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MATTHEW | 1573

Jesus ’ Fulfillment of OT Prophecy

DESCRIPTION
NT REFERENCE
PROPHETIC PASSAGE ( S ) CITED /
FULFILLED
The virgin birth
Mt 1:22 – 23
Isa 7:14 ( LXX )
The Messiah originating from Bethlehem
Mt 2:5 – 6
Combination of Mic 5:2 and 2Sa 5:2
The holy family escapes to Egypt
Mt 2:15
Hos 11:1
The massacre of the infants
Mt 2:17 – 18
Jer 31:15
The holy family settles in Nazareth
Mt 2:23
No clear OT referent ; possibly alluding to Isa 11:1 , or to the OT concept of a Nazirite ( e . g ., Jdg 13:5 , 7 ; 16:17 ; 1Sa 2 ).
John the Baptist as precursor to Jesus Mt 3:3 ; Mk 1:2 – 3 ; Lk 3:4 – 6
Jesus settles in Capernaum , in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali
Jesus claims to fulfill the Law and the Prophets
Mt 4:14 – 16 Isa 9:1 – 2
Combines elements of Mal 3:1 ; Isa 40:3 ; and Ex 23:20 .
Mt 5:17 No specific OT referent .
Jesus ’ ministry of healing and exorcism Mt 8:17 Isa 53:4
Jesus appeals to Isaianic prophecy as proof that he is “ the one who is to come ”
John the Baptist prepares the way for Jesus
Mt 11:4 – 6 ; compare Jn 6:14
Likely based on Isa 29:18 – 19 ; 35:5 – 6 ; 61:1 – 2 .
Mt 11:10 ; Lk 7:27 Based on Mal 3:1 .
The secrecy of Jesus ’ ministry Mt 12:17 – 21 Isa 42:1 – 4
Jesus offers the sign of Jonah Mt 12:39 – 40 ; 16:4 ; Lk 11:29 – 30
The reason for Jesus ’ parabolic teaching Mt 13:14 – 15 ; Mk 4:12 ; Lk 8:10
More prophetic support for Jesus ’ parabolic teaching
Mt 13:35 Ps 78:2
Jesus here refers to the story of Jonah more broadly rather than to a specific prophetic quote .
Isa 6:9 – 10
Jesus sitting on a donkey ’ s colt
Mt 21:4 – 5 ; Jn 12:15
Zec 9:9 ; compare Isa 62:11 .
“ Blessed is he ( or , the king ) who comes in
Mk 11:9 ; Lk 19:38 ;
Ps 118:26
the name of the Lord ”
Jn 12:13
The suffering death of the Son of Man at
Lk 18:31 – 33
“ the prophets ”
the hands of Gentiles , and the resurrection
The betrayal of the Son of Man
Mt 26:24 ; Mk 14:21
No clear OT references .
The desertion by the disciples
Mt 26:31 ; Mk 14:27
Based on Zec 13:7 ; compare Isa 53:6
Jesus ’ violent arrest
Mt 26:56
“ the scriptures of the prophets ”
The chief priests use Judas ’ abandoned blood money to purchase a field .
Mt 27:9 – 10
Matthew attributes the quote to Jeremiah ( possibly thinking of both Jer 18:1 – 3 and 32:6 – 15 ), though the text is a paraphrase of Zec 11:13 .