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Verse Micah 5:2. _BUT THOU, BETH-LEHEM EPHRATAH_] I have considered
this subject in great detail in _Clarke's notes on "_Matthew 2:6_"_,
to which the reader will be pleased to refer. This verse should...
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BUT - (And) thou, Bethlehem Ephratah With us, the chequered events of
time stand in strong contrast, painful or gladdening. Good seems to
efface evil, or evil blots out the memory of the good. God ord...
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CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The siege and the smitten judge (Micah 5:1) _
2. The smitten judge: Who he is (Micah 5:2)
3. The events of the future: (Micah 5:3)
4. The Rejected One, the Shepherd of Israel ...
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MESSIANIC ANTICIPATIONS. This paragraph, like the last, seems to
consist of several separate prophecies, viz. Micah 5:2, describing the
emergence of a triumphant Davidic ruler; Micah 5:5 f., deliveran...
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BUT THOU. This marks out the Structure. Compare Micah 4:8 with Micah
5:2. Quoted in Matthew 2:5; Matthew 2:6;...
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_PROMISES CONCERNING THE MESSIAH -- MICAH 5:1-4:_ Zedekiah was the
last king of the separate kingdom of Judah. He had been placed on the
throne by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar had even ch...
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DISCOURSE: 1208
THE MESSIAH TO BE BORN AT BETHLEHEM
Micah 5:2. _Thou, Bethlehem, Ephratah, though thou be little among the
thousands of Jutdah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto me, that
is to...
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BUT THOU, BETH-LEHEM EPHRATAH— _Ephratah_ was another name for
Beth-lehem in the tribe of Judah, and both names are joined together
to distinguish it from another Beth-lehem in the tribe of Zebulun. I...
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FOCUS ON THE MESSIAH. Micah 5:2-6
RV. But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the
thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is
to be ruler in Israel; whose...
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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,...
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5:2 (e-0) In the Hebrew, ch.5 begins here. be (f-7) Or 'though thou be
small.'...
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THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH
1-5a. Jerusalem is besieged, its ruler insulted by the invader (Micah
5:1). Micah proclaims not only deliverance, but a deliverer. He will
arise from Bethlehem, David's birthp...
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THOUSANDS] or, families: cp. Numbers 1:16; Numbers 10:14; Joshua
22:14; Joshua 22:21. Several such families made up a tribe. UNTO ME]
or, 'for
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The message now goes on from one period to another period. The word
‘but’ connects the two periods. When Micah referred to the first
period (verse 1), he mainly described the situation in Jerusalem. T...
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MICAH SPEAKS A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO ALL THE NATIONS
MICAH
_LES PAINTER_
CHAPTER 5
5:1-6 THE *MESSIAH’S BIRTH AND HIS FUTURE GREATNESS
The main subject of Micah’s message now changes. He has spoke...
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BUT THOU, BETH-LEHEM EPHRATAH. — This is a passage of immense
significance, through the interpretation given to it by the chief
priests and scribes in the Gospel of St. Matthew. Beth-lehem Ephratah:
t...
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_[Micah 5:1]_ וְ אַתָּ֞ה בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם
אֶפְרָ֗תָה צָעִיר֙...
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THE KING TO COME
Micah 4:8 - Micah 5:1
WHEN a people has to be purged of long injustice, when some high aim
of liberty or of order has to be won, it is remarkable how often the
drama of revolution pa...
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THE DELIVERER FROM BETHLEHEM
Micah 5:1-15
This name for Bethlehem recalls Genesis 48:7. Though insignificant in
size she would outshine her compeers, because of Messiah's birth,
Matthew 2:6. As man,...
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But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be (b) little among the
thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me
[that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose (c) goings forth [have been...
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Ephrata. This was the ancient name (Haydock) of Bethlehem, (Genesis
xxxv. 16.) though some think that it was so called after Caleb's wife,
1 Paralipomenon ii. 19. --- Art, or "art thou?" &c., which ma...
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Every word in this blessed verse is important; and therefore let us
regard every word in it. Bethlehem means the house of bread! how
suited this to him, and his birth, who is the bread of life. Ephrat...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
The prophecy of Micah, like all the rest, has its own distinctive
properties, though falling into the general current of testimony to
Israel, and so far with...
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_‘LOVED WITH EVERLASTING LOVE!’_
‘Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.’
Micah 5:2
This is the passage which the doctors of the law quoted when Herod
asked of them where the C...
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_Thou Bethlehem Ephratah, art small, that thou shouldest be among the
thousands of Judah _As Matthew quotes this passage differently, some
think that it ought to be read as a question, And thou, Bethl...
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But there was something more definite still to be declared; the
principal enemy of the last days was to be pointed out, and this in
special connection with another and fatal sin of Jerusalem and her
p...
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BUT THOU, BETHLEHEM EPHRATAH,.... But though Jerusalem should be
besieged and taken, and the land of Judea laid waste, yet, before all
this should be, the Messiah should be born in Bethlehem, of which...
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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
o...
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Mic. 5:2. "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among
the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He _come forth _ unto
me, who is to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been...
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_But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah_ Here we have evidently the beginning
of another subject, quite different from any thing that the first
verse can relate to, and with which it seems to have no connectio...
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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
coun...
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THE PERSON AND THE RULE OF MESSIAH.
Having described the conditions and circumstances under which the
period of Messianic glory would be established, the prophet now turns
to the direct prediction co...
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FROM EVERLASTING:
_ Heb._ the days of eternity...
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1-6 Having showed how low the house of David would be brought, a
prediction of the Messiah and his kingdom is added to encourage the
faith of God's people. His existence from eternity as God, and his...
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BUT, Heb. AND. BETH-LEHEM; not in the tribe of Zebulun JOSHUA 19:15,
but in the tribe of Judah, styled therefore Beth-lehem of Judah, Matt.
it. 1, 6. EPHRATAH; so called, say some, from Caleb's wife;...
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Micah 5:2 Bethlehem H1035 Ephrathah H672 little H6810 thousands H505
Judah H3063 forth H3318 (H8799) Ruler H4910 ...
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THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE OF ONE WHO WILL RISE FROM A HUMBLE SMALL TOWN
WHO WILL DELIVER HIS PEOPLE AND WILL BECOME GREAT TO THE ENDS OF THE
EARTH (MICAH 5:2).
The promise is now made that from the sma...
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EVERLASTING
Compare (Isaiah 7:13); (Isaiah 7:14); (Isaiah 9:6); (Isaiah 9:7).
The "child" was born in Bethlehem, but the "Son" was "from e
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CONTENTS: The birth and rejection of Christ foretold. His ultimate
eternal kingdom after His rejection.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: Christ, who existed from eternity as Son of God, was to b...
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Micah 5:1. _Oh daughter of troops._ Of thieves, that is, the
Chaldeans, who having robbed all the nations of Asia, came to
Jerusalem, and robbed the whole land, smote Zedekiah with the severe
rod of c...
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_But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the
thousands of Judah _
BETHLEHEM AND ITS BABE
The Jews regarded this text as a prophecy of Messiah’s birthplace.
Micah, though a prophet...
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MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 5:1 A new hope for Israel, and for the whole
world, comes by means of a new David. His deeds are praised (vv. Micah
5:1) and the influence of the Israelite remnant among the nation...
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MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 5:2 BUT YOU. Both here and in Micah 4:8, these
words signal renewed kingship. BETHLEHEM, where David was born ...
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CRITICAL NOTES. THOU] invading army (not Judah). US] The prophet
identifies himself with the nation. SMITE] The greatest insult
(Lamentations 3:30; Matthew 5:39; Matthew 27:30). JUDGE] or king ...
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EXPOSITION
MICAH 5:1
_§ _8_. After Zion_'_s degradation Messiah shall be born, and shall
bring the world into subjection._
MICAH 5:1
This verse is joined to the preceding chapter in the Hebrew. Jer...
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Now in chapter 5 Micah leaves that scene of the future and he comes
back to an intermediate scene.
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege
against us: and they shall sm...
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1 Chronicles 2:50; 1 Chronicles 2:51; 1 Chronicles 2:54; 1 Chronicles
4:4;...
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Bethlehem — Bethlehem of Judah was called Ephratah, from the
fruitfulness of the land where it stood: the word whence it is derived
importing fruitfulness. Art thou little — If thou art the least in
o...
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How can we explain Matthew’s apparent misquotation of Micah 5:2?
PROBLEM: Matthew 2:6 quotes Micah 5:2. However, the words Matthew uses
are different than those used by Micah.
SOLUTION: Although Matt...