Prophecies Concerning: The Life and Character of Christ

The predictions contained in the Old Testament respecting both the family out of which the Messiah was to rise, and the place of His birth, are equally applicable to Christ, as those which refer to the time of His appearance. But the facts of His life, and the features of His Character, are also drawn with a precision that cannot be misunderstood. The obscurity, the meanness, and the poverty of His external conditions are represented as follows: -- He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,...