Prophecy is only as compelling as its fulfillment, and the prophets of Israel paint a portrait of the Messiah that lands squarely on Jesus—his birth, his mission, his death, and his return. We walk through Jeremiah’s promise of a righteous branch and a new covenant written on hearts, then watch Jesus lift the cup and name that covenant in his own blood. Daniel’s Son of Man anchors Jesus’ favorite title in an eternal kingdom that will not pass away, while the seventy weeks set a clock that points to a Messiah “cut off,” turning the cross from scandal into strategy.

Jonah offers the sign of three days hidden before life breaks in, and Micah narrows the map to Bethlehem for a ruler whose origin reaches into eternity. Zechariah brings the details into sharp relief: the humble king on a colt, the thirty silver coins cast to a potter, the pierced one mourned like an only son, the shepherd struck as the flock scatters, and a future scene on the Mount of Olives where the curse is lifted and peace is secure. Each thread tightens the case and widens the hope, showing that God’s plan is not a set of lucky guesses but a single story carried across centuries.

What rises from these pages is a challenge and a comfort. Many in the first century waited for a warrior and dismissed a servant; yet the path to the crown runs through the cross. Mark 10:45 calls the Son of Man a ransom for many, and John 1 says those who receive him become children of God. That’s the heart of Advent for us: learning to recognize the king who arrives lowly so we’re ready when he arrives in glory.

Video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0poiHYf4F8Q

What if the oldest promises in Scripture were always pointing to a single person—and not just in vague metaphors, but with names, titles, and a story arc that lands on a cross and an empty tomb? We follow that thread through two major voices: Samuel, who preserves Hannah’s fierce song of reversal and introduces the Bible’s first use of “Messiah,” and Isaiah, who sketches the breathtaking portrait of a virgin-born King, a gentle Servant, and a suffering substitute who yet lives to justify many.

We start with Hannah’s song, where God humbles the proud and lifts the lowly, then arrive at a startling promise: Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth and exalt his anointed. From there, the promises tighten. A faithful priest will do all God’s will. A descendant of David will reign forever. Peter later stands in Jerusalem and says that the risen Jesus is that descendant, the one death could not hold. It’s a cumulative case built on covenant, priesthood, kingship, and resurrection.

Isaiah intensifies the case with details hard to ignore. A child is called Mighty God and Prince of Peace. A branch rises from Jesse, the Spirit rests on him, and he brings justice to the nations without crushing the weak. Most arresting of all, the servant bears our griefs, is pierced for our sins, and then “will see” and “will justify many,” language that signals a life beyond death. Jesus reads Isaiah 61 in the synagogue and says, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled,” claiming the anointing to bring good news to the poor and freedom to the captive.

Video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQnE1d30uao

A single thread runs from Eden to Bethlehem to an empty tomb, and we follow it step by step. We open with Jesus’ own claim that the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms were written about Him, then trace how that claim reshapes the way we read Genesis through Deuteronomy. From the seed promised in Genesis 3 to Abraham’s offspring who blesses the nations, from Judah’s scepter to Balaam’s star, the Torah forms a cohesive portrait of a Spirit-anointed King who would suffer, rise, and bring forgiveness to all peoples.

We explore why “Messiah” means more than a royal title. Isaiah 11 describes an anointing not with oil but with the Holy Spirit, and John the Baptist recognizes Jesus by the Spirit descending and remaining on Him. That sign unlocks a chain of connections: the Prophet like Moses who speaks God’s very words, the child called out of Egypt, the obedient Son who fulfills the law. Rather than reducing the Old Testament to isolated prophecies, we show the narrative logic that leads to Christ: promise, pattern, fulfillment. Along the way, we highlight types and foreshadows that prepare the heart for faith—Melchizedek’s priest-king, Isaac’s near sacrifice, Joseph’s path from rejection to glory, the Passover lamb, the wilderness rock, and the sacrificial system that anticipates a greater atonement.

The good news comes to a head in Paul’s words: what the law could not do, God did by sending His Son. Jesus perfectly obeys, bears our sin, and gives His righteousness to those who are in Him, so there is now no condemnation. That’s not a vague comfort; it’s a new reality empowered by the Spirit. If you’ve ever wondered how the Torah points to Jesus, this conversation maps the route with clarity and reverence, showing how ancient promises become living hope.

Video available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v9_l3C9aqI