Fulfilled Messianic Prophecy

LTC 3, Week 4

Quiz

1. What's TULIP stand for?

2. What's the Armenian version of TULIP?

3. Cite a scripture w/ reference which shows that either predestination or election are based on the foreknowledge of God.

4. Define baptism of the Holy Spirit. Cite Scripture & Ref.

5. Why does the Holy Spirit work differently in the Old Testament than in the New Testament? Cite Scripture & Ref.

6. How would you explain being “filled with the Holy Spirit?”

7. List 4 ministries of the Holy Spirit after conversion.

Introduction

• Read Mt.27:3-10; Acts 1:18; all refer to Zech.11:13 – WHY?

God’s challenge to false religions to prophecy fulfilled in v.25ff

V.25-29 = God gives a near-term prophecy of CYRUS

Ch.42 = God Gives a FAR-TERM prophecy of the “Servant”.

Is.41

Is. 44:7

* God’s way of authenticating scripture: See Is.41:22-29; 45:21; 46:8-10; 48:3-5

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Acts 17 LIT: “Working hard at length”

LIT: “Placing Before” –

We need to give evidence

in our whitnessing.

Katagellow: “evangelism” lit “strongly announcing” (ala

Rom.1:16)

People give in gradually

(1Cor.5:11)

Gen. 3:15A CAPSULATION OF HUMAN HISTORY: God’s work of Redemption through Eve’s descendant, Satans attempts to destroy God’s work.

Mankind, Satan at war!

Serpent = proper name of devil, not a “snake”:

• v.14 laguage figureative; snakes don’t “eat dust”; means “defeated”

• See Is. 49:23; Ps. 72:9; Mic. 7:16,17

• Conci: The proper name by which he was known to Eve (Rev.12:10)

• Thus v.14 curse appies to Satan; le., aitho he’s highest, he’ll be lowest

• v.15 sketches how this judgement will take place: a descendant of Eve.

BUT: Only 1 of Eve’s Descendants.

LIT: “Crush” Head (NASB) = Col. 2:15

“bruise” heel = non-fatal = @ cross

Gen. 12:3

And I will bless those who bless you,

And the one who curses you I will curse.

And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."

• See also Gen.18:18• Shiloh prophecied to

fulfill this in Gen. 49:10

Gen 49:10

"The scepter shall not depart from Judah,

Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet,

Until Shiloh comes,

And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.”

From the Kingly Line

Means “Peace” – see NASB “to whom it [peace]

belongs”

Cf. Is. 9:7; 49:6; Zech. 9:10

2 Samuel 7:13-14

“He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. [14] "I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men”

Promise is “thwarted” in Jer. 22:18; see Mt/Lk. Chronology comparisons for

resolution.

Fulfilled in v.15 via Solomon.v.16 is the Christ

POINTS:

A) Through a Kingly Line

B) UNCONDITIONAL

Psalm 2Mankind rebels

God regathers…

Method of regathering…

Mt.3:17

The only response.

Same Person

Psalms 22 Overview

• Suffering – from General to Specific– V.1-5 Rejected by God– V.6-10 Rejected by Jews– V.11-18 Crucified by the Gentiles

• Salvation – v19-31

Psalms 22 Incidentals

• V.6 “The People” = Israelites

• V8. Apparently, made bold claims about He & God = SARCASM.

• V9 “Bring me forth from the womb” = Virgin birth?

• V9 Special relationship of trust & closeness since birth: (NOT David’s case, see Ps.51:5)

• V15 “Dust of death” – DIES: David never did this way

• V16 “pierced” – See NASB note #2, Masoretic text rendering, but LXX (200 BC) has “pierced”. HEB:KRW

Psalms 45

• “Kingly Psalm”

• Apparently the King is God Himself:– v.6 “Thy throne, Oh God…”– V.7 “Therefore God, thy God, has annointed

thee..”– V. 11 “The King…is your Lord…”

Psalms 89

• Davidic Covenant Expounded

• V.4 “I will establish your seed forever”– Repeated v.28, 33-37 Unconditional– See also Is. 9:6; 2 Sam. 7:12

Psalm 110• Kingly Messiah Priest• V.1 “The LORD says to My

Lord…”– Since David IS King, aside from

Yaweh, who’s David’s Lord?

• V.1-7 Describe this one’s authority and absolute rulership

• V.4 “will not change his mind” = Unconditional– “priest forever” PROBLEM: Priests

were Levites, Kings are from Judah; cf 2 Chron. 26:16-18. This person is both.

• 2 Chron. 26:16-18 But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God, for he entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. [17] Then Azariah the priest entered after him and with him eighty priests of the Lord, valiant men. [18] They opposed Uzziah the king and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the Lord God."

Isaiah 7 Background v.1-3Israel, Syria join forces;

ask Judah to join.

Backgr: 2 Chron. 28:16

Ahaz & Assyrians forming a coalition.

Isaiah 7

• Backgr: 2 Chron. 28:16 Ahaz & Assyrians forming a coalition.• V.3ff Isaiah’s Message:

– V6 Davidic line threatened: becomes Isaiah’s focus to “house of Davide” message in v.13,14

– V9 “Ie, Believe in God, not man!” = thrust– V.11 God offers proof for trusting in Him.– V.12 Ahaz displays false humility, actually doesn’t want to listen to God’s msg.– V13 Rebuked for forming coalition, having alternative plans in place.– V14 Sign given to House of David (v13,2) to console re: v.6 threat.– V.15 Impoverished times, don’t come about until after v.16 destruction (cf. v22

curds & hoey)– V16 2 Kings = Syria & Israel, destroyed 4 yrs after Hezekiah becomes King

(2Ki.18:9)

Isaiah 7 Issues

• Liberals reject Messianic interpretation:1. Virgin (HEB: “alaman” can mean “young maiden”

2. Sign was given contemporary with Ahaz (v11)

• Response:– #2 rejected because the sign was refused by Ahaz; so Is.

Gives it to the House of Davide instead (v13)– #2 isn’t true, because this child would not be a contemporary

of Ahaz.– #1 “Alaman” is the closest Heb. Word to “virgin”. LXX

Translates “virgin” – GK: “partheonos”).– #1 is absurd because there’s no “sign” here, no miracle, no

proof of God’s hand.

Is. 9:6 Virgin birth • v.1,2 talks about the Galileean ministry of Christ

– Zeb & Napth were shafted by land allotments: 1st to be conquered, but will be made up because they’ll be the 1st to see the Messiah

– V.1 Christ’s Galillean Ministry– V2 they’re the first ones to get the light

• V.2,3 Gap appears inbetween: 2 comings of Christ.– proof: Mat. 4:15,16 says so.– V.5,7 Millenial Kingdom (v5 end of wars)– V.3-5 are true because of v6-7– V.6 The reason for the “joy” in v.2ff– V6 “government” see also 10:20-1 = Millenial Promise– V.7 Davidic Covenant.

• see John 7:41,42 (Applic: Deliberate hardness of heart on Pharasee’s part)– (cf Micah 5:2)

• POINT: passage teaches his humanity and deity

Is. 11

• V1 “Stem of Jesse” Jesse was David’s father.• V2 “spirit of the lord…” repeated Is.42:1; 48:16;

61:1– Will be a prophet-King– “spirit of wisdom…understanding” describes HS role– V.3-5 2nd Advent described– V11 At the time of the regathering of Israel (1948)

Is. 42 – Messianic Ministry

• Context: “Distant” M.K. prophecy given to support 41:25-29 assertions

• V1-4 Addressed to all nations– V1 “uphold” = unconquerable– “delights” cf Ps.2:7,2– V1 “spirit” = prophet/king– V.1 “justice” NOT fulfilled by Israel.– V2 Not seeking publicity (Mt.

12:18ff; also Zech 9:9; Mt. 21:5) “Silent Coming”

– V3 Upholds oppressed (cf Is. 61:1ff, also Mt. 11:28-30)

– V.4 =1st Clue He’ll suffer bringing all this about.

– V.4b “established justice” ie, MK.– V.4c “coastlands” = distant lands

• v.5-9 Addressed to Servant– V.6 “righteousness” doesn’t

describe Israel– 6b “covenant” = a new

covenant bringer.– 6c “light” = Revelation of

God (Is.9:2)– V.7 repeated in Is.61:1ff –

SPIRITUALLY blind– V9b ie, hasn’t come about

at time of prophecy

Is. 49 – Savior Rejected by Israel• V1 “Islands” = “coastlands” =

gentiles• 1b “from the whomb” cf 46:3b; 49:5• 1c “mother” Significant: Servant, OT

messianic passages never refer to FATHER as parent.

• 2a “sword” Speaks convictingly Rev. 1:16; Heb 4:12

• 2b “arrow” = far-ranging effects• V3 reveals G’s glory• V4 apparently fails (crucifixion) –

(see v.7) yet still trusts• V5 womb = virgin birth• V5 “bring Jacob back” = critical

mission of the Servant (and why he can’t be Israel)

• V6 Servant & Israel= 2 entities

• “light to nations” = fulfills Gen.12:3

• V6c Is “source of salvation”

• V7 “despised one” = Is.53:3

• V7 “the nation” rejects him = Israel (& thus why servant isn’t Israel)

• V7b “Servant” is identified

• GAP inbetween v7 & 8

• V8 Future prophecy after v7a is accomplished

• V8 “covenant” = Covenant Maker (cf 42:6)

• 8ff = MK description

Is. 50 Suffering Servant

• V4 “me” = Servant v10• V4 “tongues…” LIT “instructed tongue” means discipled

by God (Jn.17:7-8; cf 4D, 5)• V4 “my ear” spoken to directly by God (Jn. 5:19,30; 8:28)• V5 “disobedient” Righteous, obedient: NOT ISRAEL.• V6 “I gave…” voluntary submission of servant to

suffering: Israel NEVER did (cf John 10:18)• V6 “pluck…spitting” happened at crucifixion

Is. 53 Most Significant Suffering Servant Passage

• Psg begins 52:13-35, a prolog

• V13 “will prosper” speaking in future, after v14ff sufferings

• V14 “astonished” at crucifixion, sufferings

• V14 “marred…” physical tortchure (50:6)

• V14 “beyond…any man…” ie, beyond human likeness (“form”)

• V15 “sprinkle” synonymous with purification – as a result of v14

• GAP begins: V15b “…Kings”

• V15 “not been told” = the “mystery”; or Gentiles hadn’t heard before (Zech 12:10)

• Chapter 53– V1 “Who…” ie, few would believer (Jews)

tho they heard– V1 “our” speaker = believing Jews– V1 “arm” = God’s saving powers (51:9;

52:10)– V2 “before Him” Known by God, unkown by

man (50:4)– V2 “shoot” or root? (Is.11:1)– V2 “parched” the Poverty & misery of

Nazareth– “no stately form” Doesn’t look like a Kingly

messiah; only a carpenter– V3 “forsaken” = rejected, which caused

grief (Lk.19:41), thus a “man of sorrows”– V3 “despised” concl of Jews of the day

Is 53 Cont’d• V4 “Surely…” What was really going on

was v4ff substitutionary death.• V4 “smitten of God” – it was obvious

God was judging Him (Mt.12:24)• V5 “Pierced” (Ps.22; Zech 12:10) at

cross• V5 “our transgressions” substitution• V5 “well being…” Peac w/ God Rom.

5:1• V6 “all of us…” Total depravity of Man• V6 “each of us…”: we’re responsible• V7 “did not open…” patient through

mistreatment, willingly suffers (Is.50:5)• V7 “lamb” Jn. 1:29• V8 “taken away” Dies via judgement• V8 “for the transgression”

Substitutionary death

• V9 “wicken men” died a criminal’s death

• V9 “with a rich man” see Mt.27:57-60; not buried like a criminal

• V10 Again, substitutionary death

• V10 “offspring” = Christians

• V10 “prolong days” = resurrection, comes back to life

• V11,12 Justification & intercession

Is. 61

• V1: there are 2 persons: Spirit of the Lord God & “Me”

• V8 1st person = God, no break in Context; therefore the trinity, or at least a duality

Why Two Servants?

• Both servants are carrying out God's plan of redemption on earth

• Isaiah is a book re: judgement of God's 1st servant (Jacob);– Intermixed is description of 2nd servant (who

completes the task)

• You can't sell this message easily to an unbelieving Jew because the key to interpreting is the NT.

Micah 5• Background: writing 700’s bc., in Judah,

predicting N.,S., conquests• Ch.4:1 Break: “The last days”

– 1-8 = millenial kingdom– 9 Jews need a king to usher this in (ie., Christ)– 10 Going to Babylon first

• 4:11—5:1 returns to last days discussion and war– 5:1 “Muster” means get ready to fight; “smite judge”

is enemy’s plan– 5:2—5 this is when the promised king will arrive

leads to victory• v.3 “she in labor” is Israel (c.4:10) distressed until

arrival of King• v.3 “his bretheren” = messiah’s brethren• v.4 “they will remain” = reversal of v.3a “He will give

them up...”• cf.Zech.12:10 “they will look on him whom they have

pierced” at 2nd advent

• APPLICATION OF PASSAGE:– Comes from Bethlehem;

(Mt.2:6)– Clearly teaching a pre—

existence to birth; CONCL: more than human!

– Contrasts his lowly emergence (Bethlehem) and beginnings (days of old)

Zech 9

• v.1—7 Predicts alexander’s conquest of Tyre (Ez.26) and Philistia.• v.8 predicts God providentially sparing Israel

– History: Jews showed Alexander the Daniel prophecies regarding him, and be left them alone

• Break at end of v.8 “Any more...– oppressors did pass thru after Alexander! eq., Romans

– it’s because he’s “seen with my eyes. What did he see? v.9,10• v.9 = humble, suffering servant• v.10 = the anticipated king which had been propbecied Mic.5:2; Is.9, etc

• Jewish interpretation– They’ve always looked at this as messianic passage

– these are 2 different pictures of Messiah

– It depended on wether tbey’re sinful as a nation or not as to which one they get.

Zech 11• v.4 Zech. asked to play role of

shepherd– other prophets having to play act:

Isaiah naked 3 yrs; Hosaih married whore

– v.4—6 soon to be diaspora

• v.7 favor, Union interpreted speculatively

– union = internal unity

– favor = external protection

• v.8 Three shepherds = priest, propbet, king OT offices replaced by Shepherd

– OR: pbarisees, saducees, priests rejected him, he annihilated their offices 7 0ad

• v.9,10 Israel’s shepherd rejects them because tbey reject him (v.8)

– God temporarily suspended protection

• v.11,12 people watching his little play give him 30 pcs. of silver

• v.13 And indication the shepherd is God “I was valued”, yet Zech played it

– the potter = “Smelting Pot” (LXX) or “Low Class of people” (Feinberg)

– 30 pcs. = price of a slave gored to death (Ex.21:32)

• v.15 “foolish” or “worthless” shepherd, as contrasted to “good” one in v.4

– Feinberg interprets as antichrist– ie., since they rejected the one who

did care for them, I’ll give them someon who doesn’t care for them