Son Of Jacob

Prophetic/Timing Arguments


Why are prophetic fulfillments important?

 

Prophetic fufillments are important because they show the miraculous nature of the person of Jesus, they validate Jesus's authority and his messiaship, and show the authority of the old testament.

 

Prophecies show the miraculous nature of the person of Jesus because the probability that Jesus could have fulfilled even eight of these prophecies would be only 1 in 1017. That's 1 in 100, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 of a chance. The chances of that is too low to dismiss it as a coincidence, therefore we can conclude that the Jesus fulfilling the prophecies to be miraculous. They validate the authority of Jesus because the bible said he has to fulfill those prophecies in order for him to be who he says he was. Finally, they show the authority of the old testament because prophecies from hundreds of years prior, all being fulfilled during the alloted time period the old testament claimed it would be, and all in one person shows that the old testament did in fact have authority in its claims.

 

What was the prophecy? 

 

The prophecy concerning the messiah is found in Numbers 24:17. The prophecy tells us that the messiah will come from the lineage of Jacob.

 

Old Testament Scripture:

 

Numbers 24:17 (CSB):17I see him, but not now; I perceive him, but not near. A star will come from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will smash the forehead of Moab and strike down all the Shethites.

 

New Testament Fulfillment:

 

Luke 3:23,34 (CSB): 23As he began his ministry, Jesus was about thirty years old and was thought to be the son of Joseph, son of Heli… 34son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor…

 

The Jews throughout history believed that this Old Testament verse had huge messianic importance. Both Jewish sources from the Targums declare this.

 

Isaac had two sons, Jacob and Esau. This means that the Messiah could only come from half of the line of Isaac. Jesus fulfills this required lineage.

 

Source: Josh McDowell