19
THE PROMISE OF A MESSIAH
He will be a Descendant of Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3)
The LORD had said to Abram,“Leave your country, your people and your father’s
household and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation
and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will
bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on
earth will be blessed through you.”
He will be from the Tribe of Judah (Genesis 49:10)
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his
feet, until he comes to whom it belongs and the obedience of the nations is his.
He will be from the House of David (2 Samuel 7:12-13)
When your days are over and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your
offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish
his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will
establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
He will be Born of a Virgin (Isaiah 7:14)
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and
will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.