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The Prophecy Of Jesus’ Birth
Contributed by Ricky Tuttle Thd on Dec 14, 2021 (message contributor)
Summary: Can the Bible be trusted? Yes indeed! Because of prophecy that has already been fulfilled.
Do You Hear What I Hear
Said the night wind to the little lamb,
do you see what I see
Way up in the sky, little lamb,
do you see what I see
A star, a star, dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kite
With a tail as big as a kite
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
do you hear what I hear
Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,
do you hear what I hear
A song, a song, high above the trees
With a voice as big as the sea
With a voice as big as the sea
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,
do you know what I know
In your palace warm, mighty king,
do you know what I know
A Child, a Child shivers in the cold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Let us bring Him silver and gold
Said the king to the people everywhere,
listen to what I say
Pray for peace, people everywhere!
listen to what I say
The Child, the Child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
He will bring us goodness and light
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a carol composed in October 1962, with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne Baker. The pair created this carol as an appeal for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis. This carol's lyrics recall the birth of Jesus and the events surrounding the traditional Christmas story.
The Prophecy Of Jesus’ Birth
Matthew 1: 18-25
12-19-2021 AM
Before we dive in and answer the question of where the Old Testament predicts Jesus’ birth, let’s take a moment to answer another question: How can you trust biblical prophecy?
The answer is found in the very Scripture itself:
Deuteronomy 18:21-22 “And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?
22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.”
You can test the prophetic accuracy of Scripture by asking just one question: Did it come to pass?
This is really the only way to know if something that is prophesied is true or not.
Let’s consider just a few of these prophecies from the Old Testament.
Here are five statements (prophecies) about the birth of the Messiah
1. Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
From the very beginning, right after Adam and Eve disobeyed God, he gave hope that a Saviour would be coming from the seed of the woman, Eve.
God revealed right away that this seed would be the one that would crush the head of the serpent.
We know that seed pointed to Jesus.
Moses is credited as the author of the book of Genesis.
The time of his writing isn’t one hundred percent certain, but is estimated to be about 1500 years before Christ was born.
2. Genesis 12:3 “And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
In this verse, God is making a promise to Abram that he (God) would make him into a great nation.
As part of that promise he tells him that all people on earth will be blessed through him (Abram).
This blessing of all mankind points to the one who would redeem peoples from every tribe and tongue on the face of the earth.
The blessing of salvation is for all who would believe and trust Christ to become their salvation.
3. Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”
This Scripture points to the manner in which he would be born, and also to one of the names given to Christ: Immanuel, meaning God with us.
This was pointing to both his human birth and his divine nature.
This was written over 700 years before Christ was born.
4. Micah 5:2 “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.”
We know Jesus was born in Bethlehem and this Scripture tells us in advance the place Jesus would be born.
This prophecy was written by Micah approximately 800 years before Christ was born.
