© 2006 Andy Woods
Introduction (Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39, 45)
15 Old Testament facts that reveal the identity of the coming Messiah
Messiah must be a man (Gen 3:15)
Messiah must be Semitic (Gen 9:26)
Messiah must be from Abraham’s line (Gen 12:3)
Messiah must be from Isaac’s line (Gen 17:18-19)
Messiah must be Jewish or from the line of Jacob (Num 24:17)
Messiah must be from the tribe of Judah (Gen 49:10)
Messiah must be from the family of Jesse (Isa 11:1)
Messiah must be from the line of David (2 Sam 7:16)
Messiah must be from the line of Solomon (1 Chron 28:4-7)
Messiah must be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2)
Messiah must be born of a virgin (Isa 7:14)
Messiah must come before A.D. 70 (Mal 3:1)
Messiah must present Himself to Israel on 3/30/33 (Dan 9:25)
Messiah must present Himself to Israel a particular way (Zech 9:9)
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).