Theme guide
The Messiah
The Anointed One
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This traces the promise of an anointed deliverer from the Old Testament to Jesus. It only includes links the New Testament itself draws.
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Through Abraham's seed
and 3:16 apply this to Christ.
- 2
A prophet like Moses
Applied to Jesus in .
- 3
David's Lord
Jesus applies it to Himself in .
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Unto us a child is born
On the throne of David (compare ).
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Out of Bethlehem
Cited in .
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Thy King cometh, lowly
Fulfilled at the triumphal entry, .
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I that speak unto thee am he
Jesus tells the woman of Samaria.
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Both Lord and Christ
Peter at Pentecost.
Questions for reflection
- Why did many expect a different kind of Messiah?
- How does Jesus explain the Messiah's suffering ()?
- What does confessing 'Jesus is the Christ' mean for you?