Micah:5:1-5
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Now gather thyself in troops ,
O daughter (
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He forewarns them of the dangers that will come before they enjoy these comforts ,
showing that inasmuch as Jerusalem was accustomed with her garrisons to trouble others ,
the Lord would now cause other garrisons to vex her ,
and that her rulers would be hit on the face most contemptuously .(:
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of troops :
he hath laid siege against us :
they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek .
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But thou ,
Bethlehem Ephratah , [
though ]
thou be (
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For so the Jews divided their country that for every thousand there was a chief captain :
and because Bethlehem was not able to make a thousand ,
he calls it little .
But yet God will raise up his captain and governor in it :
and thus it is not the least by reason of this benefit . {{
See Mat_2
:6 }}(:
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little among the thousands of Judah , [
yet ]
out of thee shall he come forth unto me [
that is ]
to be ruler in Israel ;
whose He shows that the coming of Christ and all his ways were appointed by God from all eternity .
goings forth [
have been ]
from of old ,
from everlasting .
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Therefore will he give them up ,
until the time [
that ] (
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He compares the Jews to women with child ,
who for a time would have great sorrows ,
but at length they would have a comfortable deliverance ; (
Joh_16
:21 ).(:
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she which travaileth hath brought forth :
then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel .
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And he shall (
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That is ,
Christ '
s kingdom will be stable and everlasting ,
and his people ,
the Gentiles as well as the Jews ,
will dwell in safety .(:
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stand and feed in the strength of the LORD ,
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God ;
and they shall abide :
for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth .
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And this [
man ] (
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This Messiah will be a sufficient safeguard for us ,
and though the enemy invades us for a time ,
yet will God stir up many who will be able to deliver us .(:
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shall be the peace ,
when the Assyrian shall come into our land :
and when he shall tread in our palaces ,
then shall we raise against him seven shepherds ,
and eight principal men .
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