December 24, 2013
“The Foretelling and the Fullness of Time” of the Nativity, in the Old and New Testaments
The offspring of Jacob:
The prophecy
[Numbers 24:17] I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
[Numbers 24:19] Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.
The fulfilment
[Matthew 1:2] Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; …
He comes of the tribe of Judah:
The prophecy
[Genesis 49:10] The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
The fulfilment
[Luke 3:33] Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda.
Heir upon the throne of David:
The prophecy
[Isaiah 9:7] Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The fulfilment
[Luke 1:32] 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.
Anointed and Everlasting:
The prophecy
[Daniel 9:25] Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
[Psalm 45:7] Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
[Psalm 45:8] All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia.
[Psalm 102:24] I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
[Psalm 102:26] They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed.
[Psalm 102:27] But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
The fulfilment
[Luke 1:33] And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
[Hebrews 1:9] Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
[Hebrews 1:12] And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
Born in Bethlehem:
The prophecy
[Micah 5:2] But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
The fulfilment
[Luke 2:4] And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
[Luke 2:5] To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
[Luke 2:7] And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
The time of His Nativity:
The prophecy
[Daniel 9:25] Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
The fulfilment
[Luke 2:1] And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
[Luke 2:2] (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
Born of the Virgin:
The prophecy
[Isaiah 7:14] Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
The fulfilment
[Luke 1:26] And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, …
[Luke 1:27] To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
[Luke 1:30] And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
[Luke 1:31] And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
The slaughter of the innocents:
The prophecy
[Jeremiah 31:15] Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
The fulfilment
[Matthew 2:16] Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
[Matthew 2:17] Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,
[Matthew 2:18] In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
The flight into Egypt:
The prophecy
[Hosea 11:1] When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
The fulfilment
[Matthew 2:13] And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
[Matthew 2:14] When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
[Matthew 2:15] And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
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