In the Bible there are 350+ prophecies about Jesus. If the reader looks hard enough, Jesus will be found on every page and in every story of the bible, Old Testament and New. From beginning to end, the pages of scripture point to Him as our Creator, Savior, and Redeemer; and we gain an understanding of the ‘Great Controversary’ between good and evil. For the purposes of Genesis, those prophecies are listed below.
SCRIPTURE PROPHECY FULFILLMENT
| 1. Genesis 3:15 | Seed of a woman (virgin birth of Jesus) | Gal. 4:4-5, Matt.1:18 |
| 2. Genesis 3:15 | He will bruise Satan’s head | Heb. 2:14, 1 Jn. 3:8 |
| 3. Genesis 3:15 | Christ’s heel would be bruised with nails on the cross | Matt. 27:35, Luke 24:39-40 |
| 4. Genesis 5:24 | The bodily ascension ot heaven illustrated | Mark 16:19, Rev. 12:5 |
| 5 Genesis 9:26-27 | The God of Shem will be the Son of Shem (genealogic line) | Luke 3:23-36 |
| 6. Genesis 12:3 | Seed of Abraham will bless all nations | Gal. 3:8, Acts 3:25-26 |
| 7. Genesis 12:7 | The Promise made to Abraham’s Seed | Gal. 3:15 |
| 8. Genesis 14:18 | A priest after the order of Melchizedek | Heb. 6:20 |
| 9. Genesis 14:18 | King of Peace and Righteousness | Heb. 7:2 |
| 10. Genesis 14:18 | The Last Supper foreshadowed | Matt. 26:26-29 |
| 11. Genesis 17:19 | Seed of Isaac (Gen. 21:12) | Rom. 9:7 |
| 12 Genesis 22:8 | The Lamb of God promised | John 1:29 |
| 13. Genesis 22:18 | As Isaac’s seed, will bless all nations | Gal. 3:16 |
| 14. Genesis 26:2-5 | The Seed of Isaac promised as the Redeemer | Heb. 11:18 |
| 15. Genesis 28:12 | The Bridge to heaven | John 1:51 |
| 16. Genesis 28:14 | The Seed of Jacob | Luke 3:34 |
| 17. Genesis 49:10 | His Coming | Luke 2:1-7, Gal. 4:4 |
| 18. Genesis 49:10 | The Seed of Judah | Luke 3:33 |
| 19. Genesis 49:10 | Called Shiloh or One Sent | John 17:3 |
| 20. Genesis 49:10 | Messiah to come before Judah lost identity | John 11:47-52 |
| 21. Genesis 49:10 | Unto Him shall the obedience of the people be | John 10:16 |
2 Timothy 2:15, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” AND 1 Thessalonians 5:21, “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”