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The Old Testament is a signpost. It points
forward to the promises of God to send a
Messiah-Saviour to deliver us from the guilt and
power of personal sin.
He will be a prophet like Moses but
greater Deuteronomy 18.15 He will be a priest
like Melchizedek but greater Psalm 110.4 He
will be a king like David but greater Isaiah
9.6-7
The New Testament records how everything that
happened with Jesus Christ shows that He is the
promised Messiah from his birth to his death
everything foretold about the Messiah was
fulfilled in Him.
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The Messiahs price
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot,
went to the chief priests and said, "What are you
willing to give me if I deliver Him to you?" And
they counted out to him thirty pieces of silver.
So from that time he sought opportunity to betray
Him.Matthew 2614-16
30 pieces of silver
Zechariah 11.12500 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The Messiahs betrayer
Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot,
went to the chief priestsThen Judas, who was
betraying Him, answered and said, "Rabbi, is it
I?" He said to him, "You have said it.Matthew
2614-16 and 25
His friend - companion
Psalm 41.9 and 55.121000 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The Messiahs followers
"All of you will be made to stumble because of
Me this night, for it is written I will strike
the Shepherd, And the sheep of the flock will be
scattered. Then all the disciples forsook Him
and fled. Matthew 2631 and 56
Thedisciplesran
Zechariah 13.7500 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The use of the money
Judas, was remorseful and brought back the thirty
pieces of silver saying, "I have sinned by
betraying innocent blood. Then he threw down the
pieces of silver in the temple. And they
consulted together and bought with them the
potters field.Matthew 27.3-10
The temple anda potters field
Zechariah 11.13500 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The Messiahs silence
Then Pilate said to Him, "Do You not hear how
many things they testify against You?" But He
answered him not one word, so that the governor
marvelled greatly. Matthew 27.13-14
He opened not hismouth
Isaiah 53.7750 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The Messiahs submission
Then he released Barabbas to them and when he
had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be
crucified Then they spat on Him, and took the
reed and struck Him on the head. Matthew 27.26
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He is whipped and spatupon
Isaiah 50.6750 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The Messiahs crucifixion
Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do with
Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said to
him, "Let Him be crucified!Then they crucified
HimMatthew 27.22 and 35
His hands and feet are pierced
Psalm 22.16 1000 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The Messiahs clothes
Divided and cast lots
Then they crucified Him, and divided His
garments, casting lotsMatthew 27.35
Psalm 22.181000 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The Messiahs companions
His grave with thewicked
Then two robbers were crucified with Him, one on
the right and another on the left. Matthew 27.38
Isaiah 53.9-12750 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
The prophecy
The fulfilment
The Messiahs question
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a
loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?"
that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken
Me?"Matthew 27.46
Why has God forsakenHim?
Psalm 22.1 and Isaiah 531000 years before Christ
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
He has no form or comeliness And when we see
Him, There is no beauty that we should desire
Him. 3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man
of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid,
as it were, our faces from Him He was despised,
and we did not esteem Him.
1 Who has believed our report? And to whom has
the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 For He
shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And
as a root out of dry ground.
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray We have
turned, every one, to his own way And the LORD
has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was
oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He opened not
His mouth He was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, So
He opened not His mouth.
4 Surely He has borne our griefs And carried
our sorrows Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But He was
wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised
for our iniquities The chastisement for our
peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are
healed.
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise Him He
has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an
offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall
prolong His days, And the pleasure of the LORD
shall prosper in His hand. 11 He shall see the
labor of His soul, and be satisfied. By His
knowledge My righteous Servant shall justify
many, For He shall bear their iniquities.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment,
And who will declare His generation? For He was
cut off from the land of the living For the
transgressions of My people He was stricken. 9
And they made His grave with the wickedBut with
the rich at His death, Because He had done no
violence, Nor was any deceit in His mouth.
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
12 Therefore I will divide Him a portion with
the great, And He shall divide the spoil with the
strong, Because He poured out His soul unto
death, And He was numbered with the
transgressors, And He bore the sin of many, And
made intercession for the transgressors.
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
Why then did Christ come as He did, live as He
did and die as He did?
The prophets drew a picture in words of the
Messiah. The only one whose life fits and fulfils
it is the Lord Jesus Christ in His life, death
and resurrection.
Have you ever tried to do a jigsaw without the
original picture to guide you?
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All this was done that the Scripture might be
fulfilled.
For years people have read the Old Testament
prophets without seeing who the Messiah
is how he would live and die for sinners
But you do not have to be like that. The Messiah
has died so that you might be saved.