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King James Version·Matthew 1:3

³And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

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Isaiah 7:14fulfillment'The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son.'
Who
Isaiah
To
King Ahaz of Judah
Where
Jerusalem, c. 735 BC, under threat from Syria and Israel
When
A sign offered to faithless Ahaz — a son named Immanuel
Why:Matthew sees the prophecy's deepest fulfillment in Jesus, the true 'God with us.'
Context:Many scholars read a double horizon: an immediate child in Isaiah's day and the final, virgin-born Messiah. Matthew makes the second fulfillment explicit.
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Micah 5:2fulfillment'But you, Bethlehem... out of you will come a ruler.'
Who
Micah of Moresheth
To
Judah
Where
8th century BC Judah, contemporary of Isaiah
When
A prophecy of a shepherd-king from David's tiny hometown
Why:Herod's scribes cite this verse to locate the Christ — and Matthew shows the prophecy fulfilled in Jesus' birthplace.
Context:Micah's contrast — the great ruler from the least town — magnifies God's pattern of choosing the lowly.
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Deuteronomy 8:3quotation'Man shall not live by bread alone.'
Who
Moses
To
Israel on the plains of Moab
Where
East of the Jordan, end of the wilderness wandering
When
Moses recalls how God humbled Israel with manna to teach dependence
Why:Where Israel failed in the wilderness, Jesus succeeds — the true Israel, refusing the tempter.
Context:All three of Jesus' temptation answers come from Deuteronomy 6–8. He re-lives Israel's wilderness with perfect obedience.
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Psalms 37:11allusion'The meek shall inherit the earth.'
Who
David
To
Israel troubled by the prosperity of the wicked
Where
Liturgical use in temple worship
When
A wisdom psalm urging trust over envy
Why:Jesus crowns this beatitude with kingdom authority — meekness, not might, inherits the renewed earth.
Context:The Sermon on the Mount overflows with OT echoes; Jesus speaks as the new Moses on a new mountain.
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Zechariah 9:9fulfillment'Your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey.'
Who
Zechariah
To
Post-exilic Judah rebuilding
Where
Jerusalem, late 6th century BC
When
A vision of a humble messianic king arriving in peace, not on a warhorse
Why:Jesus deliberately enacts the prophecy on Palm Sunday, declaring his kingship in a way the crowds would recognize.
Context:The choice of a donkey rather than a stallion subverts every imperial expectation of how a king arrives.
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Psalms 22:1quotation'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'
Who
David
To
Israel at worship
Where
A psalm of personal anguish, used liturgically
When
David's cry of abandonment that ends in triumphant praise
Why:Jesus on the cross prays the whole psalm — claiming both its agony and its eventual vindication.
Context:Psalm 22 describes pierced hands, divided garments, and mocking crowds — a thousand years before crucifixion existed. The cross fulfills it line by line.
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