Prophesies Fulfilled
I wrote the verses a bit different in this blog. I wanted to put the OT prophecy with the fulfillment of the prophecy in the New Testament, so decided to put them in the same continuation of thoughts.
Genesis 3:5 For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. 1 John 3:8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil
Genesis 12:1-3 Now the LORD had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family….I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed. Acts 3:25-26 You are sons of prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
Genesis 17:19 The God said, “No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him. Romans 9:7 . . .nor are they all children because they are the seed of Abraham; but “In Isaac your seed shall be called.”
2 Samuel 7:12-13 When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. Matthew 1:1-16 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. . . And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is
Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Luke 3:23-38 the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat . . . the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, 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 Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God
Hosea 11:1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. Matthew 2:13-15 Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, “Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the your Child to destroy Him.” When he arose, he took the young Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Isaiah 40:3-4 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. John 1:23 He said, ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Make straight the way of the LORD,”’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
Zechariah 9:9 “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey. Matthew 21:2-7 . . . saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.” All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, you King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.’” So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them.
Micah 5:2 But you, O 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. Luke 2:11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
Psalm 69:21 They also gave me gall for my food, and for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. Matthew 27:34 they gave Him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. But when He had tasted it, He would not drink.
There were more than 100 prophecies fulfilled by the time of Jesus’s birth. It is amazing to read the Bible, find many prophecies in the Old Testament, and see them fulfilled in the New Testament. That is a complete impossibility to “just happen” and it amazes me that ANYONE can think it was “coincidence.” I am sure anyone who thinks any of these occurrences were random, have never read the Bible; or ig they attempted it, perhaps they were looking to find fault, and then stopped. I certainly did not find it comforting when I first started reading and delving in—all these people in the Old Testament being killed. What had they done that was so bad? Sure Cain was pretty bad, killing his brother, but the rest? Whole nations were being killed and wiped out.
I needed more education of who all these “—ite” peoples were, and what they were doing wrong. I found it confusing, a bit bloody, and was always aware of an underlying anxiety that at any time I could be wiped out.
I listened to different bible teachers on tv, read more, started going to different bible studies, and started reading different books written by Dr, Charles Stanley, Dr. David Jeremiah, and Joyce Meyer. It became clearer to me these being killed were sinning in grievous manners, and the Israelites were God’s chosen people.
Admittedly, it has taken me years of reading, studying, delving into more – bible studies, having a copy of several of the prophecies and the fulfillments, delving, searching, and seeking to learn more. It takes time, intent, and asking the Holy Spirit for help to a better and deeper understanding. And the more you study His Words, the better you want to grow. You want to obey, to learn more, to recognize vices, then keep away from them. Seeking knowledge grows into a true relationship, and it becomes vital to one’s being.
Those who do not know Him, and doubt there truly is a Creator believe they are master of their lives. They often spend time delving into scientific writings, many of which refute the Creator. And there have been many educated, learned people who have never CHOSEN to believe, and it is after all a choice. But again, if one has really read all the prophecies and recognizes all that were fulfilled on the day of the birth—certainly not something a babe wrapped in swaddling could accomplish on His own—but only through a Greater Power. It stumps my mind.
Only through grace by confessing our sins and truly repenting of the wrongs we have done, can we make the choice to follow and learn more about the trinity. It is so humbling and amazing, and I have a lot of difficulty knowing that some have no interest in delving into that grace and forgiveness and giving us new lives. Just take a quick dive into the ones that have been fulfilled—over 100, just with His birth.
There are still some prophecies to be fulfilled. Look a few up and as events continue to happen that were predicted a few thousand years ago and draw your own conclusions about times now.
You chose me before I was born, and knew me and ALL my sins and errors, faults and good, and yet You chose me. I am humbled. I am so thankful for all You have done and given to me and ’mybellaviews.’
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