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 be Ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting_. IN estimating the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1209 STABILITY AND EXTENT OF CHRIST’S KINGDOM Micah 5:4. _He shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth_. OF whom the prophet speaks, there can be no doubt. T... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1210 CHRIST OUR PEACE IN TROUBLE [Note: Preached in July, 1803.] Micah 5:5. _This man shall be the Peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land_. IT is of the very nature of prophecy to be dark and intricate: for, if it were perfectly plain, men would either labour to defeat the cou... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 1211 THE JEWS A BLESSING TO THE WORLD Micah 5:7. _The remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men_. IN this chapter we have as explicit a prophecy respecting Christ... [ Continue Reading ]