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 other respects in this thou art honoured above them all. Ruler — King and sovereign. In Israel — Amidst the Israel of God. Going forth — Whose generation, as he is the Son of God, equal with his father, is eternal.
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
BUT THOU. This marks out the Structure. Compare Micah 4:8 with Micah 5:2. Quoted in Matthew 2:5; Matthew 2:6;...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
5:2 (e-0) In the Hebrew, ch.5 begins here. be (f-7) Or 'though thou be small.'...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
_[Micah 5:1]_ וְ אַתָּ֞ה בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם אֶפְרָ֗תָה צָעִיר֙...
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...
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,...
Having thus described the coming deliverance, Micah utters the wonderful prophecy concerning the Deliverer and the deliverance under His administration. The Person of the Deliverer is first described...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_‘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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
FROM EVERLASTING: _ Heb._ the days of eternity...
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...
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;...
Micah 5:2 Bethlehem H1035 Ephrathah H672 little H6810 thousands H505 Judah H3063 forth H3318 (H8799) Ruler H4910 ...
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...
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
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
1 Chronicles 2:50; 1 Chronicles 2:51; 1 Chronicles 2:54; 1 Chronicles 4:4;...
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...