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The Messiah would be born in Bethlehem
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Micah 5:1-2
1 Marshal your troops, O city of troops,
for a siege is laid against us.
They will strike Israel's ruler
on the cheek with a rod.
2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times."
(New International Version translation)
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Bible passage: Micah 5:1-2
Prophet: Micah
Written: Sometime between 750-686 BC
In Micah 5:1-2, there is a prophecy that reveals that Bethlehem would be the birthplace of the Messiah. The prophecy is very powerful in a very simple way. It eliminates all other cities and towns throughout the world as a place in which the Messiah could be born. It narrows the possibilities to one tiny village just south of Jerusalem.
And throughout the span of the past 27 centuries, from the days of the prophet Micah up through the present time, Bethlehem is credited as being the birthplace for only one person who is widely known throughout the world. And that person is Jesus Christ.
The fact that Micah 5:2 was regarded during ancient times as being a prophecy about the birthplace of the Messiah is made clear even in non-Christian sources, including the Jerusalem Talmud, which is a collection of Judaic writings completed about 1600 years ago:
"The King Messiah... from where does he come forth? From the royal city of Bethlehem in Judah." - Jerusalem Talmud, Berakoth 5a.
- Research and commentary by George and Raymond Konig of www.AboutBibleProphecy.com
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