Biblical Prophecy Studies

A List of Bible Prophecies of the Coming Messiah

A list of Old Testament passages interpreted messianically in the Rabbinical writings
Taken from Alfred Edersheim's Appendix 9

·  Gen 1.2 (Isa 11.2, Lam. 2.19)

·  Gen 2.4 (Gen 3.15, Ruth 4.18)

·  Gen 4.25 (Ber. R. 23; m. Ruth 4.19)

·  Gen 5.1 (Ber. R. 24)

·  Gen 14.1 (Ber. R. 42)

·  Gen 15.18 (Ber. R. 44)

·  Gen 19.32 (Ber. R. 51)

·  Gen 22.18 (Bemid. R. 2)

·  Gen 33.1 (the midrash co-joins this with Is 66.7, before the first oppressor was born, the last Redeemer already born.

·  Gen 38.1,2 (Ber. R. 85)

·  Gen 49.1 (Ber. R. 98)

·  Gen 49.9 (Yalkut 160 and Ber. R. 98)

·  Gen 49.10 (Yalkut u.s.; midrash on Gen 49.10, on Prov 19.21, or Lan 1.16; all the targums)

·  Gen 49.12 (targum ps-jon and the jeru.targ)

·  Gen 49.17 (last clause, in the Midrash--Ber.R.98)

·  Gen 49.19 (Ber. R. 99, but cf. Ber. R. 71)

·  Gen 50.10 (at the close of Ber.R.)

·  Ex 4.22 (midr on Ps 2.7)

·  Ex 12.2 (Shem r. 15)

·  Ex 12.42 (jeru.targ)

·  Ex 15.1 (mekilta)

·  Ex 16.25 (Jer. Taan. 64a)

·  Ex 16.33 (Mechil)

·  Ex 17.16 (ps-J.targ)

·  Ex 21.1 (Shem R. 30)

·  Ex 40.9,11 (ps-J.targ)

·  Lev 26.12 (Yalkut 62)

·  Lev 26.13 (Ber. R. 12)

·  Num 6.26 (Siphre on Num par. 42)

·  Num 7.12 (Bem. R. 13)

·  Num 11.26 (J.targ)

·  Num 23.21 (ps-J.targ; see also Num 24.7 in the J.targ)

·  Num 24.17 (onk.targ; ps-J.targ; Jer. Taan. 4.8; Deb r. 1; Midr. on Lament 2.2)

·  Num 24.20,24 (ps-J.targ)

·  Num 27.16 (Yalkut)

·  Dt 1.8 (Sirhre 67a)

·  Dt 8.1 (comments of Tanchuma)

·  Dt 11.21 (siphre par 47)

·  Dt 16.3 (siphre , par 130; see also Ber 1.5)

·  Dt 19.8,9 (Siphre, par 185; Jer.Macc 2.7)

·  Dt 20.10 (Tanchuma par 19)

·  Dt 23.11 (Tanchuma on Par. Ki Thetse 3)

·  Dt 25.19 and 30.4 (ps-J.targ; cf. last 3 lines of Bem. R.)

·  Dt 32.7 (Siphre)

·  Dt 32.20 (Siphre)

·  Dt 33.5 (jer.targ)

·  Dt 33.17 (Tanchuma on Gen 1, par.1; Bemidb. R. 14)

·  Dt 33.12 (Sebach. 118b)

·  Judg. 5.31 (Ber R 12; see also Gen 2.4)

·  Ruth 2.14 (Midr R. Ruth 5; Midr on Cant 2.9; Pesik 49a,b; Shabb. 113b)

·  Ruth 1.1 (targ)

·  Ruth 3.15 (targ)

·  Ruth 4.18,20 (see refs under Gen 2.4)

·  1 Sam 2.10 (targ, plus various midr.)

·  2 Sam 22.28 (Sanh, 98a)

·  2 Sam 23.1 (targ.)

·  2 Sam 23.3 (targ.)

·  2 Sam 23.4 (midrash, par 29)

·  1 Kgs 4.33 (targ)

·  1 Chr 3.24 (targ; plus Tanchuma, par. Toledoth 14)

·  Ps 2 (Berach 7b; Abhod. Zarah 3b; midrash on Ps 2; midrash on ps 112.11; Pirqe de R. Eliez c.28; Yalkut)

·  Ps 2.4 (Talmud--Abhod. Z. u.s.)

·  Ps 2.6 (midrash on 1 Sam 16.1--connects the suffering of the Messiah with Is 53!)

·  Ps 2.7 (talmud--Sukk. 52a)

·  Ps 2.8 (Ber. R. 88; talmud-Sukk 52a)

·  Ps 2.9 (see Ps 120)

·  Ps 16.6 (Ber R. 88)

·  Ps 16.9 (midr)

·  Ps 18.31 (in the Hebrew, verse 32: targ)

·  Ps 18.50 (Jer.talmud--Ber 2.4; midr on Lam 1.16)

·  Ps 21.1 [Heb 2] (targ; midr)

·  Ps 21.2 (midrash)

·  Ps 21.3 [4] (midr; cf. Shemoth R. 8)

·  Ps 21.4 (Sukk.52a)

·  Ps 21.5 [6] (Yalkut on Num 27.20; Beidbar R. 15)

·  Ps 21.7 [8] (targ)

·  Ps 22.7 [8] (Yalkut on Is 60, applies this verse to the messiah, using almost the same words as the gospels)

·  Ps 22.15 [16] (Yalkut)

·  Ps 23.5 (Bemid R. 21)

·  Ps 31.19 [20] (midr; pesiqta, p149)

·  Ps 36.9 (Yalkut on Is 60)

·  Ps 40.7 (see refs at Gen 4.25)

·  Ps 45.2 [3] (targ.)

·  Ps 45.3 [4] (talmud--Shabb 63a)

·  Ps 45.6 [7] (targ; in Ber.R.99 a connection with non-departing sceptre is made!)

·  Ps 45.7 (some eds of targ)

·  Ps 50.2 (siphre)

·  Ps 60.7 (Bemidbar R. on Num 7.28)

·  Ps 61.6 [7] (targ; pirqe de R. Eliez c.19)

·  Ps 61.8 [9] (targ.)

·  Ps 68.31 [32] (talmud-Pes. 118b; Sheoth R. on Ex 26.15)

·  Ps 72.1 (targ.; midr.)

·  Ps 72.16 (Talmud--Shabb.30b; Midr on Eccl 1.9)

·  Ps 72.17 (Sanh 98b; Pes. 54a;Ned. 39b; Ber.R. 1; midr on Lam 1.16; Pirqe de. R. Eliez.c.3)

·  Ps 72.8 (Pirqe d. R. Eliez.c.11; Yalkut on Is 55.8; Midr. Bemidbar R.13)

·  Ps 72.10 (Midr. Ber. R 78; Midr. Bemidbar R.13)

·  Ps 80.17 [18] (targ.)

·  Ps 89.22-25 [23-26] (Yalkut on Is 60.1)

·  Ps 89.27 [28] (Shemoth R. 19)

·  Ps 89.51 [52] (Midr on Ps 18)

·  Ps 89.53 (midr. on Cant 2.13)

·  Ps 90.15 (midr)

·  Ps 92.8,11,13 [7,10,12] (pirqe d. R. Eliez.c.19; midrash)

·  Ps 95.7, last clause (Shem R. 25; Midr on Cant 5.2; cf. Sanh 98a and Jer. Taan. 64a)

·  Ps 102.16 [17] (Bereshith R. 56)

·  Ps 106.44 (midrash)

·  Ps 110 (targ; midr on ps.2; midra on Ps 36 [35])

·  Ps 110.2 (Beresh. R. 85; Bemid. R. 18; Yalkut)

·  Ps 110.7 (Yalkut)

·  Ps 116.9 (Ber. R. 96)

·  Ps 116.13

·  Ps 119.33 (midr)

·  Ps 120.7 (Midr)

·  Ps 121.1 (tanchuma--par.Toledoth 14; cf. Yalkut)

·  Ps 126.2 (tanchuma on Ex 15.1)

·  Ps 132.18 (pirke d. R. Eliez.c.28)

·  Ps 132.14 (Ber. R. 56)

·  Ps 133.3 (Ber. R. 65, closing lines)

·  Ps 142.5 (Ber. R. 74)

·  Prv 6.22 (Siphre on Deut.)

·  Eccl 1.9 (midr)

·  Eccl 1.11 (targ)

·  Eccl 7.24 (targ)

·  Eccl 11.8 (midr)

·  Eccl 12.1 (midr)

·  Cant (all refs to Solomon are applied to the messiah in Talmud--Sheb 35b)

·  Cant 1.8 (targ)

·  Cant 1.17 (targ)

·  Cant 2.8 (Shir haShirim R.; Pesiqta)

·  Cant 2.9-10,12 (Pesiqta)

·  Cant 2.13 (midrash)

·  Cant 3.11 (Yalkut)

·  Cant 4.5 (targ)

·  Cant 4.16 (midrash; Bemidbar R. 13)

·  Cant 5.10 (Yalkut)

·  Cant 6.10 (Yalkut)

·  Cant 7.6 (midrash)

·  Cant 7.13 (targ)

·  Cant 8.2 (targ)

·  Cant 8.4 (targ)

·  Cant 8.11 (Talmud--Shebhu 35b)

·  Cant 8.12 (targ)

·  Isa 4.2 (targ)

·  Isa 4.4 (see Gen 18.4, 5; Deut 23.11)

·  Isa 4.5,6 (Yalkut, midr on Ps 13; midrash on ps 16.9)

·  Is 6.13 (Talmud-Keth 112b)

·  Is 7.21 (see Gen 18.7 refs)

·  Is 8.14 (Talmud--Sanh 38a)

·  Is 9.6 (targ; debarim R. 1; Bemidbar R. 11)

·  Is 9.7 (see Num 6.26)

·  Is 10.27 (targ)

·  Is 10.34 (midrash on Lam 1.16)

·  Is 11:1 (targ; Bereshith R. 85 on Gen 38.18--Ps 110.2 is quoted there also; Ber. R. 99; Yalkut)

·  Is 11.2 (see Gen 1.2; Yalkut on Prov 3.19,20; Pirq. d. R. El.3)

·  Is 11.3 (Talmud-Sanh 93b)

·  Is 11.4 (midrash on Ps 2.2; midr. on Ruth 2.14; Yalkut on Is 60)

·  Is 11.6 (targ.)

·  Is 11.7 (see Ex 12.2)

·  Is 11.10 (see Gen 49.10 nd Ps 21.1)

·  Is 11.11 (yalkut; midr on Ps 107.2)

·  Is 11.12 (Midr on Lam 1.2)

·  Is 12.3 (cf. the ancient practice of pouring out the water on the Feast of Tabernacles)

·  Is 12.5 (midr on Ps 118.23)

·  Is 14.2 (see Gen 18.4,5)

·  Is 14.29 (targ)

·  Is 15.2 (targ)

·  Is 16.1 (targ)

·  Is 16.5 (targ)

·  is 18.5 (talmud-Sanh 98a)

·  Is 21.11,12 (Jer. Taan. 64a; Shem. R. 18)

·  Is 23.8 (midr. on Eccl 1.7)

·  Is 23.15 (talmud-Sanh 99a)

·  Is 24.23 (Bemidbar R, quoted under Gen 22.18; Bemidbar R. 13)

·  Is 25.8 (talmud-Moed Q. 28b; Siphra; Yalkut; Yalkut on Is 60.1; Debar. R. 2; Shem R. 30)

·  Is 25.9 (Tanchuma on Deut)

·  Is 26.19 (midr on Eccl 1.7)

·  Is 27.10 (Shem R. 1; Tanchuma on Exod 2.5)

·  Is 27.13 (Talmud--Rosh. haSh. 11b; Yalkut; Pirqe de R. El. c.31)

·  Is 28.5 (targ)

·  Is 28.16 (targ; Rashi)

·  Is 28.15 (Jer. Taan. 1.1)

·  Is 30.18 (Sanh 97b)

·  Is 30.19 (Yalkut on Zech 3.8)

·  Is 30.25 (see gen 18.4)

·  Is 30.26 (Talmud--Pes. 68a and Sanh 91b; Pirqe de. R. El. 51; Shemoth R. 50; cf. also Ber. R. 12 and gen 2.4)

·  Is 32.14,15 (midr. on Lam 3.49)

·  Is 32.20 (Tanchuma; Deb R. 6)

·  Is 35.1,2 (Tanchua on Deut 1.1)

·  Is 30.5,6 (Yalkut 1.78c; Ber. R. 95; midr on Ps 146.8)

·  Is 30.10 (midr on ps 107.1; yalkut on end of Chronicles; Shemoth R. 15,23)

·  Is 40.1-3 (see Is 11.12 and 35.1)

·  Is 40.5 (Vayyikra R. 1; Yalk 2.77b)

·  Is 40.10 (Yalk on Ex 32.6)

·  Is 41.18 (see gen 18.4-5)

·  Is 41.25 (Bem R. 13)

·  Is 41.27 (targum-Rashi; Bereshith R. 63; Vayyikra R. 30; Talmud--Pes 5a; Pesiqta)

·  Is 42.1 (targ; midr on ps 2; yalkut)

·  Is 43.10 (targ)

·  Is 45.22 (see Is 11.12, midr on lam)

·  Is 49.8 (Yalk.)

·  Is 49.9 (Yalk.)

·  Is 49.10 (midr on lam--quoted at is 11.12)

·  Is 49.12 (see Ex 12.2)

·  Is 49.13 (midr on prov 19.21)

·  Is 49.14 (yalk.)

·  Is 49.21 (midr on lam--see ps 11.12)

·  Is 49.23 (Vayyikra R. 27; midr on Ps 2.2)

·  Is 49.26 (Vayyikra R. 33)

·  Is 51.12 (see Is 11.12, and Is 25.9)

·  Is 51.17 (see Is 25.0)

·  Is 52.2 (see Is 11.12--midr on Lam)

·  Is 52.3 (talmud--Sanh 97b)

·  Is 52.7 (yalkut; yalk on Ps 112.1; see also Cant 2.13)

·  Is 52.8 (midr on lam--see Is 11.12)

·  Is 52.12 (Shemoth R. 15, 19)

·  Is 52.13 (targ; yalk; assoc. suffering with the messiah)

·  Is 53 (the messianic name 'Leprous' (Sanh 98b) is expressly based on it)

·  Is 53.10 (targ)

·  Is 53.5 (midr on Samuel; see Ruth 2.14)

·  Is 54.2 (Vayyikra R. 10)

·  Is 54.5 (Shemoth R. 15)

·  Is 54.11 (Shemoth R. 15; see also Ex 12.2)

·  Is 54.13 (Yalk; midr. on Ps 21.2)

·  Is 55.12 (midr on Ps 13)

·  Is 56.1 (see Ex 21.1)

·  Is 56.7 (see Is 11.12)

·  Is 57.14 (Bemidbar R. 15)

·  Is 57.16 (talmud--Yeb. 62a and 63b; midr on Eccl 1.6)

·  Is 59.15 (talmud--Sanh 97a; midr on Cant 2.13)

·  Is 59.19 (talmud-Sanh 98a)

·  Is 59.17 (pesiqta)

·  Is 59.20 (see Is 11.12)

·  Is 59.19,20 (Sanh 98a; Pesiqta 166b)

·  Is 60.1 (targ; Ber. R. 1 with ref to Dan 2.2; Ber. R. 2; Bemidbar R. 15,21; Yalkut on Exod 25.3; yalk on this chapter)

·  Is 60.2 (talmud-Sanh 99a; midr)

·  Is 60.2-4 (midr)

·  Is 60.4 (midr on cant 1.4--tied in with the Zech. prophecy!)

·  Is 60.7 (talmud-Abod. Sar. 24a)

·  Is 60.8 (midr on Ps 48.13)

·  Is 60.19 (yalk)

·  Is 60.21 (talmud--Sanh 98a)

·  Is 60.22 (talmud--Sanh 98a)

·  Is 61.1 (see Is 32.14, 15)

·  Is 61.5 (yalkut; midr on Eccl 2.7)

·  Is 61.9

·  Is 61.10 (tanchuma on deut 1.1--see Is 25.9; Pesiqta)

·  Is 62.10 (see Is 57.14)

·  Is 63 (Pirqe de. R. El. c.30)

·  Is 63.2 (see Cant 5.10; Pesiqta)

·  Is 63.4 (Sanh 99a; midr on Eccl 12.10)

·  Is 64.4 [3] (yalk on Is 60)

·  Is 65.17 (midr on lam--see Is 11.12)

·  Is 65.19 (tanchuma on deut 1.1)

·  Is 65.25 (Ber R. 20; midr)

·  Is 66.7 (Vayyikra R. 14; midr on Gen 33.1)

·  Is 68.22 (Ber. R. 12; see gen 2.4)

·  Jer 3.17 (Yalku on Josh 3.9ff)

·  Jer 3.18 (yalkut on Cant 1.16)

·  Jer 5.19 (Introd. to Echa R.)

·  Jer 12.9 (Pirque de R. Eliez c.28)

·  Jer 16.13 (talmud--San 98b; midr on Lam 1.16)

·  Jer 16.14 (Mechilta)

·  Jer 23.5,6 (targ; talmud--Babha Bathra 75b; midr on Ps 21.1; midr on Prov 19.21; midr on Lam 1.16)

·  Jer 23.7 (see Jer 16.14; talmud--Ber. 12b)

·  Jer 30.9 (targ)

·  Jer 30.21 (targ; midr on Ps 21.7)

·  Jer 31.8 (yalkut)

·  Jer 31.20 (yalk; yalk on Is 9.1)

·  Jer 31.31,33,24 (yalk)

·  Jer 33.13 (targum; yalkut)

·  Lam 1.16 (Midrash R and in Jeru talmud)

·  Lam 2.22 (targ)

·  Lam 4.22 (targ)

·  Ezek 11.19 (Deb. R. 6 et. al.)

·  Ezek 16.55 (Shem R. 15)

·  Ezek 17.22,23 (targ)

·  Ezek 25.14 (Bemidbar R. on Num 2.32)

·  Ezek 29.21 (Sanh 98a)

·  Ezek 32.14 (Sanh 98a)

·  Ezek 36.25 (targ; yalkut; talmud--Kidd. 72d)

·  Ezek 36.27 (see Ezek 11.19)

·  Ezek 39.2 (Bemidbar R. 13)

·  Ezek 47.9 (Shem R. 15)

·  Ezek 47.12 (Shem R. 15)

·  Ezek 48.19 (Talmud--Baba R. 122a)

·  Dan 2.22 (Ber. R. 1; midr on Lam 1.16)

·  Dan 2.35 (Pirqe de R. Eliez c.11)

·  Dan 2.44 (Pirqe de R. Eliez c.30)

·  Dan 7.9 (interpreted by R. Akiba in Chag 14a)

·  Dan 7.13 (talmud--Sanh 98a: if Israel behaved worthily, the Messiah would come in the clouds of heaven; if otherwise, humble, and riding upon an ass!)

·  Dan 7.27 (Bem. R. 11)

·  Dan 8.13,14 (Ber. R. 21)

·  Dan 1.24 (Naz 32b; Yalkut)

·  Dan 12.3 (Shem R. 15)

·  Dan 12.11,12 (Midr on ruth 2.14)

·  Hos 2.2 (midr on Ps 45.1)

·  Hos 2.13 (see Jer 5.19)

·  Hos 2.18 (Shem R. 15 on Ex 12.2)

·  Hos 3.5 (targ; Jer Talmud--Ber. 5a)

·  Hos 6.2 (targ)

·  Hos 13.14 (Yalk on Is, par. 269)

·  Hos 14.7 (targ)

·  Joel 2.28 (Bemidbar R. 15; Yalkut)

·  Joel 3.18 (midr on Ps 13; midr on Eccl 1.9)

·  Amos .7 (midr on cant 2.13)

·  Amos 5.18 (talmud--sanh 98b)

·  Amos 8.11 (Ber. R. 25)

·  Amos 9.11 (talmud--Sanh 96b; Ber. R. 88; cf. Yalkut)

·  Obadianh 18,21 (Deb R. 1)

·  Micah 2.13 (see Gen 18.4,5; Midr on Prov 6)

·  Micah 4.3 (Talmud--Shabb 63a)

·  Micah 4.5 (Shemoth R. 15)

·  Micah 4.8 (targ)

·  Micah 5.2 (targ; Pirqe d. R. Eliez c.3; et.al.)

·  Micah 5.3 (talmud--Yoma 10a; Sanh 98b)

·  Micah 7.6 (Sanh 97a; Sotah 49b; midr on cant 2.13)

·  Micah 7.15 (Yalkut)

·  Micah 7.8 (Deb.R.11)

·  Nahum 2.1 (see Is 52.7)

·  Hab 2.3 (Sanh 97b; Yalk)

·  Hab 3.18 (targ)

·  Zeph 3.8 (Yalk)

·  Zeph 3.9 (Talmud--Abhod.Zarah, 24a; Ber. R. 88)

·  Zeph 3.11 (Sanh 98a)

·  Haggai 2.6 (Deb. R. 1)

·  Zech 1.20 (Talmud--Sukk. 52b; midr--bemidbar R. 14)

·  Zech 2.10 (see Is 60.4; targ.)

·  Zech 3.8 (targ)

·  Zech 3.10 (midr on Ps 72)

·  Zech 4.7 (targ; tanchuma (par. Toledoth 14)

·  Zech 4.10 (tanchuma, u.s.)

·  Zech 6.12 (targ; jers-talmud--Ber 5a; Pirqe de R. Eliez c.48; et. al.)

·  Zech 7.13 (see Jer 5.19)

·  Zech 8.12 (see gen 2.4)

·  Zech 8.23 (see Is 60.1 in Yalkut)

·  Zech 9.1 (Siphre on Deut, p.65a; Yalkut)

·  Zech 9.9 (everywhere! Sanh 98a; Pirqe de R. Eliez c.31)

·  Zech 9.10 (see Deut 20.10)

·  Zech 10.4 (targ)

·  Zech 11.12 (Ber. R. 98)

·  Zech 12.10 (Talmud--Sukk. 52a)

·  Zech 14.2-6 (many passages on the messianic wars)

·  Zech 14.7 (yalkut on Ps 139.16,17; Pirqe d. R. Eliez c.28)

·  Zech 14.8 (Ber R. 48; see also gen 18.4,5)

·  Zech 14.9 (Yalkut; midr on Cant 1.13; et. al.)

·  Mal 3.1 (Pirqe de R. Eliez c.29)

·  Mal 3.4 (Bemidbar R. 17)

·  Mal 3.16 (Vayyikra R. 34)

·  Mal 3.17 (Shemoth R. 18)

·  Mal 4.1 [3.19] (Bereshith R. 6)

·  Mal 4.2 [3.20] (Shemoth R.31)

·  Mal 4.5 (many places...Pirqe de R. Eliez. c.40; Debarim R. 3; midrash on Cant 1.1; talmud; yalkut)