Promises kept

14 promises and patterns from the Old Testament kept in the New, each a cross-reference in the OpenBible.info data, with the years between them in two reckonings: from Genesis 3:15 to the cross, Isaiah 53 to 1 Peter 2, Micah 5:2 to Bethlehem.

A curated set, not a complete list: each pair is explained, dated with sources, and linked in the cross-reference data.

1. God will provide the lambJohn 1:29 · Genesis 22:7–8 · ~2,060–2,090 yearsAbraham tells Isaac that God will provide the lamb; John the Baptist points to Jesus as the Lamb of God.
2. The wood on the son's backGenesis 22:6 · John 19:17 · ~2,060–2,100 yearsIsaac carries the wood up the mountain; Jesus carries his cross out to Golgotha.
3. Not one bone brokenJohn 19:36 · Exodus 12:46 · ~1,480 yearsThe Passover lamb's bones were not to be broken; John says the same of Jesus on the cross.
4. Bread from heavenJohn 6:31 · Exodus 16:4–15 · ~1,470–1,480 yearsManna feeds Israel in the wilderness; Jesus says the true bread from heaven is himself.
5. The rock was Christ1 Corinthians 10:4 · Exodus 17:6 · ~1,500 yearsWater flows from the rock at Horeb; Paul, writing to Corinth, says that rock was Christ.
6. The first promiseJohn 19:30 · Genesis 3:15 · ~1,440–1,480 yearsAfter the fall, God promises that the woman's offspring will crush the serpent's head; on the cross Jesus says it is finished.
7. The woman's offspringGenesis 3:15 · Galatians 4:4 · ~1,400–1,440 yearsThe promise of the woman's offspring; Paul writes that God sent his Son, born of a woman.
8. The tree of life comes backRevelation 22:2 · Genesis 2:9 · ~1,500–1,540 yearsThe tree of life stands in Eden; in John's vision it grows again by the river of the new Jerusalem, still to come.
9. The two will become one fleshGenesis 2:24 · Ephesians 5:28–31 · ~1,470–1,510 yearsThe first marriage in Eden; Paul quotes it and says it speaks of Christ and the church.
10. The Passover lambMark 14:12 · Exodus 12:6 · ~1,480 yearsIsrael kills the Passover lamb at twilight; on the day the Passover lamb is sacrificed, Jesus sits down to the Passover meal with his disciples.
11. Once for allLeviticus 16:15 · Hebrews 9:12 · ~1,470–1,480 yearsEvery year the high priest took blood into the holy place; Hebrews says Christ entered once for all by his own blood.
12. By His stripesIsaiah 53:5 · 1 Peter 2:24–25 · ~710–770 yearsIsaiah writes of a servant wounded for others; Peter applies it to Jesus on the cross. Many scholars date Isaiah 40–55 to about 540 BC, which would make the span about 570 years.
13. Out of BethlehemMatthew 2:6 · Micah 5:2 · ~690–730 yearsMicah names Bethlehem as the ruler's birthplace; Matthew quotes him when Jesus is born there.
14. Your king comes on a donkeyMatthew 21:5 · Zechariah 9:9–10 · ~510–550 yearsZechariah sees the king coming humbly on a donkey; Matthew quotes him as Jesus rides into Jerusalem. Many scholars date Zechariah 9–14 later than 520 BC, to between 400 and 300 BC.