Prophesy about Jesus from The Wisdom of Solomon

In Luke 10:23-24 Jesus says…

Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” NIV

When I was looking for specific Kings who had prophesied about Jesus I looked at Solomon…

Aside from allusions in his Psalms, Proverbs and other writings I discovered one which was very powerful but unknown to me as it is from a Deuterocanonical book: The Wisdom of Solomon.

This book is considered canonical by Catholics, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox, but are considered non-canonical by Jews and Protestants. Most significantly it is believed to have been scribed in the first century BC in Alexandria, possibly from older manuscripts (although, its authenticity has its detractors). So while it may not have been written by Solomon himself it is likely it was written before Christ’s birth.

In any case, I found it very interesting to read. Why not check it out and come to your own conclusions…

Let us lie in wait for the righteous man,

because he is inconvenient to us and opposes our actions;

he reproaches us for sins against the law,

and accuses us of sins against our training.

He professes to have knowledge of God,

and calls himself a child of the Lord.

He became to us a reproof of our thoughts;

the very sight of him is a burden to us,

because his manner of life is unlike that of others,

and his ways are strange.

We are considered by him as something base,

and he avoids our ways as unclean;

he calls the last end of the righteous happy,

and boasts that God is his father.

Let us see if his words are true,

and let us test what will happen at the end of his life;

for if the righteous man is God’s son, he will help him,

and will deliver him from the hand of his adversaries.

Let us test him with insult and torture,

that we may find out how gentle he is,

and make trial of his forbearance.

Let us condemn him to a shameful death,

for, according to what he says, he will be protected.

— Wisdom 2:12–20 (RSVCE)