Old Testament Prophies Concerning Christ and Christianity ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Subject Matter of Fulfilled Prophecy | O.T. Reference | N.T. Reference | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | The divine sonship of Christ | Ps. 2:7 | Acts 13:3; | | | | Heb. 1:5;5:5 | | The incarnation | Ps. 40:6-8 | Heb. 10:5-9 | | The Davidic descent of Christ | Ps. 110:1 | Matt. 22:43-44; | | | | Mark 12:36; | | | | Luke 20:42-43; | | | 2 Sam. 7:12 | John 7:42 | | | Mic. 5:2 | | | The virgin conception of Christ | Isa. 7:14 | Matt. 1:21-23 | | The birth of Christ in Bethlehem | Mic. 5:2 | Matt. 2:6; | | | | John 7:42 | | The flight to Egypt | Hos. 11:1 | Matt. 2:15 | | The killing of the innocent children | | | | by Herod | Jer. 31:15 | Matt. 2:16-18 | | The return to Nazareth | unknown | Matt. 2:23 | | The ministry of John the Baptist | | | | in the wilderness | Isa. 40:3-5 | Matt. 3:3; | | | | Mark 1:3; | | | | Luke 3:46; | | | | John 1:23 | | John the Baptist as the forerunner | | | | of Yahweh | Mal. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |