| The Old | The New |
| “O Bethlehem… a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past” Micah 5:2 | “Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem” Matthew 2:1 |
| “The Virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son…” Isaiah 7:14 | “This is how Jesus… was born. His mother Mary… while she was still a virgin… became pregnant” Matthew 1:18 |
| “He will open the eyes of the blind and unstop the ears of the deaf. The lame will leap… and those who cannot speak will shout” Isaiah 35:5-6 | A vast crowd brought Him the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others… and laid them before Jesus. And He healed them all” Matthew 15:30 |
| “He was despised and rejected… We turned our backs on Him… He was despised and we did not care” Isaiah 53:3 | “Pilate asked them, ‘what should I do with Jesus…?’ And they all shouted ‘crucify him!’” Matthew 27:22 |
| “He was… treated harshly, yet He never said a word. He was led as a lamb to the slaughter. He did not open His mouth” Isaiah 53:7 | “But when the leading priests and other leaders made their accusations against Him, Jesus remained silent” Matthew 27:12 |
| “But He was wounded and he crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace. He was whipped and we were healed”: Isaiah 53:5 | “They blindfolded [Jesus] and hit His face with their fists” Mark 14:65 “..Pilate… ordered Jesus flogged with a lead-tipped whip” Mark 15:15 |
| “They have pierced my hands and feet” Pslam 22:16 | “…they crucified [Jesus]” John 19:18 |
| “They divided My clothes among themselves and throw dice for My garments” Psalm 22:18 | “After they had nailed [Jesus] to the cross, the soldiers gambled for His clothes by throwing dice” Matthew 27:35 |
| “The Lord laid on Him the guilt and sins of us all” Isaiah 53:6 | “…[Jesus] Christ died for our sins” 1 Corinthians 15:3 |
| “He was buried… He was put in a rich man’s grave” Isaiah 53:9 | “Joseph, a rich man… asked for Jesus’ body and… placed it in his own new tomb…” Matthew 27:57-60 |
| “.. You will not abandon me to the grave, nor will You let your Holy One see decay” Psalm 16:10 | “…[Jesus] Christ had died… He was buried, and He was raised from the dead on the third day…” 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 |
I have been meaning to update this with a Old versus New testament topic and I believe I have finally found one that I can write out and is fairly self-explanatory. I will be honest and tell you all that I have borrowed this most helpful table from a Bible study that I recently was working on and I thought that it was what I needed in order to make this blog work out properly. Table tells us the prophesies of the old testament regarding the crucifixion and it shows us how the birth of Christ Jesus fulfilled every one of them.
We are so completely blessed in so many miraculous ways that we have over the years stopped seeing God in all things and have instead replaced Him in the name of science. Coming back to the Lord is one of the easiest things you can do. All of your questions are answered through the Word and you are left feeling nothing but whole. Our God is so great and I pray that we can learn to see everything the way we should see it instead of by-passing the wonders of the world and taking them for granted. Prayer is the most powerful way to speak to God. Praise Him daily and you will receive the bounty He has promised in return!
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