Daily Sacrifice, May 18 (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 5:2.
THE birth of Jesus Christ was in exact accord with the prophetic Word. It was foretold that He was to be the Seed of the woman (Gen. 3:15), therefore the Child of a virgin (Isa. 7:14). The place of His holy nativity was mentioned by name seven centuries before He was born in Bethlehem. That He was to be both God and Man was plainly declared (Isa. 9:6). The name “Immanuel” means “God with us.” The last clause of the verse declares, “Whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” This could never be said of one who was merely a man, however great and good he might be. This Man is Jehovah’s Fellow (Zech. 13:7), destined to share the throne of Jehovah with the Father (Psa. 110:1). It was His rightful place because He was one with the Father from all eternity (Psa. 102:25, 26; 45:6, 7).
— Gerhard Ter Steegen.