Prophecies About Jesus' Family   
     
 
       

Prophecy

Date: 1450 B.C.

I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. The star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will arise out of Israel . . . (NIV)" Num 24:17

Christ Will Descend From Jacob  

Fulfillment

Date: 2 B.C.

He [Jesus] was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, . . . the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham . . . (NIV) " Luke 3:23, 34

 
Comment
This prophecy indicates the "star" will come from Jacob. The star is a scepter which represents a king. The king was not near at hand but a long way off in time. The Messiah would have to be a descendant of Jacob. Jesus was a descendant of Jacob.
 
     
 
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