Micah 5:2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
Centuries before the promised Messiah of God was born, the prophet Micah took prophetic aim at a small town just six miles south of Jerusalem. It was there, he prophesied, that the Messiah would be born. That Bethlehem was being foretold as the birth place of the Messiah has long been the understanding of this passage. When King Herod was questioned by the magi as to where they could find the "new born king of the Jews," Herod gathered the chief priests and the scribes of the people and asked them where the Messiah was to be born.Without hesitation they told him "Bethlehem of Judea." For support they quoted to him this very promise from the book of Micah (see Matthew 2:1-6).
Wow! You talk about a divine GPS. It doesn't get more accurate than this!
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pj
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