Micah 5:2 meaning and explanation
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel— One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.
Micah 5:2, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Micah has just pictured a siege and the humiliation of Israel's judge (verse 1), and now the LORD answers it. Bethlehem Ephrathah was a small clan settlement near Jerusalem, the town of David, and God names it as the unlikely source of a future ruler over Israel.
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