Isaiah's Prophecies Fulfilled
Isaiah's many prophecies about the Messiah
and the record of their fulfillment in the New Testament
| THE PROPHECY | THE FULFILLMENT |
| The Messiah: | Jesus of Nazareth: |
| Will be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14) | Was born of a virgin named Mary (Luke 1:26-31) |
| Will have a Galilean ministry (Isaiah 9:1,2) | Ministry began in Galilee of the Gentiles (Matthew 4:13-16) |
| Will be an heir to the throne of David (Isaiah 9:7; 11:1, 10) | Was given the throne of His father David (Luke 1:32, 33) |
| Will have His way prepared (Isaiah 40:3-5) | Was announced by John the Baptist (John 1:19-28) |
| Will be spat on and struck (Isaiah 50:6) | Was spat on and beaten (Matthew 26:67) |
| Will be exalted (Isaiah 52:13) | Was highly exalted by God and the People (Philippians 2:9, 10) |
| Will be disfigured by suffering (Isaiah 52:14; 53:2) | Was scourged by Roman soldiers who gave Him a crown of thorns (Mark 15L15-19) |
| Will make a blood atonement (Isaiah 53:5 | Shed His blood to atone for our sins (1Peter 1:2) |
| Will be widely rejected (Isaiah 53:1,3) | Was not accepted by many (John 12:37, 38) |
| Will bear our sins and sorrows (Isaiah 53:4, 5) | Died because of our sins (Romans 4L25; 1Peter 2:24, 25) |
| Will be our substitute (Isaiah 53:6,8) | Died in our place (Romans 5:6, 8; 2 Corinthians 5:21) |
| Will voluntarily accept our guilt and punishment for sin (Isaiah 53:7,8) | Jesus took on our sins (John 1:29; Romans 6:10; 2 Corinthians 5:21) |
| Gentiles will seek Him (Isaiah 11:10) | Gentiles came to speak to Jesus (John 12:20,21) |
| Will be silent before His accusers (Isaiah 53:7) | Was silent before Herod and his court (Luke 23:9) |
| Will save us who believe in Him (Isaiah 53:12) | Provided salvation for all who believe (John 3:16; Acts 16:31) |
| Will die with transgressors (Isaiah 53:12) | Was numbered with the transgressors (Mark 15:27, 28; Luke 22:37) |
| Will heal the brokenhearted (Isaiah 61:1,2) | Healed the brokenhearted (Luke 4:18, 19) |
| God's Spirit will rest on Him (Isaiah 11:2) | The Spirit of God descended on Jesus (Matthew 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; 4:1) |
| Will be buried in a rich man's tomb (Isaiah 53:9 | Was buried in the tomb of Joseph, a rich man from Arimathea (Matthew 27:57-60; John 19:38-42) |
| He will judge the earth with righteousness (Isaiah 11:4,5) | Jesus was given authority to judge (John 5:27; Luke 19:22; 2 Timothy 4:1,8) |
