ISAIAH'S PROPHECIES OF THE MESSIAH
FULFILLED IN JESUS OF NAZARETH

THE PROPHECY THE FULFILLMENT
The Messiah: Jesus of Nazareth:
Will be born of a Davidic virgin (Is 7:14) Born of a Davidic virgin named Mary (Lk 1:26-31)
Will have a Galilean ministry (Is 9:1-2) Ministry began in Galilee of the Gentiles (Mt 4:13-16)
Will be an heir to the throne of David and the Davidic Covenant (Is 9:6/7; 11:1, 10) Received the throne of His father David (Lk 1:32-33; Rom 15:12; Rev 22:16)
Will have His way prepared (Is 40:3-5) John the Baptist is the prophetic voice who announced His coming (Mt 3:3; Mk 1:2-3; Lk 1:76; Jn 1:19-28)
Will be spat on and struck (Is 50:6) Spat on and beaten (Mt 26:67)
Will be exalted (Is 52:12) Highly exalted by God and the people (Jn 12:32; Phil 2:9-11)
Will be disfigured by suffering (Is 52:14; 53:2) Scourged by Roman soldiers; received a crown of thorns (Mt 27:29-30; Mk 15:15-19; Lk 22:63; Jn 19:1-3)
Will be widely rejected (Is 53:1, 3) Not accepted by many (Jn 12:37, 38)
Will bear our sins and sorrows (Is 53:4, 5) Died for our sins (Rom 4:25; 2 Cor 5:21; 1 Pt 2:24-25)
God's Spirit will rest on Him (Is 11:2) The Spirit of God descended on Him (Mt 3:16; Mk 1:10; Lk 3:22; 4:1)
Gentiles will seek Him (Is 11:10) Gentiles came to find Jesus (Lk 2:30-32; Jn 12:20-21; Rom 15:12)
Will make a blood atonement (Is 53:5) Shed His blood to atone for our sins (Jn 19:34; Acts 13:38; Rom 8:3; 1 Pt 1:2)
Will voluntarily accept our guilt and punishment for sin without opening His mouth like a lamb led to slaughter (Is 53:7) Jesus silently took on our sins (Mt 27:14; Lk 23:9; Jn 1:29; Acts 8:32; Rom 6:10; 2 Cor 5:21; 1 Pt 2:23)
Will be our substitute (Is 53:6, 8) Died in our place (Rom 5:6, 8; 2 Cor 5:21)
Will bear the sins of many for the sake of their salvation (Is 53:12) Took away our sins to bring salvation for all who believe (Jn 3:16; Acts 16:31; Rom 4:25; Heb 9:28)
Will die with transgressors (Is 53:12) Numbered with the transgressors (Mt 27:38; Mk 15:27-28; Lk 22:37; 23:33)
Will heal the blind, lame, deaf, diseased, brokenhearted, and raise the dead (Is 26:19; Is 29:18-19; Is 61:1-2) Healed the blind, lame, deaf, diseased, brokenhearted, and raised the dead (Mt 11:4-5; Lk 4:18-19; 7:21-23)
Will be buried in a rich man's tomb (Is 53:9) Buried in the tomb of a rich man from Arimathea (Mt 27:57-60; Jn 19:38-42)
He will judge the earth with righteousness (Is 11:4, 5) Received authority to judge (Jn 5:27; Lk 19:22; 2 Thess 2:5-8; 2 Tim 4:1, 8; Rev 19:11, 15)

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