Unknown Predictions Fulfilled

Almost all events surrounding Jesus’ time on earth were communicated long before they happened. Yes, His time and actions were predicted before He arrived on earth. These predictions were usually communicated by a prophet, empowered by the Holy Spirit, teaching some lesson from God, sometimes hundreds of years before they happened. This was true of Jesus. Quoting Isaiah, Matthew records the words of God toward Jesus, “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations." - Matt. 2:18 (NIV). Empowered by the same Holy Spirit, Jesus fulfilled all He was expected to do and ended with the statement, “It is finished,” - Jn. 19:30. While the soldiers who crucified Jesus had no idea of Jewish writing predictions, when they had crucified Jesus, they divided his clothes among the four of them. These were something the condemned person no longer needed. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom; this was something that had value. So they said, "Rather than tearing it apart, let's throw dice for it." This fulfilled the Scripture that says, "They divided my garments among themselves and threw dice for my clothing." So that is what they did – Jn. 19:23-24. Not only did Jesus fulfill all the previous writings about the coming Messiah, He also experienced almost every sort of pain and rejection other humans have ever experienced. He lost a parent, He lost a close friend when John the Baptist was killed, and He experienced the pain of those around Him experiencing unexpected life situations. We can truly say that He experienced life and death as a human, empowered by the Holy Spirit. His life should be an example for our unknown unpredicted lives, in any way needed.