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39. The Connection between the Torah (Taurat), Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), Gospels (Injeel), & Christian Bible

 

The Tanakh Fulfilled in the Messiah: The Coming of Jesus (‘Îsâ)

 

As we look across the Old Testament we see the story, pointing forward from Creation, of the Creator coming into the flesh. He who is from the beginning was coming to make God visible, the image of God, visible to mankind. The problem of sin spread, but God was coming to provide a way, the only way of life, through Christ.

 

As we look at the Old Testament, we see kings like David, prophets like Samuel, Elijah, and Elisha, and priests.  All of them are pointing forward through all of the prophecies to someone greater who is coming.  The prophets, priests, and kings were pointing forward to the King of all Kings, the great High Priest, the Prophet of all prophets.  God was coming to provide a sacrifice through His only Son. The Word of God was coming, not in stone tablets, but in flesh to show us the way.

 

Did you know that there are over 300 prophecies across the Old Testament that describe the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus? All of those 300+ prophecies, some of them made hundreds and thousands of years ahead of time, were all designed to show, prove, and evidence that God had not abandoned his people. His people had abandoned Him.  We had turned our back on God, but God was sent His son through a humanly-impossible birth to come and but be the sacrifice we need. Hear the prophecies and believe that Jesus is the fulfillment.  God wants us to know that Jesus really is who He says He is, the Son of God in flesh. Jesus is the Messiah.

·      Read in The Qur’an – 2:87, 2:253, 2:259, 4:163, 5:17, 9:30, 6:83-86

·      “Evidence for Jesus and the Bible” www.trustworthyword.com/evidence-for-jesus

 

Readings from The Qur’an:

·      The Qur’an 2:87 “And indeed, We gave Musa (Moses) the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave ‘Isa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), clear signs and supported him with Ruh-ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some you disbelieved and some you killed.”

·      The Qur’an 2:253) “to ‘Isa (Jesus), the son of Maryam (Mary), We gave clear proofs and evidences, and supported him with Ruh- ul-Qudus [Jibrael (Gabriel)].”

·      What are some of the miracles from the Bible that you find most significant from Jesus’ life? (https://www.trustworthyword.com/miracles)

·      What are some of the prophecies about Jesus’ coming that amaze you the most? (https://www.trustworthyword.com/jesus-fulfill-ot)

·      The Qur'an 2:259 “Or like the one who passed by a town and it had tumbled over its roofs. He said: "Oh! How will Allah ever bring it to life after its death?" So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him up (again). He said: "How long did you remain (dead)?" He (the man) said: "(Perhaps) I remained (dead) a day or part of a day". He said: "Nay, you have remained (dead) for a hundred years, look at your food and your drink, they show no change; and look at your donkey! And thus We have made of you a sign for the people. Look at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh". When this was clearly shown to him, he said, "I know (now) that Allah is Able to do all things.”

·      Why is this description of (town tumbled over, death & resurrection after) given that is not in the Bible? Why is it paired with the second to last sentence (“Look at the bones, how We bring them together and clothe them with flesh”) that seems to reference Ezekiel 37:1-14?

·      Ezekiel 37:7–8 “So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I prophesied, there was a sound, and behold, a rattling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone. [8] And I looked, and behold, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them. But there was no breath in them.”

·      Ezekiel 37 is one of the most famous prophecies of the book of Ezekiel, foreshadowing the restoration of the people of Israel from exile to their homeland as well as a foreshadow of spiritual life coming into dead souls through the life-giving Holy Spirit of God through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross?

·      The Qur'an 4:163. “Verily, We have sent the revelation to you (0 Muhammad) as We sent the revelation to Nuh (Noah) and the Prophets after him; We (also) sent the revelation to Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma`il (Ishmael), Ishaq (Isaac), Ya'qub (Jacob), and Al-Asbat [the offspring of the twelve sons of Ya'qub (Jacob)], 'Isa (Jesus), Ayyub (Job), Yunus (Jonah), Haran (Aaron), and Sulaiman (Solomon); and to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms).”

·      The Qur'an 5:17 “Surely, in disbelief are they who say that Allah is the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary) Say (Muhammad) "Who then has the least power against Allah, if He were to destroy the Messiah, son of Maryam (Mary), his mother, and all those who are on the earth together?" And to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them. He creates what He wills. And Allah is Able to do all things.”

·      The Qur'an 9:30 “and the Christians say: Messiah is the son of Allah. That is their saying with their mouths, resembling the saying of those who disbelieved aforetime. Allah's Curse be on them, how they are deluded away from the truth!”

·      According to the prophecies of the Scriptures (Psalms, Torah, Tanakh), how could Jesus not be the fulfilment as the Messiah/Christ?

·      How else could the Qur’an explain the fulfilment of 300+ prophecies about the Messiah from the Tanakh?

·      “Evidence for Jesus and the Bible” www.trustworthyword.com/evidence-for-jesus

·      The Qur'an 6:83-86 “And that was Our Proof which We gave Ibrahim (Abraham) against his people. We raise whom We will in degrees. Certainly your Lord is All-Wise, All-Knowing. 84. And We bestowed upon him Ishaq (Isaac) and Ya'qub (Jacob), each of them We guided, and before him, We guided Nub (Noah), and among his progeny Dawud (David), Sulaiman (Solomon), Ayyub (Job), Yusuf (Joseph), Musa (Moses), and Harun (Aaron). Thus do We reward Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers - see the footnote of V .9:120). 85. And Zakariya (Zachariya), and Yahya (John) and 'Isa (Jesus) and Iliyas (Elias), each one of them was of the righteous. 86. And Isma'il (Ishmael) and Al-Yasa' (Elisha), and Yunus (Jonah) and Lut (Lot), and each one of them We preferred above the 'Alamin [mankind and jinn (of their times)].

·      Since the Qur’an says revelation and guidance came to 'Isa (Jesus), and through the Torat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospels, Bible), shouldn’t Muslims know the full story of 'Isa (Jesus), given in the Tanakh and Bible?

 

Readings from The Tanakh and The Bible:

·      So many prophecies about the Messiah (Christ) in Isaiah and Psalms.  All the prophets are pointing forward with their 300+ prophecies to the coming of Jesus. How could all of these prophecies, made 2,000-500+ years before His birth, come true if He were not the Messiah?

 

Here are a few of the Messianic prophesies that are fulfilled in Jesus Christ:

1.    Offspring of a Woman – Genesis 3:15, Luke 2:7, Revelation 12:5

·      Genesis 3:15 “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head,and you shall bruise his heel.”

·      Luke 2:7 “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.”

·      Revelation 12:5 “She gave birth to a male child, one who is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron, but her child was caught up to God and to his throne”

2.    Offspring of Abraham – Genesis 18:18, Acts 3:25, Matthew 1:1, Luke 3:34

·       Genesis 18:18 “seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?”

·      Acts 3:25 “You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’”

·      Matthew 1:1 “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”

·      Luke 3:34 “the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor”

3.    Offspring of Isaac – Genesis 17:19, Matthew 1:2, Luke 3:34

·      Genesis 17:19 “God said, “No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.””

·      Matthew 1:2 “Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers”

·      Luke 3:34 “the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor”

4.   Offspring of Jacob – Numbers 24:17, Genesis 28:14, Luke 3:34, Matthew 1:2

·      Numbers 24:17 “I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall crush the forehead of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth.”

·      Genesis 28:14 “Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.”

·      Luke 3:34 “the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor”

·      Matthew 1:2 “Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers”

5.    Descended from the Tribe of Judah – Genesis 49:10, Luke 3:33, Matthew 1:2-3

·      Genesis 49:10 “The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.”

·      Luke 3:33 “the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah”

·      Matthew 1:2–3 “Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, [3] and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram”

6.   Heir to the Throne of David – Isaiah 9:7, 11:1-5, 2 Samuel 7:13, Jeremiah 23:5, Matthew 1:1,6, Luke 1:32-33

·      Isaiah 9:7 “Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.”

·      Isaiah 11:1–5 “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. [2] And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. [3] And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, [4] but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. [5] Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.”

·      Isaiah 11:2 “And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.”

·      1 Samuel 7:13 “So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.”

·      Jeremiah 23:5 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.”

·      Matthew 1:1 “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”

·      Matthew 1:6 “and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah”

·      Luke 1:32–33 “He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, [33] and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

7.    Born in Bethlehem – Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:1, Luke 2:4-7

·      Micah 5:2 “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.”

·      Matthew 2:1 “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem”

·      Luke 2:4–7 “And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, [5] to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. [6] And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. [7] And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.”

8.   Time of Birth – Daniel 9:25, Luke 2:1-2, 2:3-7

·      Daniel 9:25 “Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. And for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.”

·      Luke 2:1–2 “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. [2] This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.”

·      Luke 2:3–7 “And all went to be registered, each to his own town. [4] And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, [5] to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. [6] And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. [7] And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.”

9.   Born of a Virgin – Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18, Luke 1:26-35

·      Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.”

·      Matthew 1:18 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit.”

·      Luke 1:26–35 “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, [27] to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. [28] And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” [29] But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. [30] And 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 call his name Jesus. [32] He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, [33] and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” [34] And Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” [35] And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.”

10.         Slaughter of Infants – Jeremiah 31:15, Matthew 2:16-18

·      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.”

·      Matthew 2:16–18 “Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. [17] Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: [18] “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.”

11.       Escape into Egypt – Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:14-15

·      Hosea 11:1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.”

·      Matthew 2:14–15 “And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt [15] and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

12.      A Prophet, Like Moses – Deuteronomy 18:15, John 1:45, 16:15, Acts 3:19-26

·      Deuteronomy 18:15 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen”

·      John 1:45 “Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

·      John 16:15 “All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.”

·      Hebrews 11:32–40 “And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets—[33] who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, [34] quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. [35] Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. [36] Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. [37] They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated—[38] of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. [39] And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, [40] since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.”

·      Deuteronomy 18:15, 18 “The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers—it is to him you shall listen …I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him.”


See also:

·      “Evidence for Jesus and the Bible” www.trustworthyword.com/evidence-for-jesus

·      “What does the Bible say about Prophecies and their Fulfilment in Christ?”

www.trustworthyword.com/what-does-the-bible-say-about-prophecies-and-their-fulfillment-in-christ

·      “How are the Old and New Testaments Connected?”

www.trustworthyword.com/ot-nt-connected

·      “How is Jesus the Fulfillment of the Old Testament?” www.trustworthyword.com/jesus-fulfill-ot