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Study Section 2: A look at Fulfilled and Unfilled Prophecies

2.1 Connect

A prophecy in the Bible is a prediction given by God of things that will happen in the future.
Every prophecy in the Bible was future. But as time has passed, many of the prophecies in the
Bible have already happened! Many of the prophecies center around the coming of a Messiah.
In fact, there are over 300 prophecies alone in the Old Testament that Jesus the Messiah
fulfilled in his coming.

However, there are numerous prophecies that have not been fulfilled. They are yet in the future. But
knowing many prophecies from the Bible have happened, it gives us confidence that those predictions
of future events will also occur as predicted. Since they are from God, and God cannot lie, they will
come to pass. Today, let’s build our confidence as we look at some of the prophecies in the Old
Testament that have happened, and then look to those which have not been fulfilled that are yet to
occur in the future.

2.2 Objectives

1. The student should be able to list some major prophecies fulfilled in the Old Testament.

2. The student should be able to explain the odds of Jesus Christ fulfilling 48 of the prophecies
about the coming Messiah.

2.3 Major Bible Prophecies Fulfilled about the Messiah

Most of the major prophecies in the Old Testament predict the coming of a Savior, the Messiah.
Genesis 3:15 predicts His coming to crush Satan’s head and provide victory over sin and death.
The Messiah is a central key to most major Bible Prophecy. Hundreds of Old Testament
prophecies foretold of his coming and life:

a. Isaiah 7:14 Prophecy written: 701-681 BC. Fulfilled: 4 BC. He would be born of a virgin.
b. Micah 5:1-2 Prophecy written: Sometime between 750-686 BC. Fulfilled: About 4 BC.
He would be born in Bethlehem
c. Genesis 49:10 Prophecy written: As early as 1400 BC Fulfilled: About 4 BC.
The Messiah would come from the tribe of Judah.
d. Jeremiah 23:5 Prophecy written: Sometime between 626-586 BC. Fulfilled: About 4 BC.
He would be a descendant of David.
e. Zechariah 11:12-13 Prophecy written: Between 520 and 518 BC.
Prophecy fulfilled: About 31 AD. He would be betrayed for 30 pieces of silver.
f. Isaiah 53:4-6 Prophecy written: Between 701-681 BC Prophecy fulfilled: About 31 AD.
Messiah would die for our sins.

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