—a claim that he repeated throughout his earthly ministry (see Matt. 26:24, 31, 54, 56; Mark 9:12; 14:26–27; Luke 4:16–21; 18:31; 22:37; John 13:18; 15:25; 17:12; 19:28).”

“The rock that gave water in the wilderness (Ex. 17:5–6; Num. 20:8–11) prefigured him as the source of spiritual provision for his people (1 Cor. 10:4). And Jonah’s emergence alive after three days and nights in the stomach of a large fish was a prophetic picture of Jesus’s resurrection from the dead (Matt. 12:39–41).
Jesus is the rejected cornerstone (Ps. 118:22; cf. Matt. 21:42; Acts 4:11; Eph. 2:20); “the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders” (Zech. 11:4–14); the stone cut out without human hands who will destroy Antichrist’s empire at his second coming (Dan. 2:34–35, 44–45); and the Branch out of David’s family tree—“a shoot”

recorded in Genesis 3:15, he is the seed of the woman (cf. Gal. 4:4) who will destroy Satan (1 John 3:8). He is the great prophet of whom Moses wrote (Deut. 18:15–22; cf. Num. 24:17–19; Acts 3:22–23). Daniel 7:13–14 describes him as the “the glorious Son of Man (a title Jesus used of himself more than eighty times in the Gospels). This is the Messiah, who will return on the clouds of heaven (Matt. 24:30; Mark 14:62; Rev. 1:7). As the Old Testament predicted Messiah would be, Jesus was of the line of Abraham (Gen. 12:1–3; cf. Gal. 3:16), from the tribe of Judah (Gen. 49:10; cf. Rev. 5:5), and a descendant of David (2 Sam. 7:12–16; 1 Chron. 17:11–13; cf. Matt. 1:1).
Isaiah 7:14 predicted that the Messiah would be born of a virgin. Micah 5:2 foretold that he would be born in Bethlehem (cf. Matt. 2:6). Jeremiah 31:15 foreshadowed the weeping that accompanied Herod’s slaughter of the male “children in the vicinity of Bethlehem (Matt. 2:16–18). Isaiah 40:3–4 and Malachi 3:1 and 4:5–6 predicted the coming of his forerunner, John the Baptist (cf. Matt. 3:1–3; 11:10, 14; 17:12–13; Luke 1:17; John 1:23). Psalm 69:8 prophesied his rejection by members of his own family (cf. Matt. 12:46–50; John 7:3–5).
The Old Testament is full of implicit clues about Israel’s Messiah. These include references to him as God incarnate (Ps. 45:6–7; cf. Heb. 1:8–9) and as the sovereign King and eternal high priest (Ps. 110:1–7; cf. Matt. 22:43–44; Acts 2:33–34; Heb. 1:13; 5:6–10; 6:20). Other subtle references to Messiah appear in phrases that serve as word pictures depicting how he would be hated without a cause (Ps. 69:4), hanged on a tree, cursed by God, and taken down before sunset (Deut. 21:22–23).”

“Daniel’s prophecy of the seventy weeks (Dan. 9:24–27) predicted the exact day of his Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem.5 Zechariah 9:9 even described how he would ride on the colt of a donkey during that event (cf. Matt. 21:4–5).

The prophets foretold the treachery of Judas (Ps. 41:9; 55:12–14), including the exact amount of money the betrayer received and what was eventually done with it (Zech. 11:12–13); the scattering of his disciples after his betrayal and arrest (Zech. 13:7; cf. Matt. 26:31, 56); the beatings and abuse he received (Mic. 5:1) in the court of the high priest (Matt. 26:67–68), from the temple guard (Mark 14:65), and at the hands of the Romans (Matt. 27:27–30); the scene at the cross (Psalm 22)—including the Roman soldiers’ casting “lots for his clothing (Ps. 22:18); his being given sour wine (Ps. 69:21); his legs remaining unbroken (Ex. 12:46; Num. 9:12; Ps. 34:20; cf. John 19:31–33, 36); and the piercing of his side by a Roman soldier (Zech. 12:10). Psalms 2:7 and 16:8–10 predicted his resurrection (cf. Acts 13:34–37). Psalm 109:8 foreshadowed the choice of Matthias to replace Judas as one of the apostles (cf. Acts 1:20). And Psalm 68:18 refers to Christ’s ascension (cf. Eph. 4:8).

Isaiah reveals him as the incarnate Son of God, Immanuel (7:14; 8:8); the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace (9:6); the branch (4:2; 11:1); and most frequently the servant of the Lord (42:1; 49:5–7; 52:13; 53:11).”

“Isaiah predicted that he would be born of a virgin (7:14), and he was (Matt. 1:20–23); that this virgin-born child would be the one who will rule the nations of the world (9:6), and he will (Rev. 11:15; 19:11–21); that the Holy Spirit would rest upon him in a unique way (11:2), and he did (Matt. 3:16; cf. Isa. 61:1–2 with Luke 4:18–19). Isaiah also revealed that he would be rejected by the nation of Israel (8:14–15; cf. 28:16). Indeed, “he came to his own, and his own people did not receive him” (John 1:11; cf. Mark 12:10; Acts 4:11; Rom. 9:32–33).
Isaiah 9:1–2 foretold Jesus’s Galilean ministry (cf. Matt. 4:14–16). Jesus himself cited Isaiah 29:18 (cf. 35:5–6; 42:6–7) as a prophecy about his healing of deaf and blind people (Matt. 11:5). Verses 1–4 of Isaiah 42 describe Messiah’s character, revealing that he was gentle and meek, and that he “would establish justice even for the Gentiles (Matt. 12:18–21). Isaiah 50:6–7 describes his perfect obedience to the Father’s will—even in the face of brutal treatment at the hands of his enemies—and his resolute determination to continue that obedience all the way to the cross. Through his death and resurrection, he would fulfill the new-covenant promise of salvation for his people (55:3; cf. 61:1–2 [quoted by Jesus in Luke 4:18–19]; 2 Cor. 3:6–18; Hebrews 8–10).