From The Darkness Into The Light
The Promised Son
โBut you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yetout of you shall comeforth to Methe One to be Rulerin Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.โ
โMicah 5:2, emphasis added
Micahโs reference to Bethlehem prompts us to reflect upon Isaiahโs and Micahโs prophecies concerning the Messiah and the salvation He would bring. Almost word for word, they spoke of Israelโs future and the coming glorious earthly reign of the Messiah (Isaiah 2:2-4;Micah 4:1-3).
Just as Micah had prophesied around 700 years before Jesus came, the little town of Bethlehem was indeed the birth place of the Messiahโthe One who would beโRuler in Israelโ--the Oneโwhose goings forth are from of old, from everlastingโ(Micah 5:2)! We should therefore not only reflect upon the โeternal Godโsโฆ
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