Micah 5:2

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, the little city of Judah south of Jerusalem being addressed with impressive solemnity, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, among the districts of the country containing a thousand families, the town being of little importance over against the mighty Jerusalem so nearby, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto Me that is to be Ruler in Israel, the selection of the Messiah as the true King of Israel serving the Lord's plan of salvation, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Thus the Father's will and purpose from eternity was made manifest in the coming of the Prince of Peace. And even as His outgoings were from eternity, since He is the everlasting Son of the Father, so His generation as man is from Bethlehem, for as a true human being He became subject to time and permitted Himself, as a rule, to be governed by the limitations of space as well.