4. That he would be called Immanuel (God with us).
OT, Isaiah 7:14 (see #1 above).
NT, Matthew 1:23 – The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel – which means, “God with us.”
5. That he would have a forerunner.
OT, Isaiah 40:3 – A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God.”
NT, Matthew 1:1-3 – In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah.
6. That he would be born in Bethlehem.
OT, Micah 5:2 – But you Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from old, from ancient times.
NT, Matthew 2:1-2 – After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?” We saw his star in the east and came to worship him.
7. That he would be worshiped by wise men and presented with gifts.
OT, Psalm 72:10 – The kings of Tarshish and of distant shores will bring tribute to him; the kings of Sheba and Seba will present him with gifts.
NT, Matthew 2:11 – On coming to the house, they saw the child and his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.
8. That he would be in Egypt for a season.
OT, Hosea 11:1 – When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
NT, Matthew 2:14-15 – So he got up, took the child and his mother and escaped to Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”