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Micah 5 is a prophetically significant chapter in the Old Testament. It presents a powerful prophecy about the birth of a ruler in Bethlehem who will shepherd God's people and bring them deliverance. It also discusses God's judgment on Israel's enemies and highlights the themes of restoration and God's sovereign protection.
5 Marshal your troops now, city of troops, for a siege is laid against us. They will strike Israel’s ruler on the cheek with a rod.
In Micah 5:1-6 , we learn that a new messianic king from the line of David will come to the new Jerusalem. He’ll be born in Bethlehem and will rule in Jerusalem over the restored people of God.
1. (Micah 5:1-2) From the lowly and humble in Israel comes a Ruler. Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; He has laid siege against us; They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek. “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
David Guzik commentary on Micah 5 describes how from Israel will come the Ruler from Bethlehem, and the triumph of the remnant of Jacob.
5. They shall live in a continual dependence upon God, and be still deriving from him, as the dew, which tarries not for man, not waits for the sons of men; they shall not rely upon human aids and powers, but on divine grace, for they are, and own that they are, no more than what the free grace of God makes them every day. 6.
31 lip 2024 · Micah’s message of sin, repentance, and restoration finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ who is the propitiation for our sins (Romans 3:24-25) and the only way to God (John 14:6). Practical Application: God gives warnings so we will not have to suffer His wrath.
