But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting. Therefore He shall give them up, Until the time that she who is in labor has given birth; Then the remnant of His brethren Shall return to the children of Israel. And He shall stand and feed His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; And they shall abide, For now He shall be great To the ends of the earth; And this One shall be peace. —Micah 5:2-5
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- But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah…
- God chooses the little and the least.
So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ —Matthew 2:5,6
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- …out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel…
- For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. —John 6:38
- I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. —John 18:37
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Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting.
- EVERLASTING = DAYS (YOM) ETERNAL (OLAM)
- Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever You had formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God. —Psalm 90:2
- The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way, Before His works of old. I have been established from everlasting, From the beginning, before there was ever an earth. —Proverbers 8:22,23
- …and this one shall be peace. —Micah 5:5