Resurrection Foretold

This lesson explores how Psalm 16:10 connects to Jesus.

📘 Payne ✓📚 Edersheim ✓📖 McDowell ✓

Old Testament

Psalm 16:10

because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

New Testament

Acts 2:31

Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.

Scholar Credits

📘 Payne ✓📚 Edersheim ✓📖 McDowell ✓

J. Barton Payne

Payne #10 — Ps 16:10

Not abandoned to grave nor decay; Payne cites Peter's Pentecost sermon as definitive interpretation

Alfred Edersheim

The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX

Not suffering corruption applied to Messiah; cited in Rabbinic sources on resurrection hope

Josh McDowell

The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict • #30 Resurrection

Soul not left in Sheol; Friedlaender on Ibn Ezra's belief in resurrection; Acts 2:31

Quick Check

Part 1 - Multiple Choice

Which New Testament passage fulfills this prophecy in this lesson?

Part 2 - Fill In The Blank

Fill in the blank: The Old Testament prophecy for this lesson is ____.

Why This Matters

David expressed confidence that God would not let his 'faithful one' see decay. Since David himself died and was buried, Peter argued at Pentecost that David was speaking prophetically about the Messiah. Jesus' resurrection proved that death could not hold him—God's Holy One would never see corruption in the grave.

Reflection

King eternal, help me walk in resurrection power today - with joy, endurance, and holy expectation.