Clearly Predicted

On the road to Emmaus, Jesus, unrecognized by two of his followers, asked this question of the two: "Wasn't it clearly predicted that the Messiah would have to suffer all these things before entering his glory?" Christ goes on to explain to the pair how he (even though they didn't recognize him) fulfilled the Scriptures. The ESV translates the same expression "wasn't it necessary" which is more accurate. The word in its context here means to indicate that something that happened should by all means have happened (BDAG). So Christ's death and resurrection were meant to happen, and indeed, he goes on to explain to his followers just exactly what he meant by that. (Oh, if I could only have been a fly on the wall at THAT exegesis of the Scriptures!)