46In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof (Exodus 12:46).
20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken (Psalm 34:20).
31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: (John 19:31-33).
In Exodus the Passover lamb is not to have any of its’ bones broken. In Psalm 34 it is revealed that the Messiah will not have a bone broken. In the Gospel of John we see the fulfillment of the prophecy. Christ as the Lamb of God did not have His bones broken. It was customary during Roman crucifixion to break the bones of the criminal in order to speed death. So it was unusual that Christ did not have His legs broken. God wanted and wants the identity of the Messiah to be discoverable and verifiable. Three different authors wrote this prophecy we are discussing today across almost 2000 years. One of the reasons for discussing all the Messianic prophecies that are fulfilled in Christ is to show the absolute impossibility that any other individual in the past or future could be the Son of the Living God besides our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Christ is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world; worship God.
20He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken (Psalm 34:20).
31The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. 32Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 33But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs: (John 19:31-33).
In Exodus the Passover lamb is not to have any of its’ bones broken. In Psalm 34 it is revealed that the Messiah will not have a bone broken. In the Gospel of John we see the fulfillment of the prophecy. Christ as the Lamb of God did not have His bones broken. It was customary during Roman crucifixion to break the bones of the criminal in order to speed death. So it was unusual that Christ did not have His legs broken. God wanted and wants the identity of the Messiah to be discoverable and verifiable. Three different authors wrote this prophecy we are discussing today across almost 2000 years. One of the reasons for discussing all the Messianic prophecies that are fulfilled in Christ is to show the absolute impossibility that any other individual in the past or future could be the Son of the Living God besides our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Christ is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world; worship God.
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