Luke 24:13-27 NIV
On the Road to Emmaus
"...25 He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Messiah (or Christ) have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?”
27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself."
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR; OLD TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE PASSAGES THAT SHOW
CHRIST INCARNATE - Definition of INCARNATE. 1. a: invested with bodily and especially human nature and form b: made manifest or comprehensible : embodied
A PICTURE OR MODEL OF CHRIST - noun. 1. a standard or example for imitation or comparison. 2. a representation, generally in miniature, to show the construction or appearance of something.
A MESSIANIC PROPHECY - A prophecy is the message that has been communicated to a prophet which the prophet then communicates to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration ...
The Old Testament makes promises about Christ, and the New Testament keeps promises in Christ.
Psalm 2:7-8 (NIV) PROPHECY
The Messiah will be God's Son and He will be King of Kings
7 I will proclaim the LORD’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son; (or begotten one)
today I have become your father. (Heb. 1:5)
8 Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession. (The Father is speaking to His Son, Jesus.)
9 You will break them with a rod of iron[b];
you will dash them to pieces like pottery.”
10 Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be warned, you rulers of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear
and celebrate his rule with trembling.
12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry
and your way will lead to your destruction,
for his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed are all who take refuge in him.
Psalm 8:4-6 (NIV) PROPHECY
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?[c]
5 You have made him[d] a little lower than the angels[e]
and crowned him[f] with glory and honor.
6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his[g] feet:
Referred to in:
1 Corinthians 15:27 (New International Version, ©2010)
27 For he “has put everything under his feet.”[a] Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ.
Psalm 16:8-10(NIV) PROPHECY
He will rise from the dead
David was prophesying of Him who was to come, "the Holy One" Jesus Christ.
8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD.
With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,
10 because you will not abandon me to the grave,
nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
Peter quotes this verse on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2:25-27
Psalm 22:1-22(NIV) PROPHECY
This prophetic psalm stands out more than the other messianic psalms. Written by David, it gives a graphic description of the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion. At the time it was written, stoning was the form of capital punishment. One thousand years later, the Romans introduced death by crucifixion.
He will experience agony on the cross
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
(This verse was quoted by Jesus on the cross. He was forsaken by God for a moment so that you would not be forsaken by God eternally.)
The psalm begins with a cry of anguish addressed to eli, "my God." Only those who have Yahweh as their God can use a pronoun of endearment such as "my" in a situation like this. Most oral interpretations of this passage put the emphasis on the wrong part of this phrase, saying in the public reading of Scripture, "My God, my God!" But that is to swear against and blaspheme God rather than show that the speaker still regards God as his very own Father. Instead, the emphasis should fall on "My God, my God." (The Messiah in the Old Testament, Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.)
Why are you so far from saving me,
so far from my cries of anguish?
2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,
by night, but I find no rest.[b]
3 Yet you are enthroned as the Holy One;
you are the one Israel praises.[c]
4 In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them.
5 To you they cried out and were saved;
in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
6 But I am a worm and not a man,
scorned by everyone, despised by the people.
(Jesus Christ was despised and rejected by men (Isaiah 53)
7 All who see me mock me;
they hurl insults, shaking their heads.
8 “He trusts in the LORD,” they say,
“let the LORD rescue him.
Let him deliver him,
since he delights in him.”
(The high priests mocked Jesus when He was on the cross.)
9 Yet you brought me out of the womb;
you made me trust in you, even at my mother’s breast.
10 From birth I was cast on you;
from my mother’s womb you have been my God.
11 Do not be far from me,
for trouble is near
and there is no one to help.
12 Many bulls surround me;
strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 Roaring lions that tear their prey
open their mouths wide against me.
14 I am poured out like water, (He was to be crucified)
and all my bones are out of joint.
(Here is another description of the cross. When Jesus' side was pierced blood and water came out of the wound. In hanging on the cross, the muscles fatigued and the joints fell out of place.)
My heart has turned to wax;
it has melted within me.
15 My mouth[d] is dried up like a potsherd, (He thirsts while on the cross)
and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth;
you lay me in the dust of death.
16 Dogs surround me,
a pack of villains encircles me;
they pierce[e] my hands and my feet.
17 All my bones are on display;
people stare and gloat over me. (Evil mean cast lots for his clothing)
18 They divide my clothes among them
and cast lots for my garment.
(The Roman soldiers cast lots for Jesus' robe ("vestures"), because it was too good to be divided. Jesus' death was perfectly planned before the foundation of the earth.)
19 But you, LORD, do not be far from me.
You are my strength; come quickly to help me.
20 Deliver me from the sword,
my precious life from the power of the dogs.
21 Rescue me from the mouth of the lions;
save me from the horns of the wild oxen.
22 I will declare your name to my people; (He will declare God's name)
in the assembly I will praise you.
Psalm 34:20 (NIV) PROPHECY
His bones would not be broken
20 he protects all his bones,
not one of them will be broken.
(This is a prophecy concerning the death of Jesus Christ. To hasten the deaths of Jesus and the two robbers, the Roman soldiers wanted to break their legs. Since Jesus was already dead, they didn't break His bones. This qualified Him as the sacrificial Lamb without spot or blemish.)
Psalm 40:6-8 (NIV) PROPHECY
He came to do God's will
6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—
but my ears you have opened[a]—
burnt offerings and sin offerings[b] you did not require.
7 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
it is written about me in the scroll.[c]
8 I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart.”
Psalm 41:9 (NIV) PROPHECY
His close friend would betray him
9 Even my close friend,
someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
has turned[a] against me.
Psalm 45:6-7 (NIV) PROPHECY
His throne will last forever
A messianic psalm that portrays the beautiful mystery of Christ and His bride, the Church (Revelation 19).
6 Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;
a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
7 You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
by anointing you with the oil of joy.
The Book of Hebrews acknowledges that this verse was written concerning Jesus Christ, showing the superiority of Jesus Christ over the angels. v,9 The "queen" is the Church.
Psalm 46:7-9 (NIV) PROPHECY
The Lord is with us
7 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
8 Come and see what the LORD has done,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease
to the ends of the earth.
He breaks the bow and shatters the spear;
he burns the shields[a] with fire.
Psalm 68:18 (NIV) PROPHECY
He ascended into Heaven
This prophecy about Jesus Christ was quoted by Paul in Ephesians 4:8. Before Jesus ascended He first had to descend to the lower parts of the earth to free the Old Testament saints. They couldn't enter into the glory of heaven until the cross. It was necessary that their sins be put away first, only done through the sacrifice of the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ.
18 When you ascended on high,
you took many captives;
you received gifts from people,
even from[a] the rebellious—
that you,[b] LORD God, might dwell there.
Psalm 69 is quoted more times in the New testament than any other psalm except for Psalm 110.
Psalm 69:9 (NIV) PROPHECY
He is zealous for God
9 for zeal for your house consumes me,
and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.
Psalm 69:21 (NIV) PROPHECY
He was offered vinegar for his thirst on the cross
21 They put gall in my food
and gave me vinegar for my thirst.
Jesus brought forth blood and water when His side was pierced, indicating that He died by a heart rupture.
He will be a descendant of David
3 You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one,
I have sworn to David my servant,
4 ‘I will establish your line forever
35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
and his throne endure before me like the sun;
Psalm 96:13 (NIV) PROPHECY
He will return to judge the world
13 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.
Psalm 110:1 (NIV) PROPHECY
This is a messianic psalm with its fulfillment in Jesus Christ.
He is David's son and David's Lord
1 The LORD says to my lord:[a]
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”
In Hebrew this reads "YAHWEH said unto my Lord." Jesus is sitting on the right hand of the father in glory. God will judge the earth and bring all things into subjection under Christ.
Psalm 110:4 (NIV) PROPHECY, MODEL
He is the eternal priest-king
4 The LORD has sworn
and will not change his mind:
“You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”
A priest of the most high God, Melchizedek (also known as the King of Peace), came to Abraham. Abraham gave him one-tenth of all his goods. Melchizedek was greater than Abraham because he received from Abraham.
The duties of the high priest were two-fold. He was a mediator between man and God, because the people themselves couldn't approach the holy and righteous God. He would also come to the people and speak to them for God. In the New Testament Jesus Christ is the high priest who performs these duties.
Jesus Christ is of the order of Melchizedek, which precedes and is superior to the priesthood of Levi, because the father of Levi, Abraham, paid tithes to Melchizedek.
Psalm 118:22 (NIV) PROPHECY
Jesus probably sang this psalm with His disciples on the night of the Passover feast.
He is rejected by many but accepted by God
22 The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
This is prophetic. The "stone" is Jesus Christ Himself. Jesus refers to this verse in Matthew 21:42-44. Peter refers to it in Acts 4:11. The "builders" were the Jews who rejected Jesus Christ. They refused the Gospel, so it was then given to the Gentiles.
Psalm 118:24-26 (NIV) PROPHECY
24 The LORD has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.
25 LORD, save us!
LORD, grant us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
From the house of the LORD we bless you.[
This refers to Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem when His disciples cried "Hosanna, O Lord," which means, "Save now, O Lord." As the disciples sang this psalm with Jesus, they were actually singing a prophecy that had been fulfilled a few days earlier when the "stone" was rejected.
Psalm 132 17-18 (NIV) PROPHECY
The Messiah will come from the line of David
17 “Here I will make a horn[a] grow for David
and set up a lamp for my anointed one.
18 I will clothe his enemies with shame,
but his head will be adorned with a radiant crown.”
The horn to "grow for David" refers to one of his mighty descendants. David's son, Solomon, was indeed a glorious king but these verses look ahead even further to another descendent of David, Jesus the Messiah. (Life Application Bible)
TABLE DISCUSSION
1. We've heard your Genesis and your Exodus, now if time permits; what is God calling you to today? How will you respond? Lift it up in prayer.
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