Prophecies of Jesus-18

1. Messiah would be declared the Son of God.

   
   

   Old Testament Scripture. Psm. 2:7

   
   

   New Testament Fulfillment. Mat. 3:16-17

   
   

Psm. 2:7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

The psalmist now spoke of God’s affirmation of the king to show by what right the king rules. The decree refers to the Davidic Covenant in which God declared that He would be Father to the king, and the king would be His son. So when David became king, God described their affiliation as a Father-son relationship. So the expression “son” took on the meaning of a messianic title.

The Messiah declares the gospel.

I will declare...

ספר

sâphar

Definition:

1) to count, recount, relate (verb)

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to count (things)

1a2) to number, take account of, reckon

1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered

1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare

1c1) to recount (something), rehearse

1c2) to talk

1c3) to count exactly or accurately

1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related

2) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe (noun masculine)

2a) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary

2b) learned man, scribe

Part of Speech: see above in Definition

אל

l'e / 'êl / 'el

Definition:

1) to, toward, unto (of motion)

2) into (limit is actually entered)

2a) in among

3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)

4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)

5) in addition to, to

6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of

7) according to (rule or standard)

8) at, by, against (of one’s presence)

9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Part of Speech: preposition

the decree:...

חק

chôq

Definition:

1) statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due

1a) prescribed task

1b) prescribed portion

1c) action prescribed (for oneself), resolve

1d) prescribed due

1e) prescribed limit, boundary

1f) enactment, decree, ordinance

1f1) specific decree

1f2) law in general

1g) enactments, statutes

1g1) conditions

1g2) enactments

1g3) decrees

1g4) civil enactments prescribed by God

Part of Speech: noun masculine

the Lord (Father)...

יהוה

yehôvâh

Definition:

Jehovah = “the existing One”

1) the proper name of the one true God

1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of my Lord

Part of Speech: noun proper deity

hath said...

אמר

'âmar

Definition:

1) to say, speak, utter

1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one’s heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend

1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called

1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly

1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

Part of Speech: verb

unto...

אל

l'e / 'êl / 'el

Definition:

1) to, toward, unto (of motion)

2) into (limit is actually entered)

2a) in among

3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion)

4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character)

5) in addition to, to

6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of

7) according to (rule or standard)

8) at, by, against (of one’s presence)

9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

Part of Speech: preposition

You are My son (cf. NIV marg.), quoted from the Davidic Covenant (2Sam. 7:14), is appropriated here by the king to show his legitimate right to rule. Today then refers to the coronation day, and the expression “I have begotten you” (NIV marg.) refers not to physical birth but is an extended metaphor describing his becoming God’s “son.”

me (David/Jesus), thou (David/Christ)...

אתּה / אתּנּה / אתּנה / אתּן / אתּם / אתּי / את / אתּ

'attâh / 'attâ / 'ath / 'attı̂y / 'attem / 'atten / 'attênâh / 'attênnâh

Definition:

1) you (second person singular masculine)

Part of Speech: personal pronoun

This refers to the incarnation when the second person of the Divine Trinity took a human body to redeem (Php. 2:5-11; Isa. 7:14; 9:6). It was when God had a Son through Mary (Mat. 1:18-25; Luke 1:35; John 1:14). This happened on a certain day: "This day have I begotten thee" (Heb. 1:5-7). Therefore, we can say that God had a Son before this time. This proves that son-ship in connection with God here to refer to humanity and not to deity.

art my Son;...

בּן

bên

Definition:

1) son, grandson, child, member of a group

1a) son, male child

1b) grandson

1c) children (plural - male and female)

1d) youth, young men (plural)

1e) young (of animals)

1f) sons (as characterization, i.e. sons of injustice [for unrighteous men] or sons of God [for angels])

1g) people (of a nation) (plural)

1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (figuratively)

1i) a member of a guild, order, class

Part of Speech: noun masculine

this day...

יום

yôm

Definition:

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day’s journey

1c) days, lifetime (plural)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

Part of Speech: noun masculine

This was fulfilled when the virgin conceived "of the Holy Ghost" (Mat. 1:20), not at any other time. To say that God had an eternal Son would mean He had two; but it is plainly stated that Jesus was "the only begotten of the Father" (John 1:14, 1:18; 3:16-18; 1Jn. 4:9).

have I (Father)...

אני

'ănı̂y

Definition:

1) I (first person singular - usually used for emphasis)

Part of Speech: personal pronoun

begotten...

ילד

yâlad

Definition:

1) to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to bear, bring forth

1a1a) of child birth

1a1b) of distress (simile)

1a1c) of wicked (behaviour)

1a2) to beget

1b) (Niphal) to be born

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to cause or help to bring forth

1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife

1c3) midwife (participle)

1d) (Pual) to be born

1e) (Hiphil)

1e1) to beget (a child)

1e2) to bear (figuratively - of wicked bringing forth iniquity)

1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive)

1g) (Hithpael) to declare one’s birth (pedigree)

Part of Speech: verb

thee (David/Christ)...

The Baptism of Jesus

Mat. 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:

The significant thing about the baptism of Jesus was the authentication from heaven. As Jesus came up out of the water… the Spirit of God came down on Him in the form of a dove. As One went up, the Other came down. A voice from heaven - the voice of God the Father - said, This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased (cf. Eph. 1:6; Col. 1:13). God repeated these words about Christ on the Mount of Transfiguration (Mat. 17:5). All three Persons of the Godhead were present at this event: the Father who spoke of His Son, the Son who was being baptized, and the Spirit who descended on the Son as a dove. This verified for John that Jesus is the Son of God (John 1:32-34). It was also in keeping with Isaiah’s prophecy that the Spirit would rest on the Messiah (Isa. 11:2). The descent of the Holy Spirit empowered the Son, the Messiah, for His ministry among people.

out of the water... Would such statements as "out of the water" (Mark 1:10), "they went down both into the water ... they were come up out of the water" (Acts 8:38-39), and others express baptism by burial or by sprinkling?

Mat. 3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

God claims Jesus as His own Son (cp. Mat. 17:5; John 12:28; Heb. 1:1-4).