The Old Testament gave precise details about the coming of the Savior-King. Among many other things, it predicted the following:

In His human life He would:

Be supernaturally conceived (Isa 7:14)

Be born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2)

Be Semitic in the line of Abraham and of David (Gen 9:26, Gen 22:18, 2Sa 7:13)

Be from the tribe of Judah (Gen 49:10)

Perform miracles (Isa 35:5-6)

In His death He would:

Be executed by rulers (Psa 2:1-2)

Be forsaken by God (Psa 22:1)

Be betrayed by a friend for thirty pieces of silver (Psa 41:9, Zec 11:12)

Have His beard plucked out and be spit upon (Isa 50:6)

In His resurrection He would:

Rise in three days (Hos 6:2)

Not experience decay of His flesh (Psa 16:10)

Conquer death (Isa 25:8)

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Adapted from The MacArthur New Testament Commentary, Matthew 24-28, by John MacArthur, Jr., © 1989 by The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.