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Genesis 3:15 - And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.''

Seed of a woman

Galatians 4:4 - But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law,

Genesis 12:3 - And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.''

Descendant of Abraham

Matthew 1:1
- The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
Genesis 17:19 - But God said, "No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.?

Descendant of Isaac

Luke 3:34 - the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
Numbers 24:17 - ""I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; A star shall come forth from Jacob, A scepter shall rise from Israel, And shall crush through the forehead of Moab, And tear down all the sons of Sheth.

Descendant of Jacob

Matthew 1:2 - Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

Genesis 49:10 - " The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes, And to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.?

From the tribe of Judah

Luke 3:33 - the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

Isaiah 9:7 - There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.

Heir to the throne of David

Luke 1:32 - ""He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;
Psalm 45:6 - Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your fellows.

Annointed and eternal

Hebrews 1:8 - But about the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom.
9 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy."
10 He also says, "In the beginning, O Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands.
11 They will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment.
12 You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end."
Micah 5:2 - "" But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.''

Born in Bethlehem

Luke 2:4 - Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
Daniel 9:25 - "So you are to know and discern that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until Messiah the Prince there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with plaza and moat, even in times of distress.?

Time for His birth

Luke 2:1 - Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.
2 This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Isaiah 7:14 - "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.

To be born of a virgin

Luke 1:26 - Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,
27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
30 The angel said to her, " Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.
31 "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.
Jeremiah 31:15 - Thus says the LORD, " A voice is heard in Ramah, Lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; She refuses to be comforted for her children, Because they are no more.''

Slaughter of children

Matthew 2:16 - When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.
17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:
18 "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."
Hosea 11:1 - When Israel was a youth I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son.

Flight to Egypt

Matthew 2:14 - So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,
15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."
Isaiah 40:3 - A voice is calling, "" Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
4 "Let every valley be lifted up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;
5 Then the glory of the LORD will be revealed, And all flesh will see it together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.''

The way prepared

Luke 3:3 - He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
4 As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "A voice of one calling in the desert, `Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
5 Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth.
6 And all mankind will see God's salvation.'"
Malachi 3:1 - "Behold, I am going to send My messenger, and he will clear the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; and the messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,'' says the LORD of hosts.

Preceded by forerunner

Luke 7:24
- After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: "What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?
27 This is the one about whom it is written: "`I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'
Malachi 4:5 - "See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes.
6 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse."

Preceded by Elijah

Matthew 11:13 - ""For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
14 ""And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come.
Psalm 78:2 - I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
4 We will not conceal them from their children, But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.

Declared the Son of God

Matthew 3:17
- and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "" This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.''
Isaiah 9:1 - But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make it glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
2 The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.

Galilean ministry

Matthew 4:13
- Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali-
14 to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
15 "Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, along the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles--
16 the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned."
Psalm 78:2 - I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings of old,
3 Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
4 We will not conceal them from their children, But tell to the generation to come the praises of the LORD, And His strength and His wondrous works that He has done.

Speak in parables

Matthew 13:34
- Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
35 So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: "I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the creation of the world."
Deuteronomy 18:15 - " The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your countrymen, you shall listen to him.?

A prophet

Acts 3:20
- and that he may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you--even Jesus.
22 For Moses said, `The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you.
Isaiah 61:1 - The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

To bind up the brokenhearted

Luke 4:18
- "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."
Luke 4:18 - "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor."

Rejected by His own people

John 1:11
- He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him.
Luke 23:18 - But they cried out all together, saying, "" Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!''
Psalm 110:4 -The LORD has sworn and will not change His mind, "You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.''

Priest after order of Melchizedek

Hebrew 5:5,6
- So Christ also did not take upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, "You are my Son; today I have become your Father. "
Zechariah 9:9 - Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Triumphal entry

Mark 11: 7
- When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it.
9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, "Hosanna! " "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
11 Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
Psalm 8:2 - From the mouth of infants and nursing babes You have established strength Because of Your adversaries, To make the enemy and the revengeful cease.

Adored by infants

Matthew 21:15
- But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple area, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant.
16 "Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked him. "Yes," replied Jesus, "have you never read, "`From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise' ?"
Isaiah 53:1 - Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed

Not believed

John 12:37
- Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him.
38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: "Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"
Psalm 41:9 - Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Betrayed by close friend

Luke 22:47
- While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him,
48 but Jesus asked him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"
Zechariah 11:12 - I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.

Betrayed for thirty pieces of silver

Matthew 26:14
- Then one of the Twelve--the one called Judas Iscariot--went to the chief priests
15 and asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" So they counted out for him thirty silver coins.
Psalm 35:11 - Ruthless witnesses come forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.

Accused by false witnesses

Mark 14:57
- Then some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
Isaiah 53:7 - He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.

Silent to accusations

Mark 15:4
- So again Pilate asked him, "Aren't you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of."
5 But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
Isaiah 50:6 - I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.

Spat on and struck

Matthew 26:67
- Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him
Psalm 35:19 - Let not those gloat over me who are my enemies without cause; let not those who hate me without reason maliciously wink the eye.

Hated without reason

John 15:24
- If I had not done among them what no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin. But now they have seen these miracles, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.
25 But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: `They hated me without reason.'
Isaiah 53:5 - But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Vicarious sacrifice

Romans 5:6
- You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.
8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Isaiah 53:12 - Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Crucified with malefactors

Mark 15:27
- They crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left.
Zechariah 12:10 - "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

Pierced through hands and feet

John 20:27
- Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."
Psalm 22:7 - All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads:
8 "He trusts in the LORD; let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him."

Sneered and mocked

Luke 23:35
- The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, "He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One."
Psalm 69:9 - for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

Was reproached

Romans 15 3
- For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."
Psalm 109:4 - In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

Prayers for His enemies

Luke 23:34
- Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
Psalm 22:17 - I can count all my bones; people stare and gloat over me.
18 They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.

Soldiers gambled for His clothing

Matthew 27:35
- When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
36 And sitting down, they kept watch over him there
Psalm 22:1 - My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?

Forsaken by God

Matthew 27:46
- About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"--which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
Psalm 34:20 - He protects all his bones, not one of them will be broken.

No bones broken

John 19:32
- The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other.
33 But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, they did not break his legs.
36 These things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled: "Not one of his bones will be broken,"
Zechariah 12:10 - "And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.

His side pierced

John 19:34
- Instead, one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.
Isaiah 53:9 - He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

Buried with the rich

Matthew 27:57
- As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus.
58 Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus' body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
59 Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,
60 and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut out of the rock. He rolled a big stone in front of the entrance to the tomb and went away.
Psalm 16:10 -because you will not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.
Psalm 49:15 -But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself. Selah

To be resurrected

Mark 16:6
-"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, `He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.'
Psalm 68:18 - When you ascended on high, you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from the rebellious-- that you, O LORD God, might dwell there.

His ascension to God?s right hand

Mark 16:19
- After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God.
1 Corinthians 15:4- that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
Ephesians 4:8 - This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men."