2 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, from everlasting (Micah 5:2).
This prophecy from Micah gives the birthplace of the Messiah. The Messiah is to be born in Bethlehem. Hundreds of years after Micah’s prophecy, Christ was born in Bethlehem. Another interesting point of this verse from Micah is that Christ’s goings forth was from of old. The plan for Christ was from eternity. God does not plan on the ‘fly’, all things work according to His will and purpose. Additionally, this verse lends credence to the idea that many of the appearances of the Angel of Lord in the Old Testament were actually pre-incarnate appearances of Christ.
This prophecy from Micah gives the birthplace of the Messiah. The Messiah is to be born in Bethlehem. Hundreds of years after Micah’s prophecy, Christ was born in Bethlehem. Another interesting point of this verse from Micah is that Christ’s goings forth was from of old. The plan for Christ was from eternity. God does not plan on the ‘fly’, all things work according to His will and purpose. Additionally, this verse lends credence to the idea that many of the appearances of the Angel of Lord in the Old Testament were actually pre-incarnate appearances of Christ.
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