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God's King from a Small Town
Commentators emphasize the stunning contrast in this verse. The eternal Ruler of Israel would come not from the grand capital of Jerusalem, but from Bethlehem, a town so "little" it was barely counted among Judah's districts. This highlights a consistent theme in Scripture: God chooses the humble and insignificant to accomplish His greatest purposes, just as He had chosen David from the same town centuries before.
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Micah
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Albert Barnes
On Micah 5:2
18th Century
Theologian
But - And you, Bethlehem Ephratah. With us, the checkered events of time stand in strong contrast, painful or gladdening. Good seems to effa…
Charles Ellicott
On Micah 5:2
19th Century
Bishop
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah.—This is a passage of immense significance, through the interpretation given to it by the c…
John Calvin
On Micah 5:1–2
16th Century
Theologian
To encourage the faithful to patience, the Prophet again reminds them that a hard and severe time was near; for it was necessary to remind them oft…
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John Gill
On Micah 5:2
17th Century
Pastor
But you, Bethlehem Ephratah
But though Jerusalem should be besieged and taken, and the land of Judea laid waste, yet…
Matthew Henry
On Micah 5:1–6
17th Century
Minister
Having shown 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 peop…