Jesus in the Prophets:
Minor prophets with messianic prophecies (cont’d):
3. Amos 9:11 – On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old.
New Testament – Acts 15:16-17 – After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild it s ruins, and I will set it up; so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things.
4. Micah 2:12 – I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together like sheep of the fold, like a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make a loud noise because of so many people.
New Testament – John 10:14 – I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.
5. Habakkuk 2:14 – The herds shall lie down in her midst, every beast of the nation. Both the pelican and the bittern shall lodge on the capitals of her pillars; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be at the threshold; for He will lay bare the cedar work.
New Testament – Romans 11:26 – And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: “The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
6. Zechariah 6:12-13 – Then speak to him, saying, thus says the Lord of hosts, saying: “Behold, the Man whose name is the BRANCH! From His place He shall branch out, and He shall build the temple of the Lord; Yes, He shall build the temple of the Lord. He shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule on His throne, so He shall be a priest on His throne, and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.
New Testament – Hebrews 8:1-2 – Now this is the main point of the things we are saying: We have such a High Priest, who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not by man.
7. Malachi 4:2-3 – But to you who fear My name the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings; and you shall go out and grow fat like stall-fed calves. You shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this, says the Lord of hosts.
New Testament – John 1:6-9 – There was a man sent from God, whose name was John (the Baptist). This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness to that Light. That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.