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| "And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me." Luke 24:44 |
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| "And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me." Luke 24:44 |
| Psalms 1-21 | Psalms 22-26 | Psalms 27-77 | Psalms 78-150 |
| The Messiah would cry out to God. | |
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| Psalm 22:1a
"MY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?" | Matthew 27:46
"And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Mark 15:34 |
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| The Messiah would be foresaken by God. | |
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| Psalm 22:1b
"MY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?" | Mark 15:34
"And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 27:46 |
Leviticus 17:11 says, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul." Isaiah 53:6 states, "... and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." And in Isaiah 53:10, "Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin." Jesus, in John 3:14-15 says, "And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." The bronze represented judgement and royalty, and the serpent symbolized sin. Jesus was made sin and foresaken by God, for a "moment." But as in Psalm 22:21, we see "for thou hast heard me," and in Mark 16:6, "he is risen." God has resurrected Jesus - death could not hold him. Corinthians 5:21 says, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. | |
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| The Messiah, anguished, would pray without ceasing. | |
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| Psalm 22:2
"O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent." | Matthew 26:38-39
" 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Mark 14:32-36, Luke 22:39-44 |
At Gethsemane on the night of his betrayal, Jesus prayed three times to God the Father, "... O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt." Some point to Psalm 22:2 as a prophecy of the supernatural darkness that covered the land during the crucifixion. Jesus was on the cross for three hours of daylight, and three hours of darkness. Luke 23:44 "And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. | |
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| The Messiah would be despised. | |
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| Psalm 22:6
"But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people." | Luke 23:21-23
" 21 But they cried, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. 22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. 23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests prevailed." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 12:14, Luke 6:11, 16:14, John 7:7, 19:6 |
Reference Isaiah 49:7, "Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, ..." and Isaiah 53:3; "He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not." | |
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| The Messiah would be mocked by people shaking their heads. | |
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| Psalm 22:7
"All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying," | Matthew 27:39
"And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, ..." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Mark 15:29-30, Luke 23:35 |
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| Mockers would say of the Messiah, "he trusted God, let him deliver him." | |
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| Psalm 22:8
" 7 ...they shake the head, saying, 8 He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him." | Matthew 27:41-43
" 41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Mark 15:32, Luke 23:35 |
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| The Messiah would be aware of his Father from his youth. | |
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| Psalm 22:9
"But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mothers breasts." | Luke 2:40
"And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples John 1:14, Hebrews 10:5 |
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| The Messiah would be called to God's service from the womb. | |
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| Psalm 22:10
"I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mothers belly." | Luke 1:30-33
" 30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God. 31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 1:20-21 |
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| The Messiah would be abandoned by the disciples. | |
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| Psalm 22:11
"Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help." | Mark 14:50
"And they all forsook him, and fled." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 26:31-56, Mark 14:27, John 16:32 |
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| The Messiah would be surrounded by evil spirits. | |
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| Psalm 22:12-13
" 12 Many bulls have compassed me: strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion." | Colossians 2:15
"And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Luke 22:53, 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 13:2 |
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| The Messiah's heart would burst, flowing with blood & water. | |
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| Psalm 22:14a
"I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels." | John 19:34
"But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water." |
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Reference Zechariah 12:10; "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn." | |
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| The Messiah would be crucified. | |
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| Psalm 22:14b
"... and all my bones are out of joint ..." | Matthew 27:35
"And they crucified him ..." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Mark 15:24, Luke 23:33, John 19:18 |
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| The Messiah would thirst. | |
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| Psalm 22:15a
"My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death." | John 19:28
"After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst." |
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| The Messiah would thirst shortly before his death. | |
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| Psalm 22:15b
"My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death." | John 19:30
"When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 27:48-50, Mark 15:36-37 |
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| The Messiah would be surrounded by Gentiles at his crucifixion. | |
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| Psalm 22:16a
"For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me ..." | Luke 23:36
"And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar," |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples John 19:23 |
The word "dogs" was commonly used as a reference to Gentiles. | |
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| The Messiah would be surrounded by Jews at his crucifixion. | |
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| Psalm 22:16b
"For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me ..." | Matthew 27:41-43
" 41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, 42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Mark 15:31-32, Luke 23:35 |
The word "assembly" was commonly used in the Hebrew Scriptures as a reference to Jews. | |
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| The Messiah's hands and feet would be pierced. | |
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| Psalm 22:16c
"... they pierced my hands and my feet." | Matthew 27:38
"And they crucified him ..." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Mark 15:24, Luke 23:33, John 19:18, 20:25-27 |
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| None of the Messiah's bones would be broken. | |
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| Psalm 22:17a
"I may tell all my bones ..." | John 19:32-33
" 32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs:" |
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Alternatively, some see Psalm 22:17 as referring to the fact that Jesus's clothing was removed as part of his crucifixion. | |
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| People would stare at the Messiah during his crucifixion. | |
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| Psalm 22:17b
"... they look and stare upon me." | Luke 23:35
"And the people stood beholding. ..." |
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| The Messiah's garments would be divided. | |
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| Psalm 22:18a
"They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture." | John 19:23-24
" 23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therfore the soldiers did." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 27:35, Luke 23:34 |
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| Lots would be cast for the Messiah's clothes. | |
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| Psalm 22:18b
"They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture." | John 19:23-24
" 23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. 24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therfore the soldiers did." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 27:35, Luke 23:34 |
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| The Messiah's atonement would enable believers to be his brethren. | |
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| Psalm 22:22
"I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee." | Hebrews 2:10-12
" 10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee." Matthew 12:50 John 20:17 |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 25:40, Luke 8:21, Romans 8:29, Revelation 3:21, 12:10, 19:10 |
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