Micah 5:1-5
Out of weakness and obscurity, God brings forth a shepherd-king whose eternal origin and divine strength secure the peace of His people.
1 Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
3 Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
4 He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God: and they will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.
5 He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land, and when he marches through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and eight leaders of men.
Out of weakness and obscurity, God brings forth a shepherd-king whose eternal origin and divine strength secure the peace of His people.
To announce that from humble Bethlehem the LORD will raise up a ruler whose origins are ancient, who will shepherd His people in divine strength and secure lasting peace.
The Ruler from Bethlehem and the Shepherd-King Who Brings Peace
Though God's people face present humiliation and weak leadership, the Lord will raise up a ruler from Bethlehem whose eternal origin, shepherding care, and divine strength will bring peace, security, purification, and ultimate victory over all enemies.