lesson 2.3 the pre-incarnate Christ

III OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY

TOPIC

Christ's lineage and genealogy

• The seed of the _

• The seed of _

• The tribe of _

• The house of _

Woman

Abraham

Judah

David

1. The seed of the woman

• The passage in the Old testament is _

• The passage in the New testament is _

• Seed means _; _; _

• This is an unusual reference; the usual reference is to the _ seed

• Seems to be a prophetical statement, ultimately pointing to the _ _

Genesis 3:15

Galatians 4:4

Offspring, prosperity, lineage

Man's

Virgin birth

2. The seed of Abraham

• What are the two OT passages?

• What are the two NT passages?

• It starts with _ next _ and then _

Genesis 12:3, 22:18

Matthew 1:1, Galatians 3:16

Abraham, Isaac, Christ

3. The tribe of Judah

• What is the OT passage?

• What are the two NT passages?

• What kind of line was through the tribe of Judah?

• What does the phrase “ until Shiloh come” many people think mean?

• This also means?

• This sees Shiloh as referring to who?

• And this refers to his right to rule and reign with the scepter of power

Genesis 49:10

Hebrews 7:14, Revelation 5:5

The ruling line

He whose it is

To whom it belongs

Messiah/Christ

4. The House of David

• What are the two OT passages?

• What are the three NT passages?

• What symbolizes a fresh, righteous shoot growing from the stump of a fallen, broken davidic dynasty?

• This represents who? He restores David's line

• Which two passages are Christ genealogy found?

2 Samuel 7:12-16, Jeremiah 23:5

Luke 1:32-33, Romans 1:3, Matthew 1:1

A righteous branch

Jesus Christ

Matthew 1, Luke 3

4. The house of David continued….

• Matthew is a genealogy of who?

• Who is his father?

• Luke 3 is the genealogy of who?

• He is the son-in-law of who?

• Who in Luke 3. The son is italicized and used in accordance with _ usage.

• In Hebrew and koine Greek, The term for sun could be applied to descendants or in-laws in a broader sense of familial bonding

• Matthew, 1. Has Joseph coming through which son of David?

• Thus, Christ is the rightful heir to the throne of David

• Luke 3 would indicate that Mary is the descendant of David through his son _

• Thus, Christ is a direct biological descendant of David

Joseph

Jacob

Mary

Heli

Jewish

Solomon

Nathan

Christ's birth and incarnation

What are the three main points in this section?

1. The virgin birth

2. Born in Bethlehem

3. Divine- human identity

1. The Virgin birth

• What is the Old testament passage?

• What are the two NT passages?

• The Virgin birth is the crucial detail, ensuring Christ's _

• This _ the inherited sin nature passed down from Adam

• Critics argue that the Hebrew at Almah only means? (They say it does not imply virginity)

Isaiah 7:14

Matthew 1:22-23, Luke 1:34-35

Sinlessness

Bypasses

Young woman

1. The Virgin birth continued

Evidences that Almah and Isaiah 7:14 means virgin

• How many times does the word Almahappear in the OT?

• In each case, it refers to a young, unmarried woman who would naturally be understood as sexually pure

• There is no clear case where Almah refers to a _

• What are the seven examples of Almah being used?

Seven

Non-virgin

Rebekah- Genesis 24:43

Miriam- Exodus 2:8

Psalm 68:25

Proverbs 30:19

Song of Solomon 1:3

Song of Solomon 6:8

Isaiah 7:14

The Virgin birth continued

Evidences that Almah and Isaiah 7:14 means virgin

• The prophecy promises a _ sign

• A normal birth would not be a sign, but a virgin conceiving a child would be

• Why is the ancient Jewish translation called?

• This translation indicates _

• The Greek translation of the Hebrew OT produce centuries before Christ's incarnation is called the _

• This translation translates Almah in Isaiah 7:14 with the Greek word _

• This word primarily means _ or _

• These are referring to a young woman of marriageable age who is sexually pure

• This demonstrates that the Jewish translators before the time of Jesus understood the passage to refer to a _

• The New testament interprets it as a virgin birth- what are the two NT passages?

Miraculous

The Septuagint

Virgin

The Septuagint

Parthenos

Virgin, maiden

Virgin

Matthew 1:22-23, Matthew 1:18-20

2. Born in Bethlehem

• This is found in what OT passage?

• This is found in what NT passage?

• The child was born in Bethlehem; the son of God was _

• This has a connection to what covenant?

• Bethlehem is the city of _

• He is to be “ruler in all Isreal” which points to the _ _ of David

• Who understood that Bethlehem would be the birth place of the Messiah?

Micah 5:2

Matthew 2:1-6

Eternal

Davidic

David

Royal line

The Jewish religious leaders

2. Born in Bethlehem continued

The _ of Christ's 1st coming

• Not born in the political center of _

• Not born in the religious center of _

• The small village of Bethlehem highlights the truth of what passage?

Humility

Rome

Jerusalem

Philippians 2:5-8

2. Born in Bethlehem continued

The symbolism of Bethlehem

• Bethlehem means? (In Hebrew)

• This is a _

• Jesus claimed to be what?

• This is a _

• Where did Joseph and Mary live?

• It was a decree from Ceasar Augustus that became the human reason why they returned to their ancestral town of _

• They were descendents of _

• Was this just fortunite timing? NO

• God has _ control over human history

• He will fulfil his prophetic word!

House of bread

Place

Bread of life

Person

Nazareth

Bethlehem

David

Sovereign

3. Divine- human identity

• What is the OT passage?

• What is the 2 NT passages?

• The OT passage provides a clear prophetic _ for the NT doctrine of the _

• What phrase shows the humanity of the Messiah?

• What phrase shows the Deity of the Messiah?

• The fact of the son being given suggests _ and _

• The _ titles of deity are: _ and _

Isaish 9:6-7

John 1:1-14, Luke 1:31-33

Foundation

Incarnation

Unto us a child is born

Unto us a son is given

Divine Origin, preexistence

Direct

The mighty God, the everlasting Father