ISAIAH'S PROPHECIES OF THE MESSIAH
FULFILLED IN JESUS OF NAZARETH
| THE PROPHECY | THE FULFILLMENT |
| The Messiah: | Jesus of Nazareth: |
| Will be born of a Davidic virgin (Is 7:14) | Born of a Davidic virgin named Mary (Lk 1:26-31) |
| Will have a Galilean ministry (Is 9:1-2) | Ministry began in Galilee of the Gentiles (Mt 4:13-16) |
| Will be an heir to the throne of David and the Davidic Covenant (Is 9:6/7; 11:1, 10) | Received the throne of His father David (Lk 1:32-33; Rom 15:12; Rev 22:16) |
| Will have His way prepared (Is 40:3-5) | John the Baptist is the prophetic voice who announced His coming (Mt 3:3; Mk 1:2-3; Lk 1:76; Jn 1:19-28) |
| Will be spat on and struck (Is 50:6) | Spat on and beaten (Mt 26:67) |
| Will be exalted (Is 52:12) | Highly exalted by God and the people (Jn 12:32; Phil 2:9-11) |
| Will be disfigured by suffering (Is 52:14; 53:2) | Scourged by Roman soldiers; received a crown of thorns (Mt 27:29-30; Mk 15:15-19; Lk 22:63; Jn 19:1-3) |
| Will be widely rejected (Is 53:1, 3) | Not accepted by many (Jn 12:37, 38) |
| Will bear our sins and sorrows (Is 53:4, 5) | Died for our sins (Rom 4:25; 2 Cor 5:21; 1 Pt 2:24-25) |
| God's Spirit will rest on Him (Is 11:2) | The Spirit of God descended on Him (Mt 3:16; Mk 1:10; Lk 3:22; 4:1) |
| Gentiles will seek Him (Is 11:10) | Gentiles came to find Jesus (Lk 2:30-32; Jn 12:20-21; Rom 15:12) |
| Will make a blood atonement (Is 53:5) | Shed His blood to atone for our sins (Jn 19:34; Acts 13:38; Rom 8:3; 1 Pt 1:2) |
| Will voluntarily accept our guilt and punishment for sin without opening His mouth like a lamb led to slaughter (Is 53:7) | Jesus silently took on our sins (Mt 27:14; Lk 23:9; Jn 1:29; Acts 8:32; Rom 6:10; 2 Cor 5:21; 1 Pt 2:23) |
| Will be our substitute (Is 53:6, 8) | Died in our place (Rom 5:6, 8; 2 Cor 5:21) |
| Will bear the sins of many for the sake of their salvation (Is 53:12) | Took away our sins to bring salvation for all who believe (Jn 3:16; Acts 16:31; Rom 4:25; Heb 9:28) |
| Will die with transgressors (Is 53:12) | Numbered with the transgressors (Mt 27:38; Mk 15:27-28; Lk 22:37; 23:33) |
| Will heal the blind, lame, deaf, diseased, brokenhearted, and raise the dead (Is 26:19; Is 29:18-19; Is 61:1-2) | Healed the blind, lame, deaf, diseased, brokenhearted, and raised the dead (Mt 11:4-5; Lk 4:18-19; 7:21-23) |
| Will be buried in a rich man's tomb (Is 53:9) | Buried in the tomb of a rich man from Arimathea (Mt 27:57-60; Jn 19:38-42) |
| He will judge the earth with righteousness (Is 11:4, 5) | Received authority to judge (Jn 5:27; Lk 19:22; 2 Thess 2:5-8; 2 Tim 4:1, 8; Rev 19:11, 15) |
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