What Old Testament prophecies connect to Jesus' suffering mentioned in Luke 17:25? Jesus’ Statement in Luke 17:25 “But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.” (Luke 17:25) Foundational Promise of a Wounded Deliverer • Genesis 3:15 – “He will crush your head, and you will strike His heel.” – First hint that the Messiah’s victory would come through being wounded. Servant Songs of Isaiah • Isaiah 50:6 – “I gave My back to those who strike, and My cheeks to those who pull out My beard; I did not hide My face from scorn and spitting.” • Isaiah 52:14 – “His appearance was marred more than that of any man.” – “He was despised and rejected by men… pierced for our transgressions… by His stripes we are healed.” – “He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth.” – “He poured out His life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors.” Davidic Psalms Foreshadowing the Cross • Psalm 22 – v.1 “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” – v.7-8 Mocking words echoed at Calvary. – v.16 “They have pierced My hands and feet.” – v.18 “They divide My garments among them and cast lots for My clothing.” • Psalm 69:21 – “They poison my food with gall and give me vinegar to quench my thirst.” • Psalm 41:9 – “Even my close friend… has lifted his heel against me.” • Psalm 118:22-23 – “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.” • Psalm 31:5 – “Into Your hands I commit my spirit.” Prophecies from the Prophets • Daniel 9:26 – “After the sixty-two weeks the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing.” • Zechariah 12:10 – “They will look on Me whom they have pierced.” • Zechariah 13:7 – “Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.” Key Prophetic Themes Tied to Luke 17:25 • Rejection: Psalm 118; Isaiah 53:3. • Physical suffering and piercing: Psalm 22; Zechariah 12:10; Isaiah 53:5. • Mockery and humiliation: Psalm 22:7-8; Isaiah 50:6. • Substitute sacrifice: Isaiah 53:4-6, 10-12. • Abandonment and betrayal: Psalm 41:9; Zechariah 13:7. • Precise details of the crucifixion: Psalm 22:16-18; Psalm 69:21. Takeaway Jesus’ brief line in Luke 17:25 gathers the entire prophetic portrait: the Messiah must be rejected, wounded, and killed just as Scripture foretold, so that redemption promised from Genesis onward could be secured. |
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