1. OT Messianic Prophecy
Gen. 3:15 proto-evangelium: Woman’s seed crush the head of serpent
Gen. 12:3: all nations blessed through our father Abraham
2 Sam. 7:14 Messiah to be a son of David and an everlasting kingdom—God will build him a house; Messiah ben David

2. Messiah as fulfillment of prophecy
Isa. 7:14 virgin with child…Immanuel
Isa. 9:1-2, [Galilee]; 6-7 unto us a child is born…mighty God,
Micah 5:2 born in Bethlehem…out of you a ruler
Zech 9:9 entering Jerusalem on a donkey
Psalmic foreshadowing: Ps. 22:1 “My God, My God why have you forsaken me…”
Malachi 4:5 OT ends--Elijah coming before

3. Messiah as Suffering Servant: Messiah ben Joseph
Isa. 53:3 despised and rejected suffering servant
Isa. 53:7 silence
Isa. 53:9 criminalize yet rich in death
Pierced and beaten Isa 53:5f –substitutionary atonement

4. Major OT lessons
God is dynamic, moving history, engaging in people’s lives, moving things to His ends.
People have a choice on how they respond to good & evil, choices matter
Sin – consequences; redemptive activity: evil good
Prophecy  Fulfillment: God’s caring control

5. Major OT lessons (cont)
God’s grace on those who repent: David, Ahab
Wesley: best of all Immanuel – “God with us” big theme (Isa. 7:14)