al m Fulfillment of Prophecy plhrow Popular Assumption: Fulfillment in Christ = the realization of a singular, specific prognostication about Christ.

al m Fulfillment of Prophecy plhrow Skins are filled with water in Gen 21:19. Wine fills bowls in Isa 65:11. A hand can be filled with something in 2 Kgs 9:24. The stomach can be filled with food in Job 38:39. “to fill something with physical material”Literal Sense:

al m Fulfillment of Prophecy plhrow “to fill something with physical material”Literal Sense: Sins fill the land in Ez 9:11 People fill and office or job in Ex 28:41. The Holy Spirit fills people in Ex 31:3. A period of time may be filled in Ex 23:26. Figurative Sense: “to fill as if empty”

al m Fulfillment of Prophecy plhrow “to fill something with physical material”Literal Sense: Nathan confirms Bathsheba’s non-predictive words in 1 Kgs 1:14 God shows promise was not empty in 1 Kgs 8:15,24 (// 2 Chr 6:4,15). Abiathar’s removal shows that judgment was not empty in 1 Kgs 2:27. The Cyrus Edict shows Jeremiah’s prophecy was not empty 2 Chr 36:21. Regarding Words: “to show that words are not empty” Figurative Sense: “to fill as if empty”

al m plhrow “to show that words are not empty” Non-predictive Statements: Hosea 11:1 (Matt 2:15) Predictive, but Historically Fulfilled: Isa 7:14b (Matt 1:23) Predictive, Unfulfilled Statements: Isa 9:1-2 (Matt 4:14) Predictive, Begun and Continuing: Jer 31:15 (Matt 2:18) Categories of Fulfillment in Matthew

al m Fulfillment of Prophecy plhrow “to show that words are not empty” Non-predictive Statements: Hosea 11:1 (Matt 2:5) Hosea Exodus Typology Christ

al m Fulfillment of Prophecy plhrow “to show that words are not empty” Christ Isaiah Sign of Child Typology Predictive, but Historically Fulfilled: Isa 7:14b (Matt 1:23)

al m Fulfillment of Prophecy plhrow “to show that words are not empty” Sorrow of Bethlehem Jeremiah Sorrow of Exile Continuation-Extension Predictive, Begun and Continuing: Jer 31:15 (Matt 2:18)

al m Fulfillment of Prophecy plhrow “to show that words are not empty” “to show that words are not empty” IsaiahRestoration of Northern Israel after Exile Christ Predictive, Unfulfilled Statements: Isa 9:1-2 (Matt 4:14) (Sometimes anticipated to some degree by previous events.)