Prophetic Scriptures of Jesus' Suffering and Resurrection

Greetings, a servant of God, by the grace of God, teaching the truth of God under the authority of Jesus Christ to any who are willing to receive it. (Mat 13:43).

The Holy Bible contains the truth of God by the word of God (Joh 17:17); therefore, God teaches and gives understanding, wisdom, and knowledge to all who pray and seek Him with all the heart (Deu 4:29-31; Jer 29:12,13; Psa 119:2).

In Luke 24:46, Jesus told His disciples that His suffering, and His resurrection on the third day, were written in advance (prophesied) and therefore necessary. In Luke 24:44, Jesus confirms the written prophecies concerning Him, where they are found, and the necessity to fulfill them. And Luke 24:45 shows that Jesus has the power to open one's mind to the Scriptures.

Here are all three scriptures:

Luk 24:44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spoke unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

Luk 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Luk 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:

So if Jesus said His suffering and resurrection were written, the Scriptures have to be in the original ancient Hebrew text. His disciples confirmed them (Joh 2:19-22). They "believed " the (third day) "scripture." And later on, so did the apostle Paul (1Co 15:4). Jesus also narrowed down the search to the Law of Moses, the prophets, and the psalms.

The law of Moses and the book of psalms have no contextual reference to one suffering and rising the third day. The prophets, and specifically the prophet Hosea, has two verses that do have contextual references to suffering and rising the third day - Hosea 6:1 and Hosea 6:2. Notice here from the King James version:

Hos 6:1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Hos 6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight [presence].

Now, we must remember that these verses were translated by man from the original ancient Hebrew text. And it is common knowledge among theologians that this is not an easy, straight-forward task.

Here is an example from the internet:

"Ancient Hebrew poses translation challenges due to its vocabulary, homographs, and lack of vowels, requiring contextual and cultural understanding. Cultural differences also impact translation, necessitating awareness of ancient customs and idiomatic expressions."

And if I may add, according to the working of Jesus the Christ, necessitating having one's understanding opened to the Scriptures (Luk 24:45).

So, with these things in mind, let us have a closer look at Hos 6:1 and Hos 6:2 along with the Strong's Dictionary References. We will start with Hos 6:1:

Hos 6:1 Come,H1980 and let us returnH7725 untoH413 the LORD:H3068 forH3588 heH1931 hath torn,H2963 and he will healH7495 us; he hath smitten,H5221 and he will bind us up.H2280

The first sentence is translated well and describes Hosea's plea for the house of Israel to return unto the LORD who they had forsaken, along with His commandments (Deu 30: 1-3; Isa 55:7; Jer 3:12; Hos 7:10). However, in the next sentence we see that the word "hath" was added with "torn" which means to pull to pieces.

At this time we will look at just how horribly the Lord Jesus Christ did suffer at the hands of the Romans while receiving stripes or lashes (scourging) from the Roman whip called "The Roman Flagrum". From the internet:

"The Roman Flagrum was designed to quickly remove the flesh from a body of a victim. The Romans would, according to custom, scourge a condemned criminal before he was put to death."

So, the flagrum would literally leave a person's flesh torn.

Now, we will replace the added word "hath" with "was" torn. The next part of the sentence has the added word "us" after the phrase "and he will heal". The Strong's definition after the word "heal" does in fact mean to heal or mend. We will keep the phrase "and he will heal" and drop the added word "us".

The next sentence has the words "he hath" added to the word "smitten" which means stricken or given stripes. Again, we will replace the added word "hath" with "was" smitten. The next part of the sentence has a long phrase added with the word "bind" which means to wrap firmly. Keeping in mind the torn flesh, consider the condition that the Lord Jesus Christ's body would have been in when removed from the cross . Now consider the following verse:

Mat 27:59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

Now, keeping all the original Hebrew words, let us unfold the prophecy of suffering:

Hos 6:1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for He was torn, and He will heal ; He was smitten, and He will be bound firmly.

I do not claim accuracy of this translation, especially with the tenses. Yet, the details of a prophecy Jesus, the disciples, and Paul confirmed appear to be more than a coincidence. On to Hos 6:2 for the prophecy of rising the third day:

Hos 6:2 After two daysH4480 H3117 will he reviveH2421 us: in the thirdH7992 dayH3117 he will raise us up,H6965 and we shall liveH2421 in his sight.H6440

In the first sentence, the H4480 definition is for the word "After" which can mean a variety of prepositions such as "after" or "from" or "in". Our focus will be on the word "in". The word "two" has no specific connection to H4480 or H3117, and therefore was added. H3117 is from an unused root meaning "to be hot". It can also be used to describe a period of time such as a day or days in a specific place or space. We will use the phrase "In a hot space".

The next part of the sentence has H2421 which means "to live". We will use the phrase "will he live". The word "us" was added and therefore will be left out. In the next sentence, "third" and "day" are properly translated and accurately fit the context of Jesus Christ rising the third day. However, the next phrase "he will raise us up" has only one Hebrew word which means "to rise". We will use the phrase "he will rise up". And the last part "and we shall live in his sight" ( presence) is translated correctly based on Scriptures which I will provide later on.

Again, keeping all the original Hebrew words, let us unfold the prophecy of rising the third day from a hot space:

Hos 6:2 In a hot space will he live: in the third day he will rise up, and we shall live in his presence.

Again, no claim to complete accuracy. However, let's look at the contexts. "In a hot space will He live" speaking of where His Spirit would be after being released at His death:

Joh 19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished [prophecy fulfilled]: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost [Spirit].

Now, consider this verse from the Lord Jesus Christ on where His Spirit would be after His crucifixion until the third day rising:

Mat 12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

The Greek word for "heart" means middle or center of the earth - a very hot space. And that would not be the first time He was in a hot space in the Spirit. Notice from the book of Daniel:

Dan 3:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.

Consider these concerning a prophesied resurrection. One from the Psalms:

Psa 16:10 For you will not leave my soul in hell; neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption [decay].

"Hell" means "grave" in the original Hebrew. The other from the apostle Peter, understanding Christ's fulfillment of the prophecy from Psa 16:10:

Act 2:27 Because you will not leave my soul in hell, neither will you suffer your Holy One to see corruption.

Moving on, the "we", from Hos 6:2, living in his presence, is referring to the called, baptised, believing followers of the body of Christ.

Now, here are Scriptures related to the called being in His presence:

Psa 31:20 You shall hide them in the secret of your presence from the pride of man: You shall keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

Psa 140:13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto your name: the upright shall dwell in your presence.

Zep 1:7 Hold your peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, he has bid his guests.

Let us conclude with the apostle Paul:

1Co 1:26 For you see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

1Co 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

1Co 1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are despised, has God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

1Co 1:29 That no flesh should glory in His presence.

Jesus declared that His suffering and resurrection on the third day were written beforehand in the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms (Luke 24:44–46). The only prophetic text that explicitly contains this pattern is Hosea 6:1-2. In Hebrew, Hosea speaks of One who is torn, smitten, and bound, who then lives in a hot place, and who rises on the third day to reside over a people called into His presence. After the resurrection, the disciples understood that this section of Scripture was fulfilled in Christ (John 2:22; 1 Cor 15:4). Those who belong to Him now live in His presence, just as Hosea foretold.

The apostle Paul confirms that Christ’s resurrection on the third day was “according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor 15:4). The only prophetic text that explicitly contains the third‑day resurrection pattern is Hosea 6:2, which speaks in Hebrew of One who is torn, smitten, restored to life, and raised on the third day. Paul’s statement seals Hosea 6:2 as the very Scripture Jesus opened to His disciples in Luke 24:44-46.

Isaiah 58:12 describes the work of restoring ancient truth: rebuilding what has been neglected, repairing the breach between the Hebrew text and its translations, and raising up the prophetic foundations that point to Christ. Hosea 6:1-2 is one of those foundations - now restored to clarity in the light of the resurrection.

Joh 17:17 Sanctify them through your truth: your word is truth.

Freely, I have received from the word of God; freely, I have given to all who would receive the truth of God.

Farewell,

Servanthood