Prophecy
Date: 740-680 B.C.
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him . . ." (NIV) Isaiah 11:1-2 |
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Fulfillment
Date: 2 B.C.
He [Jesus] was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, . . . the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon. (NIV) Luke 3:23, 32
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit returned to the Jordan . . . (NIV)." Luke 4:1 |