CHRIST IN THE OLD TESTAMENT 1

© 2006 Andy Woods


  1. Introduction (Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39, 45)

  2. 15 Old Testament facts that reveal the identity of the coming Messiah

    1. Messiah must be a man (Gen 3:15)

    2. Messiah must be Semitic (Gen 9:26)

    3. Messiah must be from Abraham’s line (Gen 12:3)

    4. Messiah must be from Isaac’s line (Gen 17:18-19)

    5. Messiah must be Jewish or from the line of Jacob (Num 24:17)

    6. Messiah must be from the tribe of Judah (Gen 49:10)

    7. Messiah must be from the family of Jesse (Isa 11:1)

    8. Messiah must be from the line of David (2 Sam 7:16)

    9. Messiah must be from the line of Solomon (1 Chron 28:4-7)

    10. Messiah must be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)

    11. Messiah must be born of a virgin (Isa 7:14)

    12. Messiah must come before A.D. 70 (Mal 3:1)

    13. Messiah must present Himself to Israel on 3/30/33 (Dan 9:25)

    14. Messiah must present Himself to Israel a particular way (Zech 9:9)

    15. Messiah must die in a particular way (Zech 12:10)

1 This material has been adapted from David Hocking, Who Is the Messiah? (Orange, CA: Promise Publishing, 1988).