(3) He was to be of the house of David. “And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, which standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious” (Isa. 11:10).

5.  HIS CHARACTER WAS MINUTELY DESCRIBED BY THE PROPHETS.

(1) His wisdom.  “And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah” (Isa. 11:2).

(2) His obedience.  “For I am come down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me” (John 6:38).

(3) His love of righteousness.  “Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness:  Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows” (Ps. 45:7).

(4) His gentleness and tenderness. “He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.  A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench:  he will bring forth justice in truth” (Isa. 42:2, 3).

(5) His compassion.  “The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me; because Jehovah hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound” (Isa. 61:1).

6.  HIS BETRAYAL AND TRIAL.  As we approach the closing scenes of Christ’s life the prophecies become more minute and remarkable.

(1) The betrayal.  “And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my hire; and if not, forbear.  So they weighed for my hire thirty pieces of silver.  And Jehovah said unto me, Cast it unto the potter, the goodly price that I was prized at by them.  And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them unto the potter, in the house of Jehovah” (Zech. 11:12, 13).

(2) His demeanor when on trial.  “He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not His mouth” (Isa. 53:7).

(3) When crucified, the soldiers were to part his garments among them and cast lots for his vesture.  “They part my garments among them, And upon my vesture do they cast lots” (Ps. 22:18).

(4) He was to be numbered with the transgressors. “Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors” (Isa. 53:12).

(5) He was to perish amid cruel mockings. “But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.  All they that see me laugh me to scorn:  they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, Commit thyself unto Jehovah; let him deliver him:  let him rescue him, seeing he delighted in him” (Ps. 22:6-8).