Michael Rydelnik - The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy: Studies and Expositions of the Messiah in the Old Testament

Heres a comprehensive and compelling resource exploring the messianic promise of the Old Testament. Powerfully and persuasively, these esteemed authors build a clear case for the Hebrew Scriptures foretelling the coming Savior of Israel and the world. All serious students of the Bible need this volume in their library!

LEE STROBEL

Bestselling author of The Case for Christ and The Case for Faith

The arrival of Jesus of Nazareth as Savior and King was no surprise throughout the Old Testament there were both hints of a redeemer as well as bold proclamations of the assured hope that a deliverer messiah would be coming. This prophetic stream of headlines and descriptive detail was the basis of hope and confidence for Israel even in the most challenging of times. For those of us who navigate our lives as followers of this Messiah, reflecting on the reliability of the prophetic announcements gives us hope and confidence as well that the God who kept His promise of a Messiah is true to His Word and that we too can have hope and confidence in the promise of the return of this risen Messiah as our conquering King. Well beyond information, youll find this collection to be an inspiration as well a great resource for both scholar and student!

JOE STOWELL

President, Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, MI

Ever wonder what the Lord Jesus shared about Old Testament messianic prophecies as He walked with two of His disciples on the road to Emmaus? This book is probably as close as well ever get to that conversation. Ive heard a great deal about the need to find Messiah everywhere in the Old Testament, but The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy actually explains how to understand the prophecies about the Messiah within the context of Old Testament literature and New Testament fulfillment.

This volume is comprehensive, thoroughly biblical, and brings us a deeper appreciation of Jesus the Messiah. I only regret that it was not available when I began preaching so many years ago. In these pages youll find insight for the mind, resources for the biblical student, and food for the soula valuable reference book for decades to come.

ERWIN W. LUTZER

Pastor Emeritus, The Moody Church, Chicago

Too often we approach the Scriptures with a microscope mentality, only reading passages through the lens of our particular theology, devotions, or personal challenges. Thank you Drs. Rydelnik and Blum for this comprehensive work that reminds us from the garden of beginnings to the city that will come Gods story is about the Messiah, our King, our Savior, our Priest, and Friend. I highly recommend it!

CHIP INGRAM

Teaching Pastor, Living on the Edge

Author of The Real God: How He Longs for You to See Him

When preaching about Jesus in Acts 7, Stephen declared that the Old Testament prophets announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One (v. 52). This was the enthusiastic claim of first-century preaching and must continue to be the zealous appeal of our preaching in the twenty-first century. We cannot afford to be fuzzy on the predictive prophecies regarding the Christ. In our skeptical age, trifold pamphlets at Christmas arent going to cut it when it comes to Old Testament texts regarding the Messiah. This book is the treasure-trove of scholarly insight that we need to deepen our convictions and strengthen our assertions that the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of Gods Old Testament prophets (Acts 1:16 ESV). Get a copy of this book and start reading it today.

MIKE FABAREZ

Pastor, Compass Bible Church, Aliso Viejo, CA

Host, Focal Point Radio

We are grateful to Michael Rydelnik and Edwin Blum for this superb Handbook of Messianic Prophecy. Our messianic hope is central to our understanding of the message of the Bible. This scholarly volume will give each reader a new passion for studying the many Bible passages about Messiahs first coming and His future, second coming.

GEORGE SWEETING

Sixth president of Moody Bible Institute

What an expansive and helpful work! Not only are the full range of messianic prophecies covered with great depth, but the volume also addresses many of the hermeneutical, critical, and interpretational issues related to these prophecies of the Messiah and Messianic Age. The array of highly qualified and thoughtfully chosen authors reflect a breadth of evangelical theological positions. The contributors also include a significant number of Messianic Jews, like Dr. Rydelnik, who bring a significant authenticity to the book since these prophecies brought most of them to faith in the Messiah Jesus. Moreover, messianic prophecy has been their primary tool in helping their fellow Jewish people understand the Messiah through the lens of Old Testament prophecy. Every pastor, missionary, Christian worker, and informed layman will find this long-needed resource to be eminently useful.

MITCH GLASER

President, Chosen People Ministries

What did Jesus teach when He revealed the Messiah from the Hebrew Bible while on the road to Emmaus (Lk 24:26-27)? We get a glimpse of the answer to that question with the Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy. Using a broad group of biblical scholars, including several Messianic Jews, this volume gives an exhaustive explanation of the Messiah in the Old Testament. Every person who wants to understand messianic prophecy needs this book.

JOEL C. ROSENBERG

New York Times bestselling author and Bible teacher

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