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Since He was clearly God and not just a man, the prophet Isaiah wrote, "His visage was so marred more than any man."
About a thousand years before Jesus was born, King David wrote,
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For dogs have surrounded Me; the congregation of the wicked has enclosed Me. They pierced My hands and My feet (Psalm 22:16).
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He also wrote,
They divide My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots
(Psalm 22:18),
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and
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He trusted in the Lord, let Him rescue Him; Let Him deliver Him, since He delights in Him! (Psalm 22:8).
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Of Jesus' suffering, David wrote,
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My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, and from the words of My groaning? (Psalm 22:1)
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If you look up all these prophesies one by one and compare them to the death of Jesus Christ and the events surrounding that death as they appear in the New Testament, you will come to see it all as the completion of a well-built structure that is made according to precise plans and designs.
Then they crucified Him, and divided His garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet: "They divided My garments among them, And for My clothing they cast lots. (Matthew 27:35)
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He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him; for He said, "I am the Son of God." (Matthew 27:43)
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And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Matthew 27:46)
Jesus suffered and died in this way, but three days later He rose from the dead.
In reference to this, David had written many years earlier:
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Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope.
For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption. You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:9-11).
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Despite the fact that these records were to be found in the Scriptures, even those who had followed Jesus did not believe this truth. When two of these people were walking along the road to Emmaus together on the day after the Sabbath when Jesus had risen from the dead, Jesus came up to them and walked along with them; but their vision was obstructed, preventing them from recognizing Him. Jesus asked them what they were talking about as they walked along (See Luke 24:17), and they replied,
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"Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?" (See Luke 24:18)
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Then they told him about Jesus and how He had been so unjustly treated.
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"The chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these things happened. Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. And certain of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see." (See Luke 24:20-24).
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