Micahchapter 5
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Chapter summary
The judge of Israel is struck with a rod on the cheek, and out of that humiliation comes the promise: 'But thou, Beth-lehem 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 goings forth are from of old, from everlasting' (5:2).
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Chapter summary
The judge of Israel is struck with a rod on the cheek, and out of that humiliation comes the promise: 'But thou, Beth-lehem 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 goings forth are from of old, from everlasting' (5:2).
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The judge of Israel is struck with a rod on the cheek, and out of that humiliation comes the promise: 'But thou, Beth-lehem 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 goings forth are from of old, from everlasting' (5:2). Herod's scribes quote it to locate the newborn King (Matthew 2:6), and 'from everlasting' says who he is. He shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of Jehovah, and 'this man shall be our peace.' Horses, chariots, strongholds, witchcrafts, and graven images are all cut off together.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.
Context
Prophecy · Micah — Micah overview
- A. 1–6 Bethlehem Ephrathah, little among the thousands of Judah
- B. 7–9 A remnant like dew, and like a lion among the flocks
- C. 10–15 Horses, cities, sorceries, and carved images cut off
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Luke 12 verses
- Luke 1:32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Luke 1:74deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
- Read Luke 1 →
Zechariah 102 verses
- Zechariah 10:3“My anger burns against the shepherds, and I will punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of Judah; He will make them like His royal steed in battle.
- Zechariah 10:5They will be like mighty men in battle, trampling the enemy in the mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the horsemen to shame.
- Read Zechariah 10 →
Micah 52 verses
- Micah 5:3Therefore Israel will be abandoned until she who is in labor has given birth; then the rest of His brothers will return to the children of Israel.
- Micah 5:8Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
- Read Micah 5 →
Lamentations 31 verse
- Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
- Read Lamentations 3 →
4 more chapters this one speaks with
John 191 verse
- John 19:3And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face.
- Read John 19 →
Job 161 verse
- Job 16:10They open their mouths against me and strike my cheeks with contempt; they join together against me.
- Read Job 16 →
Matthew 21 verse
- Matthew 2:6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”
- Read Matthew 2 →
John 71 verse
- John 7:42Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
- Read John 7 →
Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.