Day 9

9 - JESUS' MISSION: THE PROMISED MESSIAH

The woman said, “I know the Messiah is coming—the one who is called Christ. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus told her, “I am the Messiah!”

John 4:25-26

What is your name? Why did your parents give you that name? Did they just like the way it sounded? Were you named after one of your parents or another relative? Does your name itself have a special meaning that your parents hoped would reflect your character or your destiny? I’ve got a pastor friend in Kenya whose name is Oral Roberts, named after the famous American evangelist. My friend has named his two sons Billy Graham and Reinhard Bonnke, two more famous evangelists who have visited Kenya.

“What’s in a name? Jesus Christ. His name speaks to His identity.

As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matthew 1:20-21

Jesus, Yeshua in Hebrew, means Savior.

And what about His last name, Christ? Actually, Christ isn’t a name. It’s a title, as in “Jesus, the Christ.” The title “Christ” comes from the word Christos, which is the Greek version of the Hebrew title, Messiah. Christ, or Messiah, means “anointed one.”

Jesus, the Christ, was the promised Messiah, the Savior of the world.

Here are just a few of the over 400 prophecies about the coming Messiah fulfilled in Jesus.

Read Genesis 3:15 & Galatians 4:4.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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“Read Genesis 12:3 & Acts 3:24-26.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Genesis 49:10 & Luke 3:33.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Numbers 21:6-9 & John 3:14-18.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Numbers 24:17 & Matthew 2:2.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Deuteronomy 18:15-19 & John 1:21.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read 2 Samuel 7:12-16 & Matthew 1:1.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Psalm 2:1-12 & Mark 1:11.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Psalm 16:8-11 & Acts 2:22-32.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Psalm 22:1-31 & Matthew 27:39-46.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Psalm 118:22-24 & 1 Peter 2:6-8.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Isaiah 7:14 & Matthew 1:22-23.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Isaiah 11:1 & Matthew 2:23.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Isaiah 35:5-6 & Matthew 11:4-6.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Hosea 11:1 & Matthew 2:13-15.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Micah 5:2 & Matthew 2:1-6.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Zechariah 9:9 & Matthew 21:1-7.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Zechariah 11:12-13 & Matthew 27:3.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?

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Read Zechariah 12:10 & John 19:31-37.

• What is the Messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus?
• Describe the confidence these prophecies give you in the identity of Jesus the Christ:

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Apart From Him…

• Thank the Father for the fulfilled prophecies about His Son, Jesus, the Messiah.

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Walking As Jesus…

• Share some of these Messianic prophecies with a friend who is in Chair 1 or Chair 2.

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• My Personal Disciple-Making Plan: