What Old Testament prophecies connect to the events in Luke 22:22? Verse Snapshot “Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed.” (Luke 22:22) The Determined Plan Foretold • Genesis 3:15 — “I will put enmity between you and the woman… He will crush your head, and you will strike His heel.” – The first promise that Messiah’s suffering was foreordained. • Psalm 22:16-18 — “For dogs surround me… they have pierced my hands and feet… They divide my garments among them.” – Details of the crucifixion written a millennium beforehand. • Psalm 118:22-23 — “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” – Rejection and vindication prewritten. • Isaiah 53:10 — “Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and cause Him to suffer.” – The cross was not an accident but God’s set purpose. • Daniel 9:26 — “After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing.” – Even the timing of Messiah’s death was fixed. • Daniel 7:13-14 — “One like a Son of Man… was given dominion and glory and a kingdom.” – Jesus’ favorite self-title, tying His suffering to ultimate triumph. Betrayal by a Friend • Psalm 41:9 — “Even my close friend, whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.” – Exactly mirrored at the Last Supper. • Psalm 55:12-14 — “It is you… my companion and close friend… We walked… into the house of God.” – The pain of betrayal from within the fellowship. • Zechariah 11:12-13 — “So they weighed out my wages—thirty pieces of silver… I took the thirty pieces of silver and threw them into the house of the LORD to the potter.” – Matches Judas’s payment and the eventual purchase of the potter’s field (cf. Matthew 27:5-7). Woe Upon the Betrayer • Psalm 69:25 — “May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.” • Psalm 109:8 — “May his days be few; may another take his position.” – Both verses applied to Judas in Acts 1:20. • Deuteronomy 27:25 — “Cursed is he who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person.” – A divine warning echoing the “woe” pronounced by Jesus. Key Takeaways • Every step to Calvary, including betrayal, was clearly charted centuries before. • Scripture’s precision verifies God’s sovereignty and Christ’s identity as the promised Messiah. • The foretold “woe” reminds that opposing God’s redemptive plan carries grave consequences, while trusting that plan brings eternal hope. |
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