Prophecies concerning His suffering: (The first reference is the prediction; the second reference records its fulfillment.) Messiah will be rejected by the people (Isaiah 53:3; Luke 13:34).

The Old Testament is filled with prophecies that foretold the coming of a Messiah. These prophecies spanned centuries, addressing various aspects of the Messiah’s birth, life, and mission.

We can be certain that Jesus was the promised Christ, in part, because he is the only person in the history of the world who fulfilled hundreds of Old Testament prophecies: He was born in ...

Consideration In the Magnificat, Mary draws on the Old Testament prophecies and exults in praise of God. Mary’s Son is destined to fulfill God’s promises to his people.

From Micah 5:2, which declares the birthplace of Messiah in Bethlehem, to Hosea 11:1, which foretells Jesus’ escape to Egypt to hide from King Herod, Jesus is ever present in the Old Testament.

In a word, he charges an entire testament of the Christian Bible with pervasive theological deficiency—the Old Testament. Boyd’s criterion for measuring the Old Testament’s theological deficiency is, ...

The Old Testament forbade the common practice of child sacrifice, for it “profaned the name of God” (Lev. 18:21). Those who engaged in it were to be stoned to death (Lev. 20:2).

At least three times in this book, Brent Strawn assures readers that he doesn’t believe that Christian preachers and teachers intentionally tell lies about the Old Testament. But that doesn’t diminish ...