Prophecies of Jesus-2

 Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.

Old Testament Scripture Micah 5:2

New Testament Fulfillment Mat. 2:1; Luke 2:4-6

Mic. 5:2 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 described the birth of the Ruler (Mic. 5:2) and His work on behalf of the nation (Mic. 5:3-15).

a. The birth of Israel’s Ruler (Mic. 5:2)

The pattern of this verse is similar in some ways to that in Mic. 4:8. In each verse, a city is personified and addressed as you; the words will come are in both verses; and deliverance is suggested by similar Hebrew words (trans. “dominion” in Mic. 4:8 and Ruler in Mic. 5:2). The “Ruler,” Christ, will be from Bethlehem Ephrathah, about five miles from Jerusalem. Ephrathah, also called Ephrath (Gen. 35:16-19; 48:7), was an older name for Bethlehem or the name of the area around Bethlehem. David was born in Bethlehem (1Sam. 16:1, 16:18-19; 17:12) as was His greatest Descendant, Jesus Christ (Mat. 2:1). The chief priests and teachers of the Law understood this verse in Micah to refer to the Messiah (Mat. 2:3-6). That confused some of the people in Jesus’ day (John 7:42) for though He was born in Bethlehem He was raised in Nazareth, in Galilee.

But thou,... (Bethlehem) Parentheses Mine.

אתּה / אתּנּה / אתּנה / אתּן / אתּם / אתּי / את / אתּ

'attâh / 'attâ / 'ath / 'attı̂y / 'attem / 'atten / 'attênâh / 'attênnâh

Definition:

1) you (second person singular masculine)

Part of Speech: personal pronoun

Bethlehem...

בּית לחם

bêyth lechem

Definition:

Beth-lehem = “house of bread (food)”

1) a city in Judah, birthplace of David

2) a place in Zebulun

Part of Speech: noun proper locative

Ephratah,...

אפרתה / אפרת

'ephrâth / 'ephrâthâh

Definition:

Ephrath or Ephratah = “ash-heap: place of fruitfulness”

1) a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried (noun proper locative)

2) another name for Bethlehem (noun proper locative)

3) wife of Caleb (noun proper feminine)

Part of Speech: see above in Definition

though thou be...

היה

hâyâh

Definition:

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) -----

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Part of Speech: verb

little...

צעור / צעיר

tsâ‛ı̂yr / tsâ‛ôr

Definition:

1) little, insignificant, young

1a) little, insignificant

1b) insignificant, mean

1c) young, younger, youngest

Part of Speech: adjective

among the thousands...

אלף

'eleph

Definition:

1) a thousand

1a) as numeral

2) a thousand, company

2a) as a company of men under one leader, troops

Part of Speech: noun masculine

of Judah,...

יהוּדה

yehûdâh

Definition:

Judah = “praised”

1) the son of Jacob by Leah

2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob

3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah

4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon

5) a Levite in Ezra’s time

6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah

8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

Part of Speech: noun proper masculine

yet out of...

מנּי / מנּי / מן

min / minnı̂y / minnêy

Definition:

1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than (preposition)

1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of

1b) out of

1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)

1b2) (of material from which something is made)

1b3) (of source or origin)

1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)

1d) from, since, after (of time)

1e) than, more than (in comparison)

1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or

1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)

1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)

2) that (conjunction)

Part of Speech: see above in Definition

thee shall He (Christ) come forth...

יצא

yâtsâ'

Definition:

1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart

1a2) to go forth (to a place)

1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)

1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)

1a5) to come out of

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out

1b2) to bring out of

1b3) to lead out

1b4) to deliver

1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth

Part of Speech: verb

unto me that is to be...

היה

hâyâh

Definition:

1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out

1a) (Qal)

1a1) -----

1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass

1a1b) to come about, come to pass

1a2) to come into being, become

1a2a) to arise, appear, come

1a2b) to become

1a2b1) to become

1a2b2) to become like

1a2b3) to be instituted, be established

1a3) to be

1a3a) to exist, be in existence

1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)

1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)

1a3d) to accompany, be with

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about

1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

Part of Speech: verb

The Messiah-Ruler, who will deliver His people, was born in an insignificant, small town (not even mentioned in the list of towns in Jos. 15:1-63 or Neh. 11:1-36) where the clans of Judah lived. And God said this One, who will minister on Yahweh’s behalf (for Me), will be Israel’s “Ruler” (cf. “rule” in Mic. 4:7). Christ accomplished and will accomplish the Father’s will (cf. John 17:4; Heb. 10:7).

ruler...

משׁל

mâshal

Definition:

1) to rule, have dominion, reign

1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to cause to rule

1b2) to exercise dominion

Part of Speech: verb

This Ruler’s origins (lit., “goings out,” i.e., His victories in Creation, theophanies, and providential dealings) are from of old, from ancient times. The KJV renders “ancient times” as “everlasting,” but the NIV translation is preferable for the Hebrew is literally, “days of immeasurable time.” Other verses such as John 1:1; Php. 2:6; Col. 1:17; Rev. 1:8 point up the eternality of Jesus Christ.

in Israel;...

משׁל

mâshal

Definition:

1) to rule, have dominion, reign

1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to cause to rule

1b2) to exercise dominion

Part of Speech: verb

whose goings forth...

משׁל

mâshal

Definition:

1) to rule, have dominion, reign

1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion

1b) (Hiphil)

1b1) to cause to rule

1b2) to exercise dominion

Part of Speech: verb

have been from of old,...

מנּי / מנּי / מן

min / minnı̂y / minnêy

Definition:

1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than (preposition)

1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of

1b) out of

1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)

1b2) (of material from which something is made)

1b3) (of source or origin)

1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)

1d) from, since, after (of time)

1e) than, more than (in comparison)

1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or

1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)

1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)

2) that (conjunction)

Part of Speech: see above in Definition

קדמה / קדם

qedem / qêdmâh

Definition:

1) east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime (noun masculine)

1a) front, from the front or east, in front, mount of the East

1b) ancient time, aforetime, ancient, from of old, earliest time

1c) anciently, of old (adverb)

1d) beginning

1e) east

2) eastward, to or toward the East (adverb)

Part of Speech: see above in Definition

from everlasting...

יום

yôm

Definition:

1) day, time, year

1a) day (as opposed to night)

1b) day (24 hour period)

1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1

1b2) as a division of time

1b2a) a working day, a day’s journey

1c) days, lifetime (plural)

1d) time, period (general)

1e) year

1f) temporal references

1f1) today

1f2) yesterday

1f3) tomorrow

Part of Speech: noun masculine

The Visit of the Wise Men

Mat. 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

His Infancy

a. In Bethlehem

Though not all scholars agree on the timing of the arrival of the Magi from the East, they apparently came some time after the birth of Jesus. Jesus and Mary and Joseph, though still in Bethlehem, were now in a house (Mat. 2:11), and Jesus was called a Child (paidion, Mat. 2:9, 2:11) rather than a newborn Infant (brephos, Luke 2:12).

The exact identity of the Magi is impossible to determine, though several ideas have been suggested. They have been given traditional names and identified as representatives of the three groups of peoples that descended from Noah’s sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. More likely they were Gentiles of high position from a country, perhaps Parthia, northeast of Babylon, who were given a special revelation by God of the birth of the King of the Jews. This special revelation may simply have been in the sky, as might be indicated by their title “Magi” (specialists in astronomy) and by the fact they referred to a star which they saw. Or this revelation could have come through some contact with Daniel or Jewish scholars who had migrated to the East with copies of Old Testament manuscripts. Many feel the Magi’s comments reflected a knowledge of Balaam’s prophecy concerning the “star” that would “come out of Jacob” (Num. 24:17). Whatever the source, they came to Jerusalem to worship the newborn King of the Jews. (According to tradition three Magi traveled to Bethlehem. But the Bible does not say how many there were.)

Luke 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

For the census Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem, Joseph’s ancestral home. Joseph was a descendant of David (cf. Luke 1:27), who was born in Bethlehem. Some have argued that it seems strange that people were not registered in the places where they currently lived. However, other instances of the same practice are known (see I. Howard Marshall, The Gospel of Luke, pp. 101-2). Mary accompanied Joseph for several reasons. The couple knew she would have the Baby during the time Joseph was gone, and they most likely did not want to be separated at that event. Also both of them knew that the Child was the Messiah. They also would have known that the Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem (Mic. 5:2).

Luke 2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

See above.

Luke 2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

The Child was born during their time in Bethlehem. The fact that Jesus was called Mary’s firstborn implies that later she had other children. The couple was housed in quarters which were not private. According to tradition, they were in a cave near the inn. The Child was placed… in a manger, from which livestock fed. Being wrapped in strips of cloth was important, for this was the way the shepherds would recognize the infant (Luke 2:12). Some infants were bound up in that way to keep their limbs straight and unharmed.