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Micah 5

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1 και συ βηθλεεμ οικος του εφραθα ολιγοστος ει του ειναι εν χιλιασιν ιουδα εκ σου μοι εξελευσεται του ειναι εις αρχοντα εν τω ισραηλ και αι εξοδοι αυτου απ' αρχης εξ ημερων αιωνος

2 δια τουτο δωσει αυτους εως καιρου τικτουσης τεξεται και οι επιλοιποι των αδελφων αυτων επιστρεψουσιν επι τους υιους ισραηλ

3 και στησεται και οψεται και ποιμανει το ποιμνιον αυτου εν ισχυι κυριου και εν τη δοξη του ονοματος κυριου του θεου αυτων υπαρξουσιν διοτι νυν μεγαλυνθησεται εως ακρων της γης

4 και εσται αυτη ειρηνη οταν ασσυριος επελθη επι την γην υμων και οταν επιβη επι την χωραν υμων και επεγερθησονται επ' αυτον επτα ποιμενες και οκτω δηγματα ανθρωπων

5 και ποιμανουσιν τον ασσουρ εν ρομφαια και την γην του νεβρωδ εν τη ταφρω αυτης και ρυσεται εκ του ασσουρ οταν επελθη επι την γην υμων και οταν επιβη επι τα ορια υμων

6 και εσται το υπολειμμα του ιακωβ εν τοις εθνεσιν εν μεσω λαων πολλων ως δροσος παρα κυριου πιπτουσα και ως αρνες επι αγρωστιν οπως μη συναχθη μηδεις μηδε υποστη εν υιοις ανθρωπων

7 και εσται το υπολειμμα του ιακωβ εν τοις εθνεσιν εν μεσω λαων πολλων ως λεων εν κτηνεσιν εν τω δρυμω και ως σκυμνος εν ποιμνιοις προβατων ον τροπον οταν διελθη και διαστειλας αρπαση και μη η ο εξαιρουμενος

8 υψωθησεται η χειρ σου επι τους θλιβοντας σε και παντες οι εχθροι σου εξολεθρευθησονται

9 και εσται εν εκεινη τη ημερα λεγει κυριος εξολεθρευσω τους ιππους σου εκ μεσου σου και απολω τα αρματα σου

10 και εξολεθρευσω τας πολεις της γης σου και εξαρω παντα τα οχυρωματα σου

11 και εξαρω τα φαρμακα σου εκ των χειρων σου και αποφθεγγομενοι ουκ εσονται εν σοι

12 και εξολεθρευσω τα γλυπτα σου και τας στηλας σου εκ μεσου σου και ουκετι μη προσκυνησης τοις εργοις των χειρων σου

13 και εκκοψω τα αλση σου εκ μεσου σου και αφανιω τας πολεις σου

14 και ποιησω εν οργη και εν θυμω εκδικησιν εν τοις εθνεσιν ανθ' ων ουκ εισηκουσαν

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Micah 5

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff

In Micah 5:1, a troop means the good that comes from truth. But... what is a good that comes from truth? Here's a mundane example: you know that it's true that it's safer to buckle your seat belt, so you do it; it's a good action that comes from knowing a truth.

In this verse, a daughter means affection, so it's talking about an affection for doing such good actions. A siege against that would be bad ideas trying to get in, and to smite on the jaw with a rod means to destroy falsities. The prophecy in verse 2 has this in mind. This is what Jesus is being born to do, to lift the siege of false ideas.

In Micah 5:2, we find the familiar prophecy about where the Lord will be born.

Then, in Micah 5:3, 4, there's reference to the Lord gathering the people of His church and teaching them. The term used for the people of the church here is "brothers", as they all address the Lord as Father. The same is true of “the sons of Israel”. "She which travails" is a reference to the woman clothed with the sun spoken of in the book of Revelation.

In Micah 5:5, 6, Assyria means reasoning. Reasoning from the truths taught, as meant by the feeding in verse 4, can bring agreement and peace. But reasoning from the falsity that Assyria brings in must be destroyed. The seven shepherds and eight princely men means a total deliverance from their falsity. Seven means something holy, and eight means complete conjunction.

In Micah 5:7, some of the people left behind were good and had stayed apart from the idolatry of the Israelite kingdom. These remnants could come to the new church the Lord was establishing, where they could be saved. But the vast bulk of the people were led away to captivity not only to physical slavery, but - spiritually - to reasoning from falsity, which becomes a form of slavery, too.

Micah 5:8. The lion and young lion, trampling and tearing are the evil and falsity of the kingdom of Judah, and there will be no support there for the church the Lord will establish.

Micah 5:9. The Lord’s church will win.

Micah 5:10-15. The Lord will establish a new church when He "bows the heavens and comes down" but He will not destroy the physical things that are listed here. It will really be a desrtuction caused by people who operate from selfishness, greed, ignorance, indifference, and love of power.

Horses mean someone’s understanding, and chariots their own false doctrine. Cities mean more general doctrine, and fortresses symbolize their strong opinions. Graven images are idols, i.e. false gods.

The Lord’s anger and vengeance are only appearances in people's imaginations. It's the way they feel when they want what is evil. When evil loves conflict, everyone is going to get angry with everyone else. The Lord would greet them with love if only they would mend their ways.

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Micah 5:3

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3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.