Part 2: Prophecy Fulfilled Before Christs Birth

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Part 2 Prophecy Fulfilled Before Christs Birth

• Session 1

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Old Testament Prophecy Defies Expectations

• We might think that most Biblical prophecy deals
  with Christs 1st and 2nd comings.
• Actually, Paynes Encyclopedia of Biblical
  Prophecy lists 395 prophecies out of 767 in the
  Bible as being fulfilled before Christs 1st
  coming.
• O.T. prophecy dealt with matters great and small.

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Some dealt with the personal lives of O.T. people

• Gideons victory (Judges 79-14)
• Aarons coming to meet Moses (Exodus 414)
• The strife in Davids family (2 Samuel 1210-12)

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Others pointed to steps along the way in
fulfillment of Messiah

• The Birth of Isaac (Genesis 1715-21)

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All prophecy indirectly served the coming of
Christ

• Points to the Lord as true God, always faithful
  to his promises.
• Fulfillment of short-term prophecies gave
  assurance of the fulfillment of long-term
  prophecies.

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Dilemma

• There are too many fulfilled O.T. prophecies to
  look at them all.

• Lets look at the most notable ones, instead.

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The Period of the Patriarchs

• READ Genesis 61-3, 11-18 2 Peter 25 Hebrews
  117
• What great event does God predict here?
• Why does he predict it? (two reasons)
• Why is it very significant that this prophecy was
  fulfilled?
• Cf. 2 Peter 33-7

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The Families of the Earth

• READ Genesis 918-27.
• Who is cursed in this prophecy? Why? How was
  the prophecy fulfilled? Cf. Joshua 921 2
  Chronicles 217, 18 87-9.
• Who is blessed in this prophecy? How was this
  fulfilled?
• Cf. Isaiah 542-5 Romans 1520-21.

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The Promises to Abraham

• READ Genesis 121-3,7.
• What are the four promises to Abraham? How were
  they fulfilled?

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The promises of a son

• READ Genesis 151-6 1715-21 1810.
• What is the difference between the promises in
  chapter 15 and chapters 17 and 18?
• How may this partially explain the events of
  chapter 16?
• How was this fulfilled?
• Why was this promise especially significant?