- As the Son of God Ps 2:7
- As the seed of the woman Ge 3:15
. Fulfilled Ga 4:4
- As the seed of Abraham Ge 17:7; 22:18
. Fulfilled Ga 3:16
- As the seed of Isaac Ge 21:12
. Fulfilled Heb 11:17-19
- As the seed of David Ps 132:11; Jer 23:5
- His coming at a set time Ge 49:10; Da 9:24,25
. Fulfilled Lu 2:1
- His being born a virgin Isa 7:14
. Fulfilled Mt 1:22,23; Lu 2:7
- His being called Immanuel Isa 7:14
- His being born in Bethlehem of Judea Mic 5:2
- Great persons coming to adore him Ps 72:10
. Fulfilled Mt 2:1-11
- The slaying of the children of Bethlehem Jer 31:15
. Fulfilled Mt 2:16-18
- His being called out of Egypt Ho 11:1
. Fulfilled Mt 2:15
- His being preceded by John the Baptist Isa 40:3; Mal 3:1
- His being anointed with the Spirit Ps 45:7; Isa 11:2; 61:1
. Fulfilled Mt 3:16; Joh 3:34; Ac 10:38
- His being a Prophet like to Moses De 18:15-18
. Fulfilled Ac 3:20-22
- His being a Priest after the order of Melchizedek Ps 110:4
- His entering on his public ministry Isa 61:1,2
. Fulfilled Lu 4:16-21,43
- His ministry commencing in Galilee Isa 9:1,2
. Fulfilled Mt 4:12-16,23
- His entering publicly into Jerusalem Zec 9:9
. Fulfilled Mt 21:1-5
- His coming into the temple Hag 2:7,9; Mal 3:1
. Fulfilled Mt 21:12; Lu 2:27-32; Joh 2:13-16
- His poverty Isa 53:2
- His meekness and want of ostentatious Isa 42:2
- His tenderness and compassion Isa 40:11; 42:3
. Fulfilled Mt 12:15,20; Heb 4:15
- His being without guile Isa 53:9
. Fulfilled 1Pe 2:22
- His zeal Ps 69:9
. Fulfilled Joh 2:17
- His preaching by parables Ps 78:2
- His working miracles Isa 35:5,6
. Fulfilled Mt 11:4-6; Joh 11:47
- His bearing reproach 69:7, Ps 22:6;9,20
. Fulfilled Ro 15:3
- His being rejected by his brethren Ps 69:8; Isa 63:3
- His being a stone of stumbling to the Jews Isa 8:14
- His being hated by the Jews Ps 69:4; Isa 49:7
- His being rejected by the Jewish rulers Ps 118:22
. Fulfilled Mt 21:42; Joh 7:48
- That the Jews and Gentiles should combine against Him Ps 2:1,2
- His being betrayed by a friend Ps 41:9; 55:12-14
- His disciples forsaking him Zec 13:7
- His being sold for thirty pieces silver Zec 11:12
. Fulfilled Mt 26:15
- His price being given for the potter's field Zec 11:13
. Fulfilled Mt 27:7
- The intensity of his sufferings Ps 22:14,15
- His sufferings being for others Isa 53:4-6,12; Da 9:26
. Fulfilled Mt 20:28
- His patience and silence under suffering Isa 53:7
. Fulfilled Mt 26:63; 27:12-14
- His being smitten on the cheek Mic 5:1
. Fulfilled Mt 27:30
- His visage being marred Isa 52:14; 53:3
. Fulfilled Joh 19:5
- His being spit on and scourged Isa 50:6
. Fulfilled Mr 14:65; Joh 19:1
- His hands and feet being nailed to the cross Ps 22:16
- His being forsaken by God Ps 22:1
. Fulfilled Mt 27:46
. Fulfilled Mt 27:39-44
- Gall and vinegar being given him to drink Ps 69:21
. Fulfilled Mt 27:34
- His garments being parted, and lots cast for his vesture Ps 22:18
. Fulfilled Mt 27:35
- His being numbered with the transgressors Isa 53:12
. Fulfilled Mr 15:28
- His intercession for His murderers Isa 53:12
. Fulfilled Lu 23:34
- His Death Isa 53:12
. Fulfilled Mt 27:50
- That a bone of him should not be broken Ex 12:46; Ps 34:20
- His being pierced Zec 12:10
- His being buried with the rich Isa 53:9
. Fulfilled Mt 27:57-60
- His flesh not seeing corruption Ps 16:10
. Fulfilled Ac 2:31
- His resurrection Ps 16:10; Isa 26:19
- His ascension Ps 68:18
- His sitting on the right hand of God Ps 110:1
. Fulfilled Heb 1:3
- His exercising the priestly office in heaven Zec 6:13
. Fulfilled Ro 8:34
- His being the chief corner-stone of the Church Isa 28:16
- His being King in Zion Ps 2:6
. Fulfilled Lu 1:32; Joh 18:33-37
- The conversion of the Gentiles to him Isa 11:10; 42:1
. Fulfilled Mt 1:17,21; Joh 10:16; Ac 10:45,47
- His righteous government Ps 45:6,7
. Fulfilled Joh 5:30; Re 19:11
- His universal dominion Ps 72:8; Da 7:14
- The perpetuity of his kingdom Isa 9:7; Da 7:14
- Is the foretelling of future events Ge 49:1; Nu 24:14
- God is the author of Isa 44:7; 45:21
- God gives, through Christ Re 1:1
- A gift of Christ Eph 4:11; Re 11:3
- A gift of the Holy Spirit 1Co 12:10
- Came not by the will of man 2Pe 1:21
- Given from the beginning Lu 1:70
- Is a sure word 2Pe 1:19
- THEY WHO UTTERED . Raised up by God Am 2:11
. Ordained by God 1Sa 3:20; Jer 1:5
. Sent by God 2Ch 36:15; Jer 7:25
. Sent by Christ Mt 23:34
. Filled with the Holy Spirit Lu 1:67
. Moved by the Holy Spirit 2Pe 1:21
. Spoke by the Holy Spirit Ac 1:16; 11:28; 28:25
. Spoke in the name of the Lord 2Ch 33:18; Jas 5:10
. Spoke with authority 1Ki 17:1
- God accomplishes Isa 44:26; Ac 3:18
- Christ the great subject of Ac 3:22-24; 10:43; 1Pe 1:10,11
- Fulfilled respecting Christ Lu 24:44
- Gift of, promised Joe 2:28; Ac 2:16,17
- Is for the benefit of after ages 1Pe 1:12
- Is a light in dark place 2Pe 1:19
- Is not of private interpretation 2Pe 1:20
- Despise not 1Th 5:20
- Give heed to 2Pe 1:19
- Receive in faith 2Ch 20:20; Lu 24:25
- Blessedness of reading, hearing, and keeping Re 1:3; 22:7
- Guilt of pretending to the gift of Jer 14:14; 23:13,14; Eze 13:2,3
- PUNISHMENT FOR . Not giving ear to Ne 9:30
. Adding to, or taking from Re 22:18,19
. Pretending to the gift of De 18:20; Jer 14:15; 23:15
- Gift of, sometimes possessed by unconverted men Nu 24:2-9; 1Sa 19:20,23; Mt 7:22; Joh 11:49-51; 1Co 13:2
- God spoke of old by Ho 12:10; Heb 1:1
- The messengers of God 2Ch 36:15; Isa 44:26
- The servants of God Jer 35:15
- The watchmen of Israel Eze 3:17
- WERE CALLED . Men of God 1Sa 9:6
. Prophets of God Ezr 5:2
. Holy prophets Lu 1:70; Re 18:20; 22:6
. Holy men of God 2Pe 1:21
. Seers 1Sa 9:9
- Were esteemed as holy men 2Ki 4:9
- Women sometimes endowed as Joe 2:28
- GOD COMMUNICATED TO . His secret things Am 3:7
. At various time and in different ways Heb 1:1
. By an audible voice Nu 12:8; 1Sa 3:4-14
. By angels Da 8:15-26; Re 22:8,9
. By dreams and visions Nu 12:6; Joe 2:28
- Were under the influence of the Holy Spirit while prophesying Lu 1:67; 2Pe 1:21
- Spoke in the name of the Lord 2Ch 33:18; Eze 3:11; Jas 5:10
- Frequently spoke in parables and riddles 2Sa 12:1-6; Isa 5:1-7; Eze 17:2-10
- Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people Jer 19:1, Isa 20:2-4; 10,11; 27:2,3; 43:9; 51:63; Eze 4:1-13; 5:1-4; 7:23; 12:3-7; 21:6,7; 24:1-24; Ho 1:2-9
- Frequently left without divine communication on account of sins of the people 1Sa 28:6; La 2:9; Eze 7:26
- WERE REQUIRED . To be bold and undaunted Eze 2:6; 3:8,9
. To be vigilant and faithful Eze 3:17-21
. To receive with attention all God's communications Eze 3:10
. Not to speak anything but what they received from God De 18:20
. To declare everything that the Lord commanded Jer 26:2
- Sometimes received divine communications and uttered predictions under great bodily and mental excitement Jer 23:9; Eze 3:14,15; Da 7:28; 10:8; Hab 3:2,16
- Sometimes uttered their predictions in verse De 32:44; Isa 5:1
- Often accompanied by music while predicting 1Sa 10:5; 2Ki 3:15
- Often committed their predictions to writing 2Ch 21:12; Jer 36:2
- Writings of, read in the synagogues every Sabbath Lu 4:17; Ac 13:15
- ORDINARY . Numerous in Israel 1Sa 10:5; 1Ki 18:4
. Trained up and instructed in schools 2Ki 2:3,5; 1Sa 19:20
. The sacred bards of the Jews Ex 15:20,21; 1Sa 10:5,10; 1Ch 25:1
- EXTRAORDINARY . Specially raised up on occasions of emergency 1Sa 3:19-21; Isa 6:8,9; Jer 1:5
. Often endued with miraculous power Ex 4:1-4; 1Ki 17:23; 2Ki 5:3-8
- Frequently married men 2Ki 4:1; Eze 24:18
- Wore a coarse dress of hair-cloth 2Ki 1:8; Zec 13:4; Mt 3:4; Re 11:3
- Often led a wandering and unsettled life 19:3, 1Ki 18:10-12; 8,15; 2Ki 4:10
- Simple in their manner of life Mt 3:4
- The historiographers of the Jewish nation 1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 9:29
- The interpreters of dreams Da 1:17
- Were consulted in all difficulties 1Sa 9:6; 28:15; 1Ki 14:2-4; 22:7
- Presented with gifts by those who consulted them 1Sa 9:7,8; 1Ki 14:3
- Sometimes thought it right to reject presents 2Ki 5:15,16
- WERE SENT TO . Reprove the wicked and exhort to repentance 2Ki 17:13; 2Ch 24:19; Jer 25:4,5
. Denounce the wickedness of kings 1Sa 15:10,16-19; 2Sa 12:7-12; 1Ki 18:18; 21:17-22
. Exhort to faithfulness and constancy in God's service 2Ch 15:1, 2,7
. Predict the coming of Christ Lu 24:44; Joh 1:45; Ac 3:24; 10:43
. Predict the downfall of nations Isa 15:1; 17:1; Jer 47:1-51:64
- Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted Isa 16:9-11; Jer 9:1-7
- PREDICTIONS OF . Frequently proclaimed at the gate of the Lord's house Jer 7:2
. Proclaimed in the cities and streets Jer 11:6
. Written on tables and fixed up in some public place Hab 2:2
. Written on rolls and read to the people Isa 8:1; Jer 36:2
. Were all fulfilled 2Ki 10:10; Isa 44:26; Ac 3:18; Re 10:7
- Assisted the Jews in their great national undertakings Ezr 5:2
- MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE . Enoch Ge 5:21-24; Jude 1:14
. Noah Ge 9:25-27
. Jacob Ge 49:1
. Aaron Ex 7:1
. Moses De 18:18
. Miriam Ex 15:20
. Deborah Jud 4:4
. Prophet set to Israel Jud 6:8
. Prophet sent to Eli 1Sa 2:27
. Samuel 1Sa 3:20
. David Ps 16:8-11; Ac 2:25,30
. Nathan 2Sa 7:2; 12:1; 1Ki 1:10
. Zadok 2Sa 15:27
. Ahijah 1Ki 11:29; 12:15; 2Ch 9:29
. Prophet of Judah 1Ki 13:1
. Shemaiah 1Ki 12:22; 2Ch 12:7,15
. Azariah the son of Oded 2Ch 15:2,8
. Hanani 2Ch 16:7
. Jehu the son of Hanani 1Ki 16:1, 7,12
. Elijah 1Ki 17:1
. Elisha 1Ki 19:16
. Micaiah the son of Imlah 1Ki 22:7,8
. Jonah 2Ki 14:25; Jon 1:1; Mt 12:39
. Isaiah 2Ki 19:2; 2Ch 26:22; Isa 1:1
. Hosea Ho 1:1
. Micah Mic 1:1
. Oded 2Ch 28:9
. Nahum Na 1:1
. Zephaniah Zep 1:1
. Huldah 2Ki 22:14
. Jeduthun 2Ch 35:15
. Jeremiah 2Ch 36:12,21; Jer 1:1,2
. Habakkuk Hab 1:1
. Obadiah Ob 1:1
. Ezekiel Eze 1:3
. Haggai Ezr 5:1; 6:14; Hag 1:1
. Zechariah son of Iddo Ezr 5:1; Zec 1:1
. Malachi Mal 1:1
. Zacharias the father of John Lu 1:67
. Anna Lu 2:36
. Daughters of Philip Ac 21:9
. Paul 1Ti 4:1
. John Re 1:1
- One generally attached to the king's household 2Sa 24:11; 2Ch 29:25; 35:15
- THE JEWS . Require to hear and believe De 18:15; 2Ch 20:20
. Often tried to make them speak smooth things 1Ki 22:13; Isa 30:10; Am 2:12
. Persecuted them 2Ch 36:16; Mt 5:12
. Often imprisoned them 1Ki 22:27; Jer 32:2; 37:15,16
. Often put them to death 1Ki 18:13; 19:10; Mt 23:34-37
. Often left without, on account of sin 1Sa 3:1; Ps 74:9; Am 8:11,12
- Were mighty through faith Heb 11:32-40
- Great patience of, under suffering Jas 5:10
- God avenged all injuries done to 2Ki 9:7; 1Ch 16:21,22; Mt 23:35-38; Lu 11:50
- Christ predicted to exercise the office of De 18:15; Ac 3:22
- Christ exercised the office of Mt 24:1-25:46; Mr 10:32-34
- Pretended to be sent by God Jer 23:17, 18,31
- Not sent or commissioned by God Jer 14:14; 23:21; 29:31
- Made use of by God to prove Israel De 13:3
- DESCRIBED AS . Light and treacherous Zep 3:4
. Covetous Mic 3:11
. Crafty Mt 7:15
. Drunken Isa 28:7
. Immoral and profane Jer 23:11,14
- Women sometimes acted as Ne 6:14; Re 2:20
- Called foolish prophets Eze 13:2
- Compared to foxes in the desert Eze 13:4
- Compared to wind Jer 5:13
- Influenced by evil spirits 1Ki 22:21,22
- PROPHESIED . Falsely Jer 5:31
. Lies in the name of the Lord Jer 14:14
. Out of their own heart Jer 23:16,26; Eze 13:2
. In the name of false gods Jer 2:8
. Peace, when there was no peace Jer 6:14; 23:17; Eze 13:10; Mic 3:5
- Often practised divination and witchcraft Jer 14:14; Eze 22:28; Ac 13:6
- Often pretended to dreams Jer 23:28,32
- Often deceived by God as a judgment Eze 14:9
- THE PEOPLE . Led into error Jer 23:13; Mic 3:5
. Made to forget God's name by Jer 23:27
. Deprived of God's word by Jer 23:30
. Taught profaneness and sin by Jer 23:14,15
. Oppressed and defrauded by Eze 22:25
. Warned not to listen to De 13:3; 27:9, Jer 23:16;15,16
. Encouraged and praised Jer 5:31; Lu 6:26
- Mode of trying and detecting De 13:1,2; 18:21,22; 1Jo 4:1-3
- PREDICTED TO ARISE . Before destruction of Jerusalem Mt 24:11,24
. In the latter times 2Pe 2:1
- Judgments denounced against Jer 8:1,2; 14:15; 28:16,17; 29:32
- Involved the people in their own ruin Isa 9:15,16; Jer 20:6; Eze 14:10
- REQUIRED . To give up all heathen practices Ezr 6:21
. To give up all heathen associates Ru 1:16; 2:11; Ps 45:10; Lu 14:26
. To be circumcised Ge 17:13; Ex 12:48
. To enter into covenant to serve the Lord De 29:10-13; Ne 10:28,29
. To observe the law of Moses as Jews Ex 12:49
- Unfaithfulness in, punished Eze 14:7
- From the Ammonites and Moabites restricted for ever from holding office in the congregation De 23:3
- From the Egyptians and Edomites restricted to the third generation from holding office in the congregation De 23:7,8
- Were entitled to all privileges Ex 12:48; Isa 56:3-7
- Went up to the feasts Ac 2:10; 8:27
- Pharisees, zealous in making Mt 23:15