The Fee Paid His Traitor

The Old Testament Prophecy:

“I told them, ‘If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it.’ So they paid me THIRTY PIECES OF SILVER.”
—Zechariah 11:12.

The New Testament Fulfillment:

“Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to the chief priests and asked, `What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?’ So they counted out for him THIRTY SILVER COINS.”
—Matthew 26:14, 15.

His Death on a Cross

The Old Testament Prophecy:

“They have PIERCED MY HANDS and my feet.”
—Psalm 22:16.

The New Testament Fulfillment:

“When they came to the place called the Skull, there THEY CRUCIFIED him.”
—Luke 23:33.

Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53 contain a graphic depiction of the Messiah’s persecution and death at the hands of those whom He came to save.

His Escape from the Tomb

The Old Testament Prophecy:

“Because YOU WILL NOT ABANDON ME TO THE GRAVE, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.”
—Psalm 16:10.

The New Testament Fulfillment:

“Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that HE WAS NOT ABANDONED TO THE GRAVE, nor did his body see decay. God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.”
—Acts 2:31, 32.