said,
  "I have now seen the One who sees me." (Gen
  167-13)
• Two clues that this might be the pre-incarnate
  Christ
• The angel says, I will so increase your
  descendants that they will be too numerous to
  count. something that only God could say.
• We are told that Hagar gave this name to the
  LORD who spoke to her You are the God who sees
  me

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Abrams near sacrifice

• In Genesis 2211-12,
• 11But the angel of the LORD called out to him
  from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!"  "Here I am," he
  replied.
• "12Do not lay a hand on the boy," he said. "Do
  not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear
  God, because you have not withheld from me your
  son, your only son." 
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• Another example follows several verses later in
  Gen 2215-18.  This time, the angel of the LORD
  calls to Abraham from heaven
• 15The angel of the LORD called to Abraham from
  heaven a second time 16and said, "I swear by
  myself", declares the LORD, "that because you
  have done this and have not withheld your son,
  your only son, 17I will surely bless you and make
  your descendants as numerous as the stars in the
  sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your
  descendants will take possession of the cities of
  their enemies, 18and through your offspring all
  nations on earth will be blessed, because you
  have obeyed me." (Gen 2215-18)

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Moses 

• In Exodus 32-6, we have perhaps the most famous
  example of God talking to a human, in the
  incident of Moses and the burning bush.  We
  almost reflexively assume that this is God the
  Father talking, yet, the passage starts out with
  There the angel of the LORD appeared to him. 
  And remember, in the New Testament, Jesus said
  Before Abraham was, I AM (John 8 57-59)
• 2There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in
  flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that
  though the bush was on fire it did not burn up.
  3So Moses thought, "I will go over and see this
  strange sightwhy the bush does not burn up."
• 4When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look,
  God called to him from within the bush, "Moses!
  Moses!"  And Moses said, "Here I am."
• "5Do not come any closer," God said. "Take off
  your sandals, for the place where you are
  standing is holy ground." 6Then he said, "I am
  the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the
  God of Isaac and the God of Jacob." At this,
  Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look
  at God.  (Exodus 32-6)
• 13Moses said to God, Suppose I go to the
  Israelites and say to them, The God of your
  fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me,
  What is his name? Then what shall I tell
  them?"  14God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. This
  is what you are to say to the Israelites I AM
  has sent me to you."  (Exodus 313-14)

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I brought you up out of Egypt 

• In Judges 21-2
• 1The angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to
  Bokim and said, I brought you up out of Egypt
  and led you into the land that I swore to give to
  your forefathers. I said, 'I will never break my
  covenant with you, 2and you shall not make a
  covenant with the people of this land, but you
  shall break down their altars. Yet you have
  disobeyed me. Why have you done this?"  (Judges
  21-2)
• John Wesley explicitly identifies the angel as
  Christ
• The angel Christ the angel of the covenant,
  often called the angel of the Lord, to whom the
  conduct of Israel out of Egypt into Canaan,
  is frequently ascribed. He alone could speak the
  following words in his own name and person
  whereas created angels and prophets universally
  usher in their message with, Thus saith the Lord,
  or some equivalent expression. And this angel
  having assumed the shape of a man, it is not
  strange that he imitates the motion of a man...
  (John Wesleys Notes On The Whole Bible The Old
  Testament, Judges 25)

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Gideon 

• In Judges 611-23, Gideon speaks to the angel of
  the LORD, who is clearly God speaking.  Again
  since we are told elsewhere that God the Father
  is invisible to humans, we might assume that
  Gideon is speaking to a pre-incarnate Christ. 
  This is further backed by the end of these
  passages.  When Gideon realizes to whom he has
  been talking, he is afraid he is going to die
  Ah, Sovereign LORD! I have seen the angel of the
  LORD face to face! 
• However, it seems humans can talk to Christ
  face-to-face with no ill effects!
• 11The angel of the LORD came and sat down under
  the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the
  Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing
  wheat in a winepress to keep it from the
  Midianites.  12When the angel of the LORD
  appeared to Gideon, he said, "The LORD is with
  you, mighty warrior."
• "13But sir," Gideon replied, "if the LORD is with
  us, why has all this happened to us? Where are
  all his wonders that our fathers told us about
  when they said, Did not the LORD bring us up out
  of Egypt? But now the LORD has abandoned us and
  put us into the hand of Midian.
• 14The LORD turned to him and said, "Go in the
  strength you have and save Israel out of Midians
  hand. Am I not sending you?"  15"But Lord",
  Gideon asked, "how can I save Israel? My clan is
  the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my
  family".
• 16The LORD answered, "I will be with you, and you
  will strike down all the Midianites together." 
  17Gideon replied, "If now I have found favor in
  your eyes, give me a sign that it is really you
  talking to me.  18Please do not go away until I
  come back and bring my offering and set it before
  you."  And the LORD said, "I will wait until you
  return".
• 19Gideon went in, prepared a young goat, and from
  an ephah of flour he made bread without yeast.
  Putting the meat in a basket and its broth in a
  pot, he brought them out and offered them to him
  under the oak.
• 20The angel of God said to him, "Take the meat
  and the unleavened bread, place them on this
  rock, and pour out the broth". And Gideon did so.
  21With the tip of the staff that was in his hand,
  the angel of the LORD touched the meat and the
  unleavened bread. Fire flared from the rock,
  consuming the meat and the bread. And the angel
  of the LORD disappeared. 22When Gideon realized
  that it was the angel of the LORD, he exclaimed,
  "Ah, Sovereign LORD! I have seen the angel of the
  LORD face to face!"
• 23But the LORD said to him, "Peace! Do not be
  afraid. You are not going to die."  (Judges
  611-23)

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The LORD rebuke you, Satan

• Our final example comes much later in the Bible,
  in Zechariah 31-10, when the angel of the LORD
  rebukes Satan.  Notice in the last two verses, it
  is no longer the angel of the LORD talking, but
  the LORD (or, a pre-incarnate Christ).
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• 1Then he showed me Joshua the high priest
  standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan
  standing at his right side to accuse him. 2The
  LORD said to Satan, The LORD rebuke you, Satan!
  The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you!
  Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the
  fire?
• 3Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he
  stood before the angel. 4The angel said to those
  who were standing before him, "Take off his
  filthy clothes."  Then he said to Joshua, "See, I
  have taken away your sin, and I will put rich
  garments on you."
• 5Then I said, "Put a clean turban on his head."
  So they put a clean turban on his head and
  clothed him, while the angel of the LORD stood
  by. 
• 6The angel of the LORD gave this charge to
  Joshua 7 This is what the LORD Almighty says
  If you will walk in my ways and keep my
  requirements, then you will govern my house and
  have charge of my courts, and I will give you a
  place among these standing here.
• 8Listen, O high priest Joshua and your
  associates seated before you, who are men
  symbolic of things to come I am going to bring
  my servant, the Branch. 9See, the stone I have
  set in front of Joshua! There are seven eyes on
  that one stone, and I will engrave an inscription
  on it, says the LORD Almighty, and I will
  remove the sin of this land in a single day.
• 10In that day each of you will invite his
  neighbor to sit under his vine and fig tree,
  declares the LORD Almighty.  (Zechariah 31-10)

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Other suggested appearances
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Jesus in Creation

• Some scholars view that Christ appears in the
  first chapter of the first book of the Bible
  Genesis.  Calvin in his liner notes for the
  Geneva Bible thought so.  The verse in question
  is Genesis 13, which God states And God said,
  Let there be light, and there was light. 
  Here, God spoke, and John identifies that the
  pre-incarnate Christ is the logos or Word of
  God.  There is also the connection of God
  speaking with the creation of light, which
  appears in the first chapter of the Gospel of
  John, also.
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• 1In the beginning God created the heavens and the
  earth. 2Now the earth was formless and empty,
  darkness was over the surface of the deep, and
  the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 
  3And God said, "Let there be light, and there
  was light."  (Genesis 11-3)
• Genesis 126 Let US make man in OUR image, in
  OUR likeness

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Jesus with Abram? 

• Genesis 18 features numerous examples of the LORD
  speaking directly to Abraham.  It starts with an
  explicit mention of the fact that The LORD
  appeared to Abram in the form of three men
  standing nearby.  One could surmise that one or
  all of the three men were the pre-incarnate
  Christ, appearing to a human.
• 1The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great
  trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the
  entrance to his tent in the heat of the day.
  2Abraham looked up and saw three men standing
  nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the
  entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low
  to the ground. (Genesis 18 1-2)
• Again, whenever he manifested himself to the
  fathers, Christ was the Mediator between him and
  them who not only personates God in proclaiming
  his word, but is also truly and essentially God.

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 Jacob wrestles with Jesus

• In Genesis 32 24-30, Jacob wrestles with a man
  that turns out to be God.  Like Gideon, Jacob is
  astonished that I saw God face to face, and yet
  my life was spared.  Again, assuming that Father
  God cant be seen be humans, a case could be made
  that this is the pre-incarnate Christ.
• 24So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled
  with him till daybreak. 25When the man saw that
  he could not overpower him, he touched the socket
  of Jacobs hip so that his hip was wrenched as he
  wrestled with the man. 26Then the man said, "Let
  me go, for it is daybreak."
• But Jacob replied, "I will not let you go unless
  you bless me."
• 27The man asked him, "What is your name?"
• "Jacob," he answered.
• 28Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be
  Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled
  with God and with men and have overcome."
• 29Jacob said, "Please tell me your name."
• But he replied, "Why do you ask my name?" Then he
  blessed him there.
• 30So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, "It
  is because I saw God face to face, and yet my
  life was spared."  (Genesis 32 24-30)

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 Joshua meets Jesus as the commander of the LORDS
Army

• Joshua 513-62 is an interesting set of verses,
  since it refers to The commander of the LORDS
  army as speaking to Joshua.  This has
  interesting parallels to Revelation 1911-16,
  which describes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
  (and may refer to the battle of Armageddon). 
• It could be argued that the 2nd verse of Joshua 6
  (which starts Then the LORD said to Joshua) is
  not connected to the appearance of the commander
  of the Lords army after all, it is in a new
  chapter, and Joshua 61 appears to start a new
  topic.  However, remember that chapter and verse
  designations in the Bible were a Medieval
  invention, and Joshua 61 can simply be referring
  to the reason the commander of Gods army was
  talking to Joshua in the first place. 
• An alternative interpretation is that the
  commander of Gods army is Michael the Archangel,
  but Michael the Archangel is certainly not the
  commander in Revelation 1911-16.
• 13Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up
  and saw a man standing in front of him with a
  drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him
  and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"
• "14Neither," he replied, "but as commander of the
  army of the LORD I have now come." Then Joshua
  fell facedown to the ground in reverence, and
  asked him, "What message does my Lord have for
  his servant?"
• 15The commander of the LORDS army replied, "Take
  off your sandals, for the place where you are
  standing is holy." And Joshua did so.
• 1Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the
  Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
• 2Then the LORD said to Joshua, "See, I have
  delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its
  king and its fighting men."  (Joshua 513-62)
• Both John Calvin and John Wesley equated the
  commander of Gods army with Christ
• 14. As captain I am the chief captain of this
  people, and will conduct and assist thee and them
  in this great undertaking. Now this person is not
  a created angel, but the son of God, who went
  along with the Israelites in this expedition, as
  their chief and captain. And this appears, 1. By
  his acceptance of adoration here, which a created
  angel durst not admit of, Revelation 228, 9. 2.
  Because the place was made holy by his presence,
  Joshua 515, which was Gods prerogative, Exodus
  35. 3. Because he is called the Lord, Hebrews.
  Jehovah, Joshua 62. My Lord I acknowledge thee
  for my Lord and captain, and therefore wait for
  thy commands, which I am ready to obey. (John
  Wesleys Notes On The Whole Bible The Old
  Testament, Joshua 5)

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 Jesus appears with Shadrach, Meshack, and
Abednego

• Perhaps the most stunning potential appearance of
  Christ in the Old Testament appears in Daniel 3,
  in the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. 
  After being thrown into a fiery furnace by
  Nebuchadnezzar, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
  are saved by a mysterious stranger who is
  described as like a son of the gods.  Of
  course, Jesus is referred to often in the New
  Testament as the Son of God. 
• 19Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach,
  Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward
  them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven
  times hotter than usual 20and commanded some of
  the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up
  Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them
  into the blazing furnace. 21So these men, wearing
  their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes,
  were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace.
  22The kings command was so urgent and the
  furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed
  the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and
  Abednego, 23and these three men, firmly tied,
  fell into the blazing furnace.
• 24Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in
  amazement and asked his advisers, "Werent there
  three men that we tied up and threw into the
  fire?"  They replied, "Certainly, O king."
• 25He said, "Look! I see four men walking around
  in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth
  looks like a son of the gods."  (Daniel 3 19-29,
  emphasis added)
• Calvin didnt think the mysterious stranger was
  Christ he thought it was an angel.  Wesley,
  however, strongly associated the stranger with
  Christ.

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• Not only were there sightings of Jesus throughout
  the OT, but God revealed much of His plan for
  Jesus to become a man to many people. With
  various different writers and gaps in time, they
  still compiled a long detailed list describing
  the coming of the Messiah.
• Messiah refers to a future King of Israel from
  the Davidic line, who will rule the people of
  united tribes of Israel. Literally means the
  anointed King

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What did the Prophets say about the coming
Messiah?
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What did the Prophets say about the coming
Messiah?

• What is a prophecy?

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What did the Prophets say about the coming
Messiah?

• What is a prophecy?
• A prophecy is the future told in advance by God
  through a prophet, or a statement of a present
  condition of people, usually involving a chance
  for repentance and redemption.

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• Isaiah 482-5 3 I foretold the former things
  long ago, my mouth announced them and I made them
  known then suddenly I acted, and they came to
  pass. 4 For I knew how stubborn you were the
  sinews of your neck were iron, your forehead was
  bronze. 5 Therefore I told you these things
  long ago before they happened I announced them
  to you so that you could not say, My idols did
  them my wooden image and metal god ordained
  them.' 
• "Isn't 'fulfilled prophecy' just a guess or luck
  or coincidence?"
• 2 Peter 119-21  19 And we have the word of the
  prophets made more certain, and you will do well
  to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in
  a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning
  star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you
  must understand that no prophecy of Scripture
  came about by the prophet's own interpretation.
  21 For prophecy never had its origin in the
  will of man, but men spoke from God as they were
  carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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Lots of prophecies about Jesus
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Lots of prophecies about Jesus

• The Old Testament contains about FOUR HUNDRED AND
  TWENTY-FIVE prophecies about the Messiah.
• Here are a few 

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• GOD WOULD COME TO EARTH, BE BORN AS A HUMAN MALE
• Isaiah 96-7 6 For to us a child is born, to us
  a son is given, and the government will be on his
  shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful
  Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince
  of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government
  and peace there will be no end. He will reign on
  David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing
  and upholding it with justice and righteousness
  from that time on and forever. ...  700 B.C.
• Mark 11 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus
  Christ, the Son of God.
• John 11-3, 14 1 In the beginning was the Word,
  and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
  2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through
  him all things were made without him nothing was
  made that has been made.  14 The Word became
  flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have
  seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only,
  who came from the Father, full of grace and
  truth.

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BORN OF A VIRGIN

• Isaiah 714 Therefore the Lord himself will give
  you a sign The virgin will be with child and
  will give birth to a son, and will call him
  Immanuel.  700 B.C.
• Mattthew 120-23 20 But after he had considered
  this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
  dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be
  afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because
  what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
    21 She will give birth to a son, and you are
  to give him the name Jesus, because he will save
  his people from their sins."  22 All this took
  place to fulfill what the Lord had said through
  the prophet 23 "The virgin will be with child
  and will give birth to a son, and they will call
  him Immanuel" --which means, "God with us."

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FROM THE HOUSE OF JUDAH

• Isaiah 3731 Once more a remnant of the house of
  Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.
   700 B.C.
• Matthew 11-2, 16 1 A record of the genealogy
  of Jesus Christ the son descendant of David,
  the son of Abraham 2 Abraham was the father of
  Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the
  father of Judah and his brothers
• 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the
  husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is
  called Christ.

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FROM THE ROOT AND STUMP OF JESSE

• Isaiah 1110 In that day the Root of Jesse will
  stand as a banner for the peoples the nations
  will rally to him, and his place of rest will be
  glorious.  700 B.C.
• Isaiah 111-5 1 A shoot will come up from the
  stump of Jesse from his roots a Branch will bear
  fruit. 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on
  him-- the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
  the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of
  knowledge and of the fear of the LORD-- 3 and
  he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will
  not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or
  decide by what he hears with his ears 4 but
  with righteousness he will judge the needy, with
  justice he will give decisions for the poor of
  the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod
  of his mouth with the breath of his lips he will
  slay the wicked. 5 Righteousness will be his
  belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist.
   700 B.C.
• Romans 1512 And again, Isaiah says, "The Root of
  Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule
  over the nations the Gentiles will hope in him."
  
• Matthew 11-2a, 5-6, 16 1 A record of the
  genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the
  son of Abraham 2 Abraham was the father of
  Isaac, ... 5 ... Obed the father of Jesse,
  6 and Jesse the father of King David. 16 and
  Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,
  of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

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FROM THE HOUSE OF DAVID

• Isaiah 165 In love a throne will be established
  in faithfulness a man will sit on it--one from
  the house of David--one who in judging seeks
  justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.
   700 B.C.
• Matthew 11-2A, 6, 16 1 A record of the
  genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the
  son of Abraham 2 Abraham was the father of
  Isaac, ... 6 and Jesse the father of King
  David. 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the
  husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is
  called Christ.

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BORN IN BETHLEHEM EPHRATHAH

• Micah 52 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though
  you are small among the clans of Judah, out of
  you will come for me one who will be ruler over
  Israel, whose origins are from of old, from
  ancient times.  700 B.C.
• Matthew 21 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in
  Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from
  the east came to Jerusalem

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BE FROM NAZARETH OF GALILEE

• Isaiah 91-2 1 Nevertheless, there will be no
  more gloom for those who were in distress. In the
  past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land
  of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor
  Galilee of the Gentiles, by the way of the sea,
  along the Jordan -- 2 The people walking in
  darkness have seen a great light on those living
  in the land of the shadow of death a light has
  dawned.  700 B.C.
• Matthew 222-23 22 But when he heard that
  Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his
  father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having
  been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the
  district of Galilee, 23 and he went and lived
  in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what
  was said through the prophets "He will be called
  a Nazarene."
• Matthew 413-16 13 Leaving Nazareth, he Jesus
  went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the
  lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali--
  14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet
  Isaiah  15 "Land of Zebulun and land of
  Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan,
  Galilee of the Gentiles -- 16 the people living
  in darkness have seen a great light on those
  living in the land of the shadow of death a light
  has dawned."

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HIS BIRTH WOULD TRIGGER A MASSACRE OF INFANT BOYS

• Jeremiah 3115 This is what the LORD says "A
  voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great
  weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and
  refusing to be comforted, because her children
  are no more."  625 B.C.
• Matthew 216-18 16 When Herod realized that he
  had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious,
  and he gave orders to kill all the boys in
  Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old
  and under, in accordance with the time he had
  learned from the Magi. 17 Then what was said
  through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled
  18 "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and
  great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children
  and refusing to be comforted, because they are no
  more."
• An interesting side note most people think that
  Herod killed thousands of babies. However,
  Bethlehem was "in the boondocks."  The chances
  are that less than thirty babies were killed.

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COME OUT OF EGYPT

• Hosea 111  When Israel was a child, I loved him,
  and out of Egypt I called my son.  725 B.C.
• Matthew 214-15  14 So he got up, took the
  child and his mother during the night and left
  for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death
  of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had
  said through the prophet "Out of Egypt I called
  my son."

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• MISSION WOULD INCLUDE THE GENTILES
• Isaiah 496 he the Lord says "It is too small
  a thing for you to be my servant to restore the
  tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I
  have kept. I will also make you a light for the
  Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the
  ends of the earth." 700 B.C.
• Isaiah 421-4, 6 1 "Here is my servant, whom I
  uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight I will
  put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to
  the nations. 2 He will not shout or cry out, or
  raise his voice in the streets.  3 A bruised
  reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he
  will not snuff out.  In faithfulness he will
  bring forth justice 4 he will not falter or be
  discouraged till he establishes justice on earth.
  In his law the islands will put their hope."
  6 "I, the LORD, have called you in
  righteousness I will take hold of your hand.  I
  will keep you and will make you to be a covenant
  for the people and a light for the Gentiles,
   700 B.C.
• Matthew 1214-21 14 But the Pharisees went out
  and plotted how they might kill Jesus. 15 Aware
  of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Many
  followed him, and he healed all their sick,
  16 warning them not to tell who he was.
  17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through
  the prophet Isaiah 18 "Here is my servant whom
  I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight
  I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim
  justice to the nations. 19 He will not quarrel
  or cry out no one will hear his voice in the
  streets. 20 A bruised reed he will not break,
  and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till
  he leads justice to victory. 21 In his name the
  nations will put their hope."

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MINISTRY WOULD INCLUDE MIRACULOUS HEALINGS

• Isaiah 2918 In that day the deaf will hear the
  words of the scroll, and out of gloom and
  darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
   700 B.C.
• Isaiah 355-6a 5 Then will the eyes of the
  blind be opened and the ears of the deaf
  unstopped.  6a Then will the lame leap like a
  deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy.
   700 B.C.
• Luke 720-22 20 When the men came to Jesus,
  they said, "John the Baptist sent us to you to
  ask, Are you the one who was to come, or should
  we expect someone else?' " 21 At that very time
  Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and
  evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were
  blind. 22 So he replied to the messengers, "Go
  back and report to John what you have seen and
  heard The blind receive sight, the lame walk,
  those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear,
  the dead are raised, and the good news is
  preached to the poor."

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MINISTRY WOULD DELIVER SPIRITUAL CAPTIVES

• Isaiah 611-2 1 The Spirit of the Sovereign
  LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me
  to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me
  to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom
  for the captives and release from darkness for
  the prisoners, 2 to proclaim the year of the
  LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God,
  to comfort all who mourn,  700 B.C.
• Luke 416-21 16 He went to Nazareth, where he
  had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he
  went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And
  he stood up to read. 17 The scroll of the
  prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it,
  he found the place where it is written 18 "The
  Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has
  anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He
  has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
  and recovery of sight for the blind, to release
  the oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the
  Lord's favor."  20 Then he rolled up the
  scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat
  down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were
  fastened on him, 21 and he began by saying to
  them, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your
  hearing."

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DESPISED AND REJECTED BY MEN

• Isaiah 533 He was despised and rejected by men,
  a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering.
  Like one from whom men hide their faces he was
  despised, and we esteemed him not.  700 B.C.
• The Crucifixion narratives in all four Gospels
  show this prophecy fulfilled.

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HATED WITHOUT CAUSE

• Psalm 694 Those who hate me without reason
  outnumber the hairs of my head many are my
  enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy
  me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal.
   1000 B.C.
• Isaiah 497 This is what the LORD says-- the
  Redeemer and Holy One of Israel-- to him who was
  despised and abhorred by the nation, to the
  servant of rulers "Kings will see you and rise
  up, princes will see and bow down, because of the
  LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel,
  who has chosen you."  700 B.C.
• John 748-49 "Has any of the rulers or of the
  Pharisees believed in him? 49 No! But this mob
  that knows nothing of the law--there is a curse
  on them."
• John 1524-25 24 If I had not done among them
  what no one else did, they would not be guilty of
  sin. But now they have seen these miracles, and
  yet they have hated both me and my Father.
   25 But this is to fulfill what is written in
  their Law They hated me without reason.'

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REJECTED BY RULERS

• Psalm 11822 The stone the builders rejected has
  become the capstone cornerstone of a building
  23 the LORD has done this, and it is marvelous
  in our eyes.  before 400 B.C.
• Matthew 2142 Jesus said to them, "Have you never
  read in the Scriptures" The stone the builders
  rejected has become the capstone the Lord has
  done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes' ?
• John 748-49 Has any of the rulers or of the
  Pharisees believed in him? 49 No! But this mob
  that knows nothing of the law--there is a curse
  on them.

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REJECTED BY HIS OWN BROTHERS

• Psalms 698 I am a stranger to my brothers, an
  alien to my own mother's sons  1000 B.C.
• (Side note this pretty much kills the Catholic
  Church's claim that when the Gospels name Jesus'
  brothers they are talking about His cousins.)
• Mark 320-21 20 Then Jesus entered a house, and
  again a crowd gathered, so that he and his
  disciples were not even able to eat. 21 When
  his family heard about this, they went to take
  charge of him, for they said, "He is out of his
  mind."
• John 71-5 1 After this, Jesus went around in
  Galilee, purposely staying away from Judea
  because the Jews there were waiting to take his
  life. 2 But when the Jewish Feast of
  Tabernacles was near, 3 Jesus' brothers said to
  him, "You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so
  that your disciples may see the miracles you do.
  4 No one who wants to become a public figure
  acts in secret. Since you are doing these things,
  show yourself to the world." 5 For even his own
  brothers did not believe in him.

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BETRAYED FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVER

• Zechariah 1112 I told them, "If you think it
  best, give me my pay but if not, keep it." So
  they paid me thirty pieces of silver.  500 B.C.
• Matthew 2614-15 14 Then one of the Twelve--the
  one called Judas Iscariot--went to the chief
  priests 15 and asked, "What are you willing to
  give me if I hand him over to you?" So they
  counted out for him thirty silver coins.
• SILVER RETURNED
• SILVER USED TO BUY POTTER'S FIELD
• Zechariah 1112-13 12 I told them, "If you
  think it best, give me my pay but if not, keep
  it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.
  13 And the LORD said to me, "Throw it to the
  potter"--the handsome price at which they priced
  me! So I took the thirty pieces of silver and
  threw them into the house of the LORD to the
  potter.  500 B.C.
• Matthew 273-10 3 When Judas, who had betrayed
  him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized
  with remorse and returned the thirty silver coins
  to the chief priests and the elders. 4 "I have
  sinned," he said, "for I have betrayed innocent
  blood." "What is that to us?" they replied.
  "That's your responsibility." 5 So Judas threw
  the money into the temple and left. Then he went
  away and hanged himself. 6 The chief priests
  picked up the coins and said, "It is against the
  law to put this into the treasury, since it is
  blood money." 7 So they decided to use the
  money to buy the potter's field as a burial place
  for foreigners. 8 That is why it has been
  called the Field of Blood to this day. 9 Then
  what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet was
  fulfilled "They took the thirty silver coins,
  the price set on him by the people of Israel,
  10 and they used them to buy the potter's
  field, as the Lord commanded me."
•  DISCIPLES WOULD SCATTER
• Zechariah 137 "Awake, O sword, against my
  shepherd, against the man who is close to me!"
  declares the LORD Almighty. "Strike the shepherd,
  and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn
  my hand against the little ones."  500 B.C.
• Matthew 2631 Then Jesus told them, "This very
  night you will all fall away on account of me,
  for it is written " I will strike the shepherd,
  and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'"

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Physically Wounded

• BEATEN WITH A ROD Micah 51 Marshal your troops,
  O city of troops, for a siege is laid against us.
  They will strike Israel's ruler on the cheek with
  a rod.  700 B.C.
• Mark 1519 Again and again they struck him on the
  head with a staff and spit on him. Falling on
  their knees, they paid homage to him.

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GIVEN VINEGAR AND GALL TO DRINK

• Psalm 6921 They put gall in my food and gave me
  vinegar for my thirst.  1000 B.C.
• Matthew 2734 There they offered Jesus wine to
  drink, mixed with gall but after tasting it, he
  refused to drink it.
• Matthew 2748  Immediately one of them ran and
  got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put
  it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink.

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HANDS AND FEET NAILED

• Psalm 2216 Dogs have surrounded me a band of
  evil men has encircled me, they have pierced my
  hands and my feet.  1000 B.C.
• John 2025 So the other disciples told him, "We
  have seen the Lord!"  But he said to them,
  "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put
  my finger where the nails were, and put my hand
  into his side, I will not believe it."

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CRUSHED FOR OUR INIQUITIES

• Isaiah 535-6 5 But he was pierced for our
  transgressions, he was crushed for our
  iniquities the punishment that brought us peace
  was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
  6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of
  us has turned to his own way and the LORD has
  laid on him the iniquity of us all.  700 B.C.
• Romans 4 25  He was delivered over to death for
  our sins and was raised to life for our
  justification.
• 1 Corinthians 153 (NAB) I handed on to you
  first of all what I myself received, that Christ
  died for our sins in accordance with the
  ScripturesNABNew American Bible (not NASBNew
  American Standard Bible)

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SUFFERED FOR THE SINS OF OTHERS

• Psalm 694 Those who hate me without reason
  outnumber the hairs of my head many are my
  enemies without cause, those who seek to destroy
  me. I am forced to restore what I did not steal.
   1000 B.C.
• Isaiah 535-6 5 But he was pierced for our
  transgressions, he was crushed for our
  iniquities the punishment that brought us peace
  was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
  6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of
  us has turned to his own way and the LORD has
  laid on him the iniquity of us all.  700 B.C.
• Romans 4 25  He was delivered over to death for
  our sins and was raised to life for our
  justification.
• 1 Corinthians 153 (NAB) I handed on to you first
  of all what I myself received, that Christ died
  for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures

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PIERCED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS

• Isaiah 535 But he was pierced for our
  transgressions, he was crushed for our
  iniquities the punishment that brought us peace
  was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.
   700 B.C.
• Zechariah 1210 And I will pour out on the house
  of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a
  spirit of grace and supplication. They will look
  on me, the one they have pierced, and they will
  mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,
  and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a
  firstborn son.  500 B.C.
• John 1933-34 36-37  33 But when they came to
  Jesus and found that he was already dead, they
  did not break his legs.  34 Instead, one of the
  soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear,
  bringing a sudden flow of blood and water. 36
  These things happened so that the scripture would
  be fulfilled "Not one of his bones will be
  broken," 37 and, as another scripture says,
  "They will look on the one they have pierced."

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NO BONES BROKEN  

• Psalm 2217 I can count all my bones people
  stare and gloat over me.  1000 B.C.
• Psalm 3420 he protects all his bones, not one of
  them will be broken.  1000 B.C.
• John 1933 36a 33 But when they came to Jesus
  and found that he was already dead, they did not
  break his legs. 36a These things happened so
  that the scripture would be fulfilled "Not one
  of his bones will be broken,"
• It is important to realize that crucifixion
  victims' legs normally were broken.  And yet, a
  thousand years before the Crucifixion of Jesus,
  King David foretold that the Messiah would die in
  an unusual way.  See Forensic Pathology Report on
  Jesus.
• SOLDIERS GAMBLE FOR HIS CLOTHES
• Psalm 2218 They divide my garments among them
  and cast lots for my clothing.  1000 B.C.
• Matthew 2735 When they had crucified him, they
  divided up his clothes by casting lots.
• BRUTALLY KILLED Isaiah 538 By oppression and
  judgment he was taken away. And who can speak of
  his descendants? For he was cut off from the land
  of the living for the transgression of my people
  he was stricken.  700 B.C.

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ASSIGNED A GRAVE WITH THE WICKED

• Isaiah 539 He was assigned a grave with the
  wicked, and with the rich in his death  700 B.C.
• Crucifixion was normally reserved for criminals
  and people the Romans wanted to "make an example
  of".  As a crucifixion victim, Jesus would have
  been assigned a grave (if any) with such people.

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BURIED IN A RICH MAN'S TOMB

• Isaiah 539 He was assigned a grave with the
  wicked, and with the rich in his death ...
   700 B.C.
• Matthew 2757,59-60 57 As evening approached,
  there came a rich man from Arimathea, named
  Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of
  Jesus. 59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a
  clean linen cloth, 60 and placed it in his own
  new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He
  rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to
  the tomb and went away.

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But arent you taking these out of context?

• two sentences here, half a sentence there ..."
• It is true that taking a few sentences here and
  part of a sentence there would not prove
  anything. But there are OVER FOUR HUNDRED AND
  TWENTY-FIVE references that are considered
  Messianic prophesies.  Taken as a group it
  becomes obvious they aren't just coincidences.
• Also, some of the references, particularly Isaiah
  11 and Isaiah 53 clearly are referring to the (at
  that time) coming Messiah.
• Furthermore, in a number of instances, the New
  Testament authors expressly state "This was to
  fulfill the prophecy 'ltwhatevergt'." 

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"Aren't these really mainly self-fulfilling
prophecies?" 

• Unless He was operating under the authority of
  God, how could Jesus arrange to fulfill any of
  the following Messianic prophecies?
• Born in Bethlehem
• Be from Nazareth
• Come out of Egypt (as a young child)
• Descended from Judah
• Descended from Jesse
• Descended from David
• No bones broken
• Betrayed by a friend
• Betrayed for exactly 30 pieces of silver
• 30 pieces of silver returned
• 30 pieces used to buy the potter's field
• Born of a virgin
• Perform miracles
• R E S U R R E C T I O N ! ! ! 

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• So, sprinkled throughout all of HISTORY we see
  Jesus.
• In Genisis 126 Let US make man in OUR image,
  in OUR likeness
• In fact the very word for GOD is plural
• Jesus is everywhere. He was there in the
  beginning

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• Genealogy
• So one of these important predictions included a
  family blood line linking back all the way to
  king David. This is another amazing way God set
  up the conditions so intricately that some joe
  shmo couldnt come through and try to claim the
  title Messiah. In fact, the blood line was so
  detailed, theres record of it in two of the
  Gospels (Matt and Luke).

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Bloodline of Jesus
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The Line of Jesus through Joseph

• The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the
  son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the
  father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob,
  and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
  and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
  and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the
  father of Ram, and Ram the father of Amminadab,
  and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon
  the father of Salmon, and Salmon the father of
  Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by
  Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, and Jesse the
  father of David the king. And David was the
  father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, and
  Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the
  father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asa,
  and Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, and
  Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the
  father of Uzziah, and Uzziah the father of
  Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz
  the father of Hezekiah, and Hezekiah the father
  of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and
  Amos the father of Josiah, and Josiah the father
  of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the
  deportation to Babylon. And after the deportation
  to Babylon Jechoniah was the father of
  Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of
  Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,
  and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the
  father of Azor, and Azor the father of Zadok, and
  Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father
  of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and
  Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the
  father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph
  the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who
  is called Christ. So all the generations from
  Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and
  from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen
  generations, and from the deportation to Babylon
  to the Christ fourteen generations. (Matthew
  11-17)

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The Line of Jesus Through Mary

• Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about
  thirty years of age, being the son (as was
  supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of
  Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the
  son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of
  Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum,
  the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of
  Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein,
  the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of
  Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel,
  the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of
  Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the
  son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Joshua,
  the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of
  Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the
  son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of
  Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the
  son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of
  Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the
  son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala,
  the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son
  of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the
  son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob,
  the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of
  Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the
  son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber,
  the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of
  Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the
  son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of
  Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel,
  the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of
  Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. (Luke
  32338)

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Prophecies
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Matthew's genealogy of Jesus

• Matthew wrote to the Jews to present Jesus as
  King of the Jews. The account is in Matthew
  11-17.    It begins by showing Jesus was a
  legal heir to the throne of David, by virtue of
  his lineage. This fact is immediately set forth
  in verse one, which states Jesus was the "son of
  David, the son of Abraham." His kinship to David
  the King of Israel is mentioned before that of
  Abraham, the father of Israel.    Matthew's
  genealogy traces the ancestors of Joseph, the
  legal father of Jesus. Structure of Genealogy
  Matthew's structure descends from father to son,
  beginning with Abraham. Additionally, he divides
  the genealogy into three groups of fourteen
  generations, separated by important historic
  points (Matthew 117).

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Matthews GeneologyThree Divisions
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Luke's Genealogy of Jesus

• Luke's Audience The original readers of Luke's
  works were Greek Christians. While Matthew wrote
  to the Jews, Luke wrote to the Greeks.
     Matthew's genealogy emphasized Jesus' claim
  to the throne of David. Since Luke's readers were
  less concerned about the fulfillment of Jewish
  prophecy, his genealogy focused on Jesus' descent
  from God. It placed no emphasis on Jesus being
  the descendant of King David. Reason for
  Differences Differences between the genealogies
  of Matthew and Luke may be attributed to the fact
  that Matthew traced the ancestry of Joseph, while
  Luke traced the that of Mary. Unique Placement
  of the Genealogy The placement of Luke's
  genealogy is after the baptism of Christ. When
  Jesus was baptized, God said "This is my beloved
  son." Immediately following this event, as if to
  prove God's declaration, Luke inserted the
  genealogy. Encouragement to Greek Christians
  The genealogy culminated by showing Jesus was
  the "son of Adam, the son of God" (Luke 328).
  This emphasized the humanity of Jesus, and the
  equality of all Christians, regardless of ethnic
  backgrounds.    Christians of Jewish descent
  originally considered Greek Christians as
  inferior to themselves (Acts 151-31, Galatians
  211-16). Luke's genealogy underscored the fact
  that Jesus was the son of God. Since all men are
  made in the image of God (Genesis 126-27), this
  may have been a source of encouragement to the
  Greek Christians.

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A Little About Joseph

• Joseph in Christ's genealogy Matthew and Luke
  showed that Joseph was a legal parent, but not a
  genetic parent to Jesus. Jesus was miraculously
  conceived in Mary, through the Holy Spirit. By
  virtue of being Mary's husband, Joseph was
  considered the father of Jesus. Since Jesus was
  born into Joseph's family, he was a legal heir.
  Through Joseph, Jesus obtained a rightful claim
  to the throne of David.    Although Jesus was a
  legal descendant to Joseph, he was not a physical
  descendant. Luke's genealogy directly addressed
  this issue by stating Jesus was "supposedly the
  son of Joseph" (Luke 323). Clearly, people had
  assumed that Joseph was the biological father of
  Jesus, when in fact he was not (Matthew 1355).
  Who was Joseph's Father? At first glance,
  Matthew and Luke appear to be in disagreement as
  to who Joseph's father was. Matthew states he was
  the son of Jacob, while Luke states he was the
  son of Heli. Fortunately, an unlikely source has
  aided scholars in unraveling this mystery.
     The Jerusalem Talmud indicates that Mary was
  the daughter of Heli (Haggigah, Book 77, 4).
  Joseph was the son-in-law of Heli. Luke could
  rightfully call Joseph the "son of Heli" because
  this was in compliance with use of the word "son"
  at that time. Moreover, designating a son-in-law
  as a son had scriptural precedent. Refer to Son
  in Jewish Genealogies for more on this topic.
     Thus, Joseph was the son of Jacob, and the
  son-in-law of Heli.

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The Curse of Jehoiakim

• An unusual curse in Jeremiah 361-32 gives new
  insight into the virgin birth of Jesus. The
  CurseJehoiakim was a king of Israel. He angered
  God by burning a scroll that Jeremiah the prophet
  wrote. God cursed Jehoiakim by indicating that
  none of his children would sit on the throne of
  David (Jeremiah 3629-31). And although Jehoiakim
  had children, scripture shows that none of them
  ever reigned as King David had. The
  ProblemJoseph, the father of Jesus, was one of
  Jehoiakim's descendants (through Jeconiah).
  Joseph's offspring could not claim David's throne
  because of the curse. Jesus laid claim to the
  throne of David (Luke 132, Acts 230, Hebrews
  122). If Jesus had been born of Joseph, the
  curse would have been contradicted.    Also, God
  had promised David that one of his physical
  descendants would reign on the throne of his
  kingdom forever (2 Samuel 712-13). As explained
  above, Joseph was excluded from being the genetic
  father of the future king of Israel.    It was
  impossible to fulfill the requirements of both
  curse and promise by natural means. One man had
  to be both heir to and offspring of David,
  without being the genetic descendant of
  Jehoiakim. This problem required a divine
  solution. The SolutionGod created a solution
  through the miracle of the virgin birth. Although
  Joseph was one of Jehoiakim's offspring (through
  Solomon), Mary was not. She was a descendant of
  Nathan, one of David's other sons (Luke 331).
  God's promise to David was fulfilled because Mary
  was the biological parent of Jesus.    The
  virgin birth also addressed the curse God had
  pronounced upon Jehoiakim. Kingship was an
  inherited right. By Joseph, Jesus inherited a
  legal claim to the throne of David. However, he
  was exempt from the curse of Jehoiakim because
  Joseph was not his genetic father.    So the
  miracle of the virgin birth accomplished God's
  will in two ways. First, it granted Jesus a legal
  claim to the throne of David. And second, it
  maintained the integrity of the curse God had
  pronounced upon Jehoiakim. Indeed, Jesus was not
  one of Jehoiakim's offspring.

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The Lineage Loophole By Phil Lunahttp//www.direc
t.ca/trinity/loophole.html

• Mary should be disqualified to transfer the
  rights of her lineage to her son Jesus, except
  for a little known exception to the rule.
• In Matthew 11-16 and Luke 323-38 we are
  presented with two genealogies of Jesus Christ.
  On the surface these different listings would
  appear to be a contradiction in the scriptures.
  The genealogy found in Matthew's gospel is the
  lineage of Jesus' earthly father Joseph, while
  the genealogy found in Luke's gospel is the
  lineage of Jesus' mother Mary. However, many of
  the people that teach on the genealogies fail to
  realize or address a major problem associated
  with the genealogical listing found in Luke's
  gospel, the lineage of Mary. Once you have
  established that the line is indeed Mary's you
  must deal with a second difficulty. The rights of
  the line are not passed through the mother, only
  the father. Even though Mary, through her
  lineage, was of the Davidic bloodline, she should
  be excluded from being able to pass those rights
  of the bloodline because of being a female (Deut
  2116). So it is not enough to prove that Mary
  was an unblemished descendant of David, she had
  to be a male to transfer the rights. Therefore
  she would be disqualified to transfer the rights
  to her son Jesus, except for a little known
  exception to the rule.
• In Numbers 26 we are introduced to Zelophehad.
  Zelophehad, we are told, had no sons, only
  daughters. In Numbers 27, following the death of
  Zelophehad, the daughters of Zelophehad came
  before Moses and argued their plight. Because
  their father had died with no sons, all of their
  rights of inheritance were to be lost and they
  felt this was unfair. So Moses prayed to God and
  God gave Moses an exception to the rule. The Lord
  told Moses that the inheritance CAN flow through
  a female, IF they fulfill two requirements. There
  must be no male offspring in the family (Num
  278) and if the female offspring should marry,
  they must marry within their own tribe (Num
  366).
• Now we come back to Mary. On the surface she
  should be unable to transfer the rights to her
  Son. But when you research you find that Mary had
  NO brothers, AND Mary did indeed marry within her
  own tribe to Joseph.
• What an awesome God we serve that set in order
  the requirements to allow the virgin birth to
  take place 1,400 years in advance! Did Mary have
  any brothers?

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• The following by Guy Cramer
• After reading the detailed information above, I
  asked Phil if he knew of any information on
  Mary's brothers. He cited numerous non-canonical
  works such as The Catholic Encyclopedia, the
  apocryphal book called, the Protoevangelium of
  James... tradition states that Mary had no
  brothers.
• Curious, I went through the four gospels looking
  for any reference to collaborate Phil's
  references.
• In John 1925-27 we read Now there stood by the
  cross of Jesus His Mother, and His mother's
  sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary
  Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw His Mother,
  and the disciple whom he loved standing by, He
  said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!"
  Then He said to the disciple