1. So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one. Ezekiel 22:30

3. The Prophets’ View of the Coming Messiah  Finding the Messiah in the O.T. Luke 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.

4. - We find Him in events, people, and ceremonies - We find Him in the least expected places - We find Him in all the struggles and aspirations of Old Testament people The Prophets’ View of the Coming Messiah  Finding the Messiah in the O.T.

5. - Ezekiel 37:21-28 …Unity - Daniel 9:24-27 …His work goes beyond restoring Israel, it is restoring mankind The Prophets’ View of the Coming Messiah  More of the Messiah from More of the Prophets

6. - Zechariah 9:9-10 …Grandeur and humility - Zechariah 13:6-7 …Shepherd struck, sheep scattered - Zechariah 11:12-13 …Thirty pieces of silver The Prophets’ View of the Coming Messiah  More of the Messiah from More of the Prophets

7. - They confirm and bolster our confidence in the divine origin of the scriptures ( 8 prophecies - 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000) The Prophets’ View of the Coming Messiah  What Do These Prophecies Do For Us?

8. - They heighten our expectation as readers of the N.T. The Prophets’ View of the Coming Messiah  What Do These Prophecies Do For Us?

9. - They point us to the truth that in Christ we find direction The Prophets’ View of the Coming Messiah  What Do These Prophecies Do For Us? Jeremiah 10:23 O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

10. - They point us to the truth that in Christ we find… completeness The Prophets’ View of the Coming Messiah  What Do These Prophecies Do For Us? Matthew 5:17 fulfill. “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.