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"But you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times. "
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But thou, Bethlehem
Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee
shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth
have been from of old, from everlasting. |
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"But as for you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of
Judah,
From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel
His goings forth are from long ago,
From the days of
eternity." |
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Commentary
The birthplace of the Shepherd-King would be the city of Bethlehem.
King David, a man after God's own heart, had been born in Bethlehem centuries
before. The intervening kings had failed to follow the Lord. By predicting a new
King from Bethlehem, Micah was invoking the covenant God made with David (2 Sam.
7). Centuries later when Jesus was born, this prophecy was quoted in answer to
the question of the wise men concerning where the Christ was to be born (Mic.
5:2; Matt 2:1-6).
Thomas Nelson,
I. (1997, c1995). Woman's study Bible . (Mic 5:2). Nashville: Thomas
Nelson.
Did you
know?
Since there were two Bethlehems in the Holy Land, Micah specifies
Bethlehem Ephrathah, six
miles south of Jerusalem.
MacDonald, W., &
Farstad, A. (1997, c1995). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New
Testaments (Mic 5:2). Nashville: Thomas
Nelson. |
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