New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about jesus in the old testament

Spotting hidden Easter eggs or foreshadowing in your favorite movie series makes watching the plot unfold way cooler when everything finally connects. Searching through these verses about jesus in the old testament reveals a massive trail of clues, prophecies, and symbols pointing straight to the coming savior long before he was ever born in Bethlehem. Centuries before the Gospels were even written down, ancient prophets dropped hyper-specific details about where the Messiah would come from, how he would act, and even the exact way he would suffer for humanity. Writers penned descriptions of a future king, a wounded servant, and a rescue plan that didn't just pop up out of nowhere in the New Testament. Putting those old puzzle pieces together proves that the entire storyline of the Bible is tightly connected from start to finish. Recognizing those early hints gives you a whole new level of appreciation for how carefully planned history actually is.

I will put hatred between you and the woman. Your children and her children will be enemies. Her son will crush your head. And you will crush his heel."
Genesis 3:15

I will bless those who bless you. I will put a curse on anyone who calls down a curse on you. All nations on earth will be blessed because of you."
Genesis 12:3

All nations on earth will be blessed because of your children. All of that will happen because you have obeyed me."
Genesis 22:18

The right to rule will not leave Judah. The ruler's rod will not be taken from between his feet. It will be his until the king it belongs to comes. It will be his until the nations obey him.
Genesis 49:10

"I see him, but I don't see him now. I view him, but he isn't near. A star will come from among the people of Jacob. A king will rise up out of Israel. He'll crush the foreheads of the people of Moab. He'll crush the skulls of all of the sons of Sheth.
Numbers 24:17

The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me. He will be one of your own people. You must listen to him.
Deuteronomy 18:15

Some day your life will come to an end. You will join the members of your family who have already died. Then I will make one of your own sons the next king after you. And I will make his kingdom secure.
2 Samuel 7:12

He is the one who will build a house where I will put my Name. " ' "I will set up the throne of his kingdom. It will last forever.
2 Samuel 7:13

I will announce what the Lord has promised. He said to me, "You are my son. Today I have become your father.
Psalm 2:7

For the director of music. A psalm of David to the tune of "The Doe of the Morning." My God, my God, why have you deserted me? Why do you seem to be so far away when I need you to save me? Why do you seem to be so far away that you can't hear my groans?
Psalm 22:1

A group of sinful people has closed in on me. They are all around me like a pack of dogs. They have pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalm 22:16

They divide up my clothes among them. They cast lots for what I am wearing.
Psalm 22:18

A psalm of David. The Lord says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your control."
Psalm 110:1

The stone the builders didn't accept has become the most important stone of all.
Psalm 118:22

The Lord himself will give you a miraculous sign. The virgin is going to have a baby. She will give birth to a son. And he will be called Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14

A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.
Isaiah 9:6

Jesse's family is like a tree that has been cut down. A new little tree will grow from its stump. From its roots a Branch will grow and produce fruit.
Isaiah 11:1

Men looked down on him. They didn't accept him. He knew all about sorrow and suffering. He was like someone people turn their faces away from. We looked down on him. We didn't have any respect for him.
Isaiah 53:3

He suffered the things we should have suffered. He took on himself the pain that should have been ours. But we thought God was punishing him. We thought God was wounding him and making him suffer.
Isaiah 53:4

But the servant was pierced because we had sinned. He was crushed because we had done what was evil. He was punished to make us whole again. His wounds have healed us.
Isaiah 53:5

All of us are like sheep. We have wandered away from God. All of us have turned to our own way. And the Lord has placed on his servant the sins of all of us.
Isaiah 53:6

He was beaten down and made to suffer. But he didn't open his mouth. He was led away like a sheep to be killed. Lambs are silent while their wool is being cut off. In the same way, he didn't open his mouth.
Isaiah 53:7

"A new day is coming," announces the Lord. "At that time I will raise up from David's royal line a true and rightful Branch. He will be a King who will rule wisely. He will do what is fair and right in the land.
Jeremiah 23:5

"A new day is coming," announces the Lord. "I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel. I will also make it with the people of Judah.
Jeremiah 31:31

"In my vision I saw One who looked like a son of man. He was coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Eternal God. He was led right up to him.
Daniel 7:13

And he was given authority, glory and a kingdom. People from every nation and language worshiped him. His authority will last forever. It will not pass away. His kingdom will never be destroyed.
Daniel 7:14

The Lord says, "Bethlehem, you might not be an important town in the nation of Judah. But out of you will come a ruler over Israel for me. His family line goes back to the early years of your nation. It goes all the way back to days of long ago." Bethlehem was also called Ephrathah.
Micah 5:2

"City of Zion, be full of joy! People of Jerusalem, shout! See, your king comes to you. He always does what is right. He has the power to save. He is gentle and riding on a donkey. He is sitting on a donkey's colt.
Zechariah 9:9

I told them, "If you think it is best, give me my pay. But if you don't think so, you keep it." So they paid me 30 silver coins.
Zechariah 11:12

"I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on David's family line. I will also send it on those who live in Jerusalem. They will look to me. I am the one they have pierced. They will sob over me as someone sobs over an only child who has died. They will be full of sorrow over me, just like someone who is full of sorrow over an oldest son.
Zechariah 12:10

"My sword, wake up! Attack my shepherd! Attack the man who is close to me," announces the Lord who rules over all. "Strike the shepherd down. Then the sheep will be scattered. And I will turn my hand against their little ones.
Zechariah 13:7

The Lord who rules over all says, "I will send my messenger. He will prepare my way for me. Then suddenly the Lord you are looking for will come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant will come. He is the one you long for."
Malachi 3:1

New International Reader s Version - NIrV - 1996

Verses about jesus in the old testament

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