
Every Prophecy about Jesus

In Jeremiah 31:31–40, God declared He would make a new covenant with Israel. This would be in contrast to the Mosaic covenant He gave them in Egypt (v. 32). The continuation of this passage affirms a drastically different dynamic between creation and Creator: “‘No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, “Know the LORD,” becaus
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more.” These prophecies obviously look beyond the reign of Solomon and anticipate the reign of Christ in the millennium and ultimately His eternal reign (Isa. 2:1–5). The fact that all kings will be under him, as stated in Psalm 72:11, was relatively fulfilled by Solomon because the kings in his area bowed to him; but obviously, this did not includ
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Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to
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will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from of old. (Ps. 78:2)
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Davidic covenant and to the kingdom on earth, will find that the only possible complete fulfillment is through Christ Himself following His second coming. Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness. (Ps. 96:13)
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I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Jer. 31:33)
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Ahaz, ‘Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights’” (v. 10).
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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. (Micah 5:2) As foretold in Micah 5:1–5, in contrast to predictions of judgment, the future ruler of Israel (Christ) would come to Bethlehem. This was and will
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Psalm 8 is a profound psalm that considers creation as a work of God’s own hands: “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place” (v. 3). In view of God’s great work as creator, mankind is comparatively insignificant—and yet cherished above all of creation.