Christ Foretold by the Prophets
Romans 1:2
(Which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)…


I. WHO THEY WERE. Persons —

1. Speaking by special Divine impulse (1 Samuel 10:6; 1 Corinthians 14:1).

2. Employed by God to reveal His will and to foretell future events.

3. Moved to compose and sing hymns to God (Exodus 15:20; 1 Chronicles 25:1).

4. Living in habitual communion with God.

II. WHAT THEY PROMISED. Christ and His salvation (Luke 24:27; Acts 3:18; Acts 10:43).

1. By Moses as —

(1)  The woman's seed (Genesis 3:15).

(2)  Abraham's seed (Genesis 22:18).

(3)  Shiloh (Genesis 49:10).

(4)  The prophet like unto Himself (Deuteronomy 18:15).

2. By David as —

(1)  His son (Psalm 132:11).

(2)  His Lord (Psalm 110:1).

(3)  The Anointed (Psalm 2:2; Psalm 84:9).

(4)  The Priest-King (Psalm 110:1).

(5)  The Pierced One (Psalm 22:16).

3. By Isaiah as —

(1)  The Virgin's Son (Isaiah 7:14).

(2)  Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6).

(3)  Rod out of the stem of Jesse. (Isaiah 11:1).

(4)  Man of sorrows (Isaiah 53:3).

(5)  Wounded and bruised Surety (Isaiah 53:5; Isaiah 10:1-12:6).

(6)  God's righteous Servant (Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 52:13; Isaiah 53:11).

4. By Jeremiah as —

(1)  The righteous Branch (Jeremiah 23:5).

(2)  The Lord our Righteousness (Jeremiah 23:6).

5. By Ezekiel as the true David, the Shepherd King (Ezekiel 37:24).

6. By Daniel as Messiah the Prince (Daniel 9:25, 26).

7. By Micah as the Judge of Israel (Micah 5:2).

8. By Haggai as the Desire of all nations (Haggai 2:7).

9. By Zechariah as —

(1)  The Pierced One (Zechariah 12:10).

(2)  The Man who was Jehovah's Shepherd and Fellow (Zechariah 13:7).

10. By Malachi as —

(1)  The Messenger of the Covenant (Malachi 3:1).

(2)  The Sun of Righteousness (Malachi 4:3).

(T. Robinson, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

WEB: which he promised before through his prophets in the holy Scriptures,




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