Jacob Prophecies Jesus

 

When the Patriarch Jacob spoke over his sons, the Twelve Tribes, he gave Judah the most lengthy and prophetic words: 

8“Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies;

[“For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord,

“Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.” -Acts 2:34-35]

9 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?

[“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.” Revelation 5:5]

10  The scepter will not depart from Judah [“But to the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.” -Hebrews 1:8]

until He to whom it belongs shall come -[Jesus, “This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.” -1 John 5:6 and “For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.” -John 6:38] 

and the obedience of the nations shall be His. [“And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.” -Revelation 19:15]

11 He will tether his donkey to a vine;

    his colt to the choicest branch;

[“Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me,” -Matthew 21:1-2, and “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”-John 15:5]
He will wash his garments in wine [“And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty,” -Revelation 19:15] his robes in the blood of grapes [“He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and his name is the Word of God,” -Revelation 19:13, and “They stripped Him (Jesus) and put a scarlet robe on him, and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said.” -Matthew 27:28-29]

12 His eyes will be darker than wine,

    his teeth whiter than milk.” (Genesis 49:8-12)

Jesus Christ is from Jacob and Judah, 

“This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David (Romans 1:1-4), the Son of Abraham:

2 Abraham was the father of Isaac,

Isaac the father of Jacob,

Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar,

Perez the father of Hezron,

Hezron the father of Ram,

4 Ram the father of Amminadab,

Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

Nahshon the father of Salmon,

5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,

Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,

Obed the father of Jesse,

6 and Jesse the father of King David.

David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,

7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam,

Rehoboam the father of Abijah,

Abijah the father of Asa,

8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,

Jehoram the father of Uzziah,

9 Uzziah the father of Jotham,

Jotham the father of Ahaz,

Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,

10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,

Manasseh the father of Amon,

Amon the father of Josiah,

11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah[c] and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.

12 After the exile to Babylon:

Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,

Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,

13 Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,

Abihud the father of Eliakim,

Eliakim the father of Azor,

14 Azor the father of Zadok,

Zadok the father of Akim,

Akim the father of Elihud,

15 Elihud the father of Eleazar,

Eleazar the father of Matthan,

Matthan the father of Jacob,

16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.” (Matthew 1:1-16), and

“For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah,” (Hebrews 7:14). 

Christ Jesus would rose from Judah’s line and took the scepter and rules forevermore to fulfill these words of Jacob! This is one of earliest prophecies that proves Jesus is The Messiah, The Bridegroom, and The Lord God Incarnate. Amen.