17/03/2026
What Old Testament Prophecies Predicted Jesus and the Cross?
Part 7 of 13
The Means of Jesus' Death
Furthermore, the Old Testament also prophesied about the means of Jesus’ death: being pierced and hanged on wood.
Deuteronomy dated 1 400 B.C
As has been shown, Deuteronomy specifically stated that anyone hanged on a tree was cursed (Deuteronomy 21:23; Galatians 3:13).
While Jesus was not hanged on a living tree, He was hanged on a tree in the form of the wooden beams of the cross.
Psalms dated 1 400 BC to 400 BC
Within the multiple passages, which foresaw Christ’s death, it is described that Jesus would have His hands and feet pierced by “dogs” and “villains,” which points to His crucifixion at the hand of Gentile Romans (Psalm 22:16; Matthew 27:26).
