The King we Didn’t Expect

The King We Didn’t Expect
Matthew 21:1-11

The Prophecy (Matthew 21:1-7)

Messianic Prophecies Jesus Fulfilled
1. Messiah is to be born of a virgin. (Isaiah 7:14; fulfilled in Matthew 1:18-2:1; Luke 1:26-35)
2. Messiah is to be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2; fulfilled in Matthew 2:1-7; John 7:42; Luke 2:4-7)
3. Messiah is to be preceded by a Messenger. (Isiah 40:3; Malachi 3:1; fulfilled in Matthew 3:1-3; 11:10; John 1:23; Luke 2:4-7)
4. Messiah is to enter Jerusalem on a donkey. (Zachariah 9:9; fulfilled in Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-16)
5. Messiah is to be betrayed by a friend. (Psalms 41:9, 55:12-14; fulfilled in Matthew 10:4; 26:49-50; John 13:21)
6. Messiah is to be sold for 30 pieces of silver. (Zechariah 11:12; fulfilled in Matthew 26:15; 27:3)
7. The money for which Messiah is sold is to be thrown “to the potter” in God’s house. (Zechariah 11:13; fulfilled in Matthew 27:5-7)
8. Messiah is to be hated without cause. (Isaiah 49:7; Psalm 69:4; fulfilled in John 15:24-25)
9. Messiah is to be silent before His accusers. (Isaiah 53:7; fulfilled in John 15:24-25)
10. Messiah is to be executed by crucifixion, by having His hands and feet pierced. (Psalm 22:16; fulfilled in Luke 24:39; John 20:25)
11. Messiah is to be given vinegar to quench His thirst. (Psalms 69:21; fulfilled in Matthew 27:34)
12. Messiah is to be executed by crucifixion as a thief. (Isaiah 53:5, 12; fulfilled in Luke 23:33; Matthew 27:38)
13. Messiah is to be executed without having a bone broken. (Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12; Psalms 34:30; fulfilled in John 19:33-36)
14. Messiah is to be buried with the rich when dead. (Isaiah 53:9; fulfilled in Matthew 27:57-60)
15. Messiah is to be raised from the dead. (Isaiah 53:9-10; Psalms 2:7; 126:10; fulfilled in Matthew 28:1-30; Acts 2:23-36; 13:33-37; 1 Corinthians 15:6)

“We find that the chance that any man might have lived down to the present time and filled all eight prophecies is 1 in 10¹⁷ (1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000 ) -Peter Stoner
Mathew 21:4-5, Revelations 19:11

The Crowd (Matthew 21:1-7)
Psalm 118:25-26; John 12:17-18; John 12:19; Matthew 21:10

The Messiah? (Deuteronomy 18:15-19; John 6:14; Det 18:15-19)

Are we seeking Jesus for our own agendas, or are we submitting to God’s divine plan?