| The Messiah would reveal that the Hebrew Scriptures were written of Him. | |
| OT Prophecy | NT Fulfillment |
| Psalm 40:6–8b [6] Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [7] Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, [8] I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. |
Luke 24:44 "And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me." John 5:39–40 [39] Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. [40] And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. |
| Tanakh – Ketuvim – Psalms 40:7–9b | |
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[7] Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou hast no delight in; mine ears hast Thou opened; burnt-offering and sin-offering hast Thou not required. [8] Then said I: 'Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me; [9] I delight to do Thy will, O my G-d; yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts. |
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| Hebrew OT – Psalms 40:7–9b | |
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[40:7] זֶבַח וּמִנְחָה לֹא חָפַצְתָּ אָזְנַי כָּרִיתָ עֹלָה וַחֲטָאָה לֹא שָׁאַלְתָּ [40:8] אָז אָמַרְתִּי הִנֵּה־בָאתִי בִּמְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר כָּתוּב עָלָי [40:9] לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנְךָ אֱלֹהַי חָפָצְתִּי וְתוֹרָתְךָ בְּתוֹךְ מֵעָי |
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