Messianic Prophecies
The shoot of Jesse
Who is Jesus?
These travel above the deep and dreamless sleep of Bethlehem
What are stars?
This profession was low on the society ladder but was afforded the birth announcement of Jesus
Who are shepherds?
The profession of Joseph
What is a carpenter?
The number of months that John the Baptist's father could not speak, before his son's birth
What are nine months?
This prophet announces to the Jewish people that "God is with us"
Who is Isaiah (7:14)?
"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel."
This earthly king was born in Bethlehem
Who is David?
Who is Gabriel?
The name and type of relative that Mary visited, after she was visited by an angel
Who is cousin Elizabeth?
The means by which John the Baptist met his death
What is beheading/decapitation?
After the Wise Men visited, the name of the country that Jesus would be called out of
What is Egypt?
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. Hosea 11:1
The name of the governor of Syria, who was in place when Caesar ordered a census
Who is Quirinius?
This angel visited Zecheriah
Who is Gabriel?
Mary and Joseph traveled to Jerusalem with Jesus, when he was twelve, for this purpose
What is celebrating the Passover?
The name of the man who was told he would not see death until he saw the Messiah
Who is Simeon?
This prophet foretold the birthplace of Jesus
Who is Michah (5:2)?
"But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days."
The number of inns in Bethlehem
What is likely zero?
This group of people received a word from an angel to return home another way
What are the Three Wise Men?
The age of the boy when his parents named him Jesus
What is eight days?
The number of years between the Old and the New Testaments
What is 400?
The two body parts referenced in the Genesis prophecy
What are head and heal?
"I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel." Genesis 3:15
This prophet annointed an earthly king of the Jews, in Bethlehem
Who is Samuel?
The name of the angel who visited Joseph, after he resolved to divorce Mary and quietly send her on her way
What is unknown?
This sacrifice was offered by Mary and Joseph as part of the ritual of purification, after Jesus' birth. Name the animal
What are two turtle doves?
What is not a partridge in a pear tree?
To "reckon," "credit," or "charge" something to a person's account, whether good or bad
What is imputation?