The Origin of Jesus: Foretells With Remarkable Precision
When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’” – Matthew 2:3-6
Another important fact we ought to know about Jesus is that the circumstances of His birth were not just foretold by men of God thousands of years before His birth; His eventual birth and fulfilment of those things said about Him later were with amazing precision.
We have considered before how He was a fulfilment of many prophecies (please read that here). The scenario that ensued when the astrologers from the far east went to look for Him in the palace of Herod was a sharp pointer to this position. Herod, upon hearing that a king was born and not by any member of his own household, immediately summoned scribes to find out what had been written about this coming King.
That was what led to the resurfacing of the prophecy of Micah, an 8th-century BCE prophet who declared which town Jesus would be born in (Micah 5:2). Indeed, it is nothing short of remarkable the accuracy with which the circumstances of Jesus’ birth, His life and ministry, fulfilled many prophecies, most of them said or written thousands of years before He was born.
If nothing else attests to His divinity, and this is grossly understating the fact, that does. He is divine and forever reigns in glory.
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. – Habakkuk 2:14
Also read:
- The Origin of Jesus – He Was Born A Superstar
- Stairs to Nowhere: Finding True Direction in God’s Word
- The Wonders of the Altar (4)
- Men in the Bible: Adam – A Man of Intelligence
- The Bully
- Life-Threatening Night Cough Ceased
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