Discover 20 Old Testament Prophesies about the Birth of Jesus, and Each New Testament Scripture of Fulfillment
Though there are numerous prophesies about Messiah, there are no less than 20 Bible prophesies about Jesus’ birth. Not only so, but these 20 prophesies encompass more than a dozen separate events involving the birth of Jesus.
Below you can view all the prophecy Bible verses used in this article, along with the events surrounding each prophecy. Then conveniently scroll down to view the entire article, containing the:
- Prophetic Old Testament Scriptures
- Prophecy Reference/Event
- New Testament Fulfillment Scriptures
PROPHETIC BIBLE VERSES
- Genesis 3:15
- Genesis 12:2
- Genesis 18:18
- Genesis 22:18
- Genesis 26:4
- Genesis 49: 8-10
- Genesis 21:12
- Genesis 28:14
- Isaiah 7:14
- Isiah 9:6-7a
- Isiah 11:1
- Jeremiah 23:5
- Jeremiah 30:9
- Micah 5:2
- 2 Samuel 1:12,13
- Numbers 24:17
- Psalm 72:10-11
PROPHESIED EVENTS
- The woman’s Offspring will crush the head of the devil.
- All nations will be blessed through Abraham. Abraham’s offspring of whom God is referring is not a group of people. It is a singular person, Jesus Christ. He is the blessing to all nations.
- He will be born of the Tribe of Judah.
- Born of Abraham’s Seed.
- Born of Jacob’s Seed.
- A Star out of Jacob, a Sceptor out of Israel.
- Will be born of a Virgin.
- To be born a Child, a King in the line of David.
- He will come from the line of Jesse.
- Will be born a King from the line of David.
- Born of the Tribe of Judah, In Bethlehem in the town of Judea.
- He will have Eternal Existence.
- Kings will come bringing Him gifts and bow down to worship Him.
Prophesies about Jesus in The Book of Genesis
Old Testament Prophecy |
Prophecy Reference |
New Testament Fulfillment |
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| Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” | The woman’s Offspring will crush the head of the devil. | Galatians 4:4 “But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
John 3:8 “The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. |
| Genesis 12:2 “I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
Genesis 18:18 “Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.” Genesis 22:18 “and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.” Genesis 26:4 “I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed.” |
All nations will be blessed through Abraham. Abraham’s offspring of whom God is referring is not a group of people. It is a singular person, Jesus Christ. He is the blessing to all nations. | Matthew 1:1 “This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham.”
Acts 3:25-26 “And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed. When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.” Galatians 3:16 “The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,” meaning one person, who is Christ.” |
| Genesis 49: 8-10 ““Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you. You are a lion’s cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion he crouches and lies down, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come and the obedience of the nations shall be his.” | He will be born of the Tribe of Judah. | Matthew 1:3 “Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron.”
Hebrews 7:14 “For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.” Revelation 5:5 “Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” |
| Genesis 26:4 “I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed.” | Born of Abraham’s Seed | Matthew 1:17 “Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Messiah. Galatians 3:29 “If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Hebrews 2:16 “For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants.” Also Matthew 1:1, Galatians 3:16 |
| Genesis 21:12 ” But God said to him, “Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned”
Genesis 26:4 “I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed” |
Born of Jacob’s Seed | Matthew 1:2 “Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob”
Romans 9:7 “Nor because they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned” Hebrews 11:17-18 “By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned. |
| Genesis 28:14 “Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring“ | A star out of Jacob, a Sceptor out of Israel. | Luke 1:32-33 “He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
also Matthew 1:2, Luke 3;23-28 |
Prophets Who Prophesied about the Birth of Jesus
Old Testament Prophecy |
Prophecy Reference |
New Testament Fulfillment |
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Isaiah Prophesies about the Birth of Jesus |
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| Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. | Will be born of a Virgin | Matthew 1:18 “This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit”
Luke 1:26-27 “In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. |
| Isiah 9:6-7a “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom..” | To be born a Child, a King in the line of David | Luke 2:11 “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
Acts 13:22-23 “After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do. From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised” Also Luke 1:32, Matthew 1:1, |
| Isiah 11:1 “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit” | He will come from the line of Jesse | Matthew 1:6 “and Jesse the father of King David. Also Acts 13:22-23 |
Jeremiah Prophesies about the Birth of Jesus |
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| Jeremiah 23:5 ““The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land”
Jeremiah 30:9 “Instead, they will serve the Lord their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them“ |
Will be born a King from the line of David | Matthew 1:1, Luke 1:32, Acts 13:22-23 |
Micah Prophesies about the Birth of Jesus |
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| Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times” | Born of the Tribe of Judah, In Bethlehem in the town of Judea, | Hebrews 7:14 “For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.”
Also Matthew 1:1-3, Revelation 5:5 Matthew 2:1 “After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem” |
| Micah 5:2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times” | He will have Eternal Existence | John 1:1-2 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
John 8:58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” Colossians 1:15-18 “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy” |
Other Old Testament Prophesies about the Birth of Jesus
Old Testament Prophecy |
Prophecy Reference |
New Testament Fulfillment |
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| 2 Samuel 1:12,13 “When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood, and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever“ | He will be born a King of the line of David | Matthew 1:1 “This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham”
Acts 13:22-23 “After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do. From this man’s descendants God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as he promised. |
| Numbers 24:17 ““I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab, the skulls of all the people of Sheth” | A Star out of Jacob, a Sceptor out of Israel | Matthew 1:2, Luke 1:32-33, Luke 3;23-28 |
| Psalm 72:10-11 “May the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores bring tribute to him. May the kings of Sheba and Seba present him gifts. May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him“ | Kings will come bringing Him gifts and bow down to worship Him. | Matthew 2:11 “On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. |
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