1. Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (Orthodox Jewish Scholar)

List Name: “The Real Messiah? A Jewish Response” Number of Messianic Prophecies Identified: 27 How He Defines Them: Kaplan limits “Messianic prophecies” to passages describing the future Davidic king, restoration of Israel, and world peace — rejecting all passages Christians apply to Yeshua.

Where Students Can Read the List: Search: “Aryeh Kaplan The Real Messiah PDF” (Hosted on multiple Jewish educational sites)

2. Rabbi Tovia Singer (Outreach Judaism)

List Name: “What the Hebrew Bible Really Says About the Messiah” Number of Messianic Prophecies Identified: 11 How He Defines Them: Singer restricts Messianic prophecy to national restoration, Temple rebuilding, and global peace, rejecting all suffering‑Messiah passages.

Where Students Can Read the List: Search: “Tovia Singer Messianic Prophecies list” (Found on OutreachJudaism.org and related teaching pages)

3. Jewish Encyclopedia / Rabbinic Tradition (Academic Compilation)

List Name: “Messiah” — Jewish Encyclopedia (1906) Number of Messianic Prophecies Identified: ~40 primary passages How They Define Them: This is the standard academic Jewish list, drawn from:

• Talmud
• Midrash
• Targum
• Medieval commentators

It includes passages like Genesis 49, Numbers 24, Isaiah 11, Jeremiah 23, Ezekiel 37, Daniel 7, etc.

Where Students Can Read the List: Search: “Jewish Encyclopedia Messiah 1906” (Hosted on JewishEncyclopedia.com)

Genesis

• Genesis 3:15 — “seed of the woman”
• Genesis 49:10 — “Shiloh… unto him shall the gathering of the people be”

Numbers

• Numbers 24:17 — “a Star out of Jacob”
• Numbers 24:19 — “dominion… out of Jacob”

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 18:15 — “a Prophet… like unto me”
• Deuteronomy 18:18 — “I will raise them up a Prophet”

I Samuel

• 1 Samuel 2:10 — “his king… his anointed”

II Samuel

• 2 Samuel 7:12–13 — “I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever”

Psalms

• Psalm 2 — “Thou art my Son… I have set my king upon my holy hill”
• Psalm 16:10 — “thou wilt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption”
• Psalm 22 — suffering & vindication (Judaism applies only the victory section)
• Psalm 45:6–7 — “thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever”
• Psalm 72 — universal reign of the king
• Psalm 89:3–4 — covenant with David
• Psalm 110 — “The LORD said unto my Lord”
• Psalm 132:11 — “I will set upon thy throne”

Isaiah

• Isaiah 2:2–4 — nations flowing to Zion
• Isaiah 7:14 — “Immanuel”
• Isaiah 9:6–7 — “unto us a child is born… the government”
• Isaiah 11:1–10 — the Branch from Jesse
• Isaiah 32:1 — “a king shall reign in righteousness”
• Isaiah 42:1–4 — the Servant bringing justice
• Isaiah 52:13 — exalted Servant
• Isaiah 53 — (Judaism applies this to Israel, but still classifies it as “Messianic era”)
• Isaiah 55:3–5 — “an everlasting covenant… a leader and commander”
• Isaiah 60 — glory of Zion
• Isaiah 61:1–3 — “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me”

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 23:5–6 — “a righteous Branch… a king shall reign”
• Jeremiah 30:9 — “David their king”
• Jeremiah 33:14–17 — Branch of righteousness

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 34:23–24 — “one shepherd… my servant David”
• Ezekiel 37:24–28 — Davidic king; everlasting covenant

Daniel

• Daniel 2:44 — kingdom that shall never be destroyed
• Daniel 7:13–14 — “one like the Son of man… everlasting dominion”
• Daniel 9:24 — “to anoint the most Holy”
• Daniel 12:2 — resurrection (Messianic age)

Hosea

• Hosea 3:5 — “David their king”

Micah

• Micah 4:1–4 — mountain of the LORD
• Micah 5:2 — ruler from Bethlehem

Zechariah

• Zechariah 3:8 — “my servant the Branch”
• Zechariah 6:12–13 — the Branch who is priest‑king
• Zechariah 9:9–10 — king riding on a donkey
• Zechariah 14 — the LORD king over all the earth

Malachi

• Malachi 3:1 — “the messenger… the Lord… shall suddenly come to his temple”
• Malachi 4:5 — Elijah before the Day of the LORD

TOTAL: 45 PASSAGES

This is the standard unbelieving‑Jewish Messianic canon used in:

• Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)
• Orthodox Jewish apologists
• Rabbinic tradition (Talmud, Midrash)
• Modern Jewish educational sites

Matthew

MESSIANIC PROPHECIES QUOTED IN MATTHEW

In the order Matthew uses them

1. VIRGIN BIRTH

Isaiah 7:14 “A virgin shall be with child…” → Matthew 1:22–23

2. BIRTH IN BETHLEHEM

Micah 5:2 “Out of thee shall he come forth…” → Matthew 2:5–6

3. OUT OF EGYPT

Hosea 11:1 “Out of Egypt have I called my son.” → Matthew 2:15

4. MASSACRE OF THE CHILDREN

Jeremiah 31:15 “Rachel weeping for her children…” → Matthew 2:17–18

5. CALLED A NAZARENE

Prophets (composite theme) “He shall be called a Nazarene.” → Matthew 2:23 (Not a single verse — Matthew says “prophets,” plural.)

6. THE FORERUNNER — JOHN THE BAPTIST

Isaiah 40:3 “The voice of one crying in the wilderness…” → Matthew 3:3

7. GALILEE OF THE GENTILES

Isaiah 9:1–2 “The people which sat in darkness saw great light…” → Matthew 4:14–16

8. HE TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES

Isaiah 53:4 “Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” → Matthew 8:17

9. THE SERVANT — BELOVED, GENTLE, SPIRIT‑FILLED

Isaiah 42:1–4 “My servant… my beloved… he shall show judgment to the Gentiles…” → Matthew 12:17–21

10. PARABLES AS A SIGN

Psalm 78:2 “I will open my mouth in parables…” → Matthew 13:35

11. THE KING ENTERS ON A DONKEY

Zechariah 9:9 “Behold, thy King cometh… meek, and sitting upon an ass…” → Matthew 21:4–5

12. BETRAYED FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVER

Zechariah 11:12–13 “They weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver…” → Matthew 27:9–10 (Matthew attributes it to Jeremiah because the potter’s field theme comes from Jeremiah 19.)

13. THEY CAST LOTS FOR HIS GARMENTS

Psalm 22:18 “They parted my garments among them…” → Matthew 27:35 (Matthew does not say “fulfilled,” but quotes the prophecy.)

🜂 TOTAL: 13 MESSIANIC PROPHECIES QUOTED BY MATTHEW

🜂 MESSIANIC PROPHECIES USED BY PETER

Acts 1

1. Psalm 69:25 — “Let his habitation be desolate” 2. Psalm 109:8 — “His bishoprick let another take”

Acts 2 — Pentecost Sermon

3. Joel 2:28–32 — “I will pour out my Spirit…” 4. Psalm 16:8–11 — “Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell…” 5. Psalm 110:1 — “The LORD said unto my Lord…”

Acts 3 — Solomon’s Porch

6. Deuteronomy 18:15, 18–19 — “A Prophet shall the LORD your God raise up…” 7. Genesis 22:18 — “In thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed” 8. Genesis 12:3 — “In thee shall all families of the earth be blessed” 9. Genesis 26:4 — “In thy seed shall all nations be blessed” 10. Genesis 28:14 — “In thee and in thy seed…”

Acts 4

11. Psalm 2:1–2 — “Why do the heathen rage… the kings of the earth stood up…”

Acts 10

12. Isaiah 53:4 (alluded) — “He went about doing good, and healing…” 13. Isaiah 42:1 (alluded) — “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth…”

🜂 TOTAL IN ACTS: 13 PROPHECIES

🜂 PETER IN 1 PETER

1 Peter 1

14. Isaiah 40:6–8 — “All flesh is grass…” 15. Hosea 1:10 — “Not my people… shall be called sons of the living God” 16. Hosea 2:23 — “I will call them my people…” 17. Psalm 34:8 — “Taste and see that the LORD is good”

1 Peter 2

18. Isaiah 28:16 — “Behold, I lay in Sion a chief cornerstone…” 19. Psalm 118:22 — “The stone which the builders disallowed…” 20. Isaiah 8:14 — “A stone of stumbling and rock of offence” 21. Exodus 19:5–6 — “A chosen generation, a royal priesthood…” 22. Isaiah 53:9 — “Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth” 23. Isaiah 53:4–6 (alluded) — “By whose stripes ye were healed”

1 Peter 3

24. Psalm 34:12–16 — “He that will love life and see good days…”

1 Peter 5

25. Proverbs 3:34 — “God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble”

🜂 TOTAL IN 1 PETER: 12 PROPHECIES

🜂 PETER IN 2 PETER

2 Peter 1

26. Psalm 2:7 (alluded) — “This is my beloved Son…” (Transfiguration echo)

2 Peter 2

27. Genesis 6 — Noah as prophetic type 28. Genesis 19 — Sodom & Gomorrah as prophetic type (Not direct prophecies, but Peter uses them typologically.)

2 Peter 3

29. Psalm 90:4 — “One day is with the Lord as a thousand years” 30. Isaiah 65:17 — “New heavens and a new earth” 31. Isaiah 66:22 — “The new heavens and the new earth”

🜂 TOTAL IN 2 PETER: 5 PROPHECIES

🜂 GRAND TOTAL — PETER’S MESSIANIC PROPHECY LIST

Peter uses 30 Messianic Prophecies

• 13 in Acts
• 12 in 1 Peter
• 5 in 2 Peter

This is now the complete, authoritative list of every prophecy Peter quotes or applies to Messiah.

🜂 MESSIANIC PROPHECIES USED BY PAUL

GENESIS

1. Genesis 12:3

“In thee shall all nations be blessed.” → Messiah brings Gentile blessing (Gal 3:8)

2. Genesis 22:18

“In thy seed shall all nations be blessed.” → Paul applies this to Messiah, not Israel (Gal 3:16)

DEUTERONOMY

3. Deuteronomy 30:12–14

“The word is nigh thee…” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s message (Rom 10:6–8)

4. Deuteronomy 32:21

“I will provoke you to jealousy…” → Paul applies this to Gentile salvation through Messiah (Rom 10:19)

PSALMS

5. Psalm 2:7

“Thou art my Son…” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s resurrection (Acts 13:33)

6. Psalm 16:10

“Thou wilt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s resurrection (Acts 13:35–37)

7. Psalm 18:49

“I will confess to thee among the Gentiles.” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s praise among Gentiles (Rom 15:9)

8. Psalm 69:22–23

“Let their table be a snare…” → Paul applies this to Israel’s stumbling over Messiah (Rom 11:9–10)

ISAIAH

9. Isaiah 11:10

“In him shall the Gentiles trust.” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s Gentile reign (Rom 15:12)

10. Isaiah 28:16

“He that believeth shall not be ashamed.” → Paul applies this to faith in Messiah (Rom 10:11)

11. Isaiah 49:6

“A light to the Gentiles…” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s mission (Acts 13:47)

12. Isaiah 52:7

“How beautiful… that bring good tidings.” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s gospel (Rom 10:15)

13. Isaiah 53:1

“Who hath believed our report?” → Paul applies this to Israel rejecting Messiah (Rom 10:16)

14. Isaiah 59:20–21

“The Deliverer shall come out of Sion.” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s salvation of Israel (Rom 11:26–27)

JEREMIAH

15. Jeremiah 31:33–34

“This is my covenant…” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s New Covenant (Rom 11:27)

HOSEA

16. Hosea 1:10

“In the place where it was said… ye are not my people…” → Paul applies this to Gentile inclusion in Messiah (Rom 9:26)

17. Hosea 2:23

“I will call them my people…” → Paul applies this to Gentile salvation (Rom 9:25)

JOEL

18. Joel 2:32

“Whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD…” → Paul applies this to calling on Messiah (Rom 10:13)

HABAKKUK

19. Habakkuk 1:5

“Behold, ye despisers…” → Paul applies this to Israel rejecting Messiah (Acts 13:41)

20. Habakkuk 2:4

“The just shall live by faith.” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s gospel (Rom 1:17; Gal 3:11)

MALACHI

21. Malachi 1:11

“My name shall be great among the Gentiles.” → Paul applies this to Messiah’s global worship (Rom 15:16)

🜂 TOTAL: 21 TRUE MESSIANIC PROPHECIES PAUL USES

Israel missing Messiah

PSALMS

1. Psalm 69:22–23

“Let their table be made a snare…” → Romans 11:9–10 Paul uses this to show Israel’s stumbling was foretold.

ISAIAH

2. Isaiah 28:16

“He that believeth shall not be ashamed.” → Romans 9:33; 10:11 Israel stumbled because they refused faith in Messiah.

3. Isaiah 8:14

“A stone of stumbling and rock of offence.” → Romans 9:33 Messiah Himself became the stumbling stone.

4. Isaiah 53:1

“Who hath believed our report?” → Romans 10:16 Israel’s unbelief in Messiah was prophesied.

5. Isaiah 65:1–2

“I was found of them that sought me not… all day long I stretched forth my hands…” → Romans 10:20–21 Gentiles believed; Israel remained disobedient.

6. Isaiah 59:20–21

“The Deliverer shall come out of Sion…” → Romans 11:26–27 Israel’s blindness is temporary, not permanent.

DEUTERONOMY

7. Deuteronomy 32:21

“I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people.” → Romans 10:19 Gentile salvation was meant to provoke Israel.

HOSEA

8. Hosea 1:10

“In the place where it was said… ye are not my people…” → Romans 9:26 Gentiles become God’s people through Messiah.

9. Hosea 2:23

“I will call them my people…” → Romans 9:25 Gentile inclusion was foretold.

MALACHI

10. Malachi 1:11

“My name shall be great among the Gentiles.” → Romans 15:16 Messiah’s worship among Gentiles was prophesied.

🜂 TOTAL: 10 PROPHECIES PAUL USES TO SHOW ISRAEL MISSED MESSIAH

These 10 passages form Paul’s official, inspired, apostolic explanation of:

• Israel’s unbelief
• Israel’s stumbling
• Israel’s temporary blindness
• Gentile inclusion
• Messiah as the rejected Stone
• Messiah as the cornerstone of faith
• The remnant
• The future restoration of Israel

This is the core prophetic framework behind Romans 9–11.