But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come . . . one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." (NIV) Micah 5:2
Fulfillment
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod . . ." (NIV) Matt. 2:1
Comment
Micah, 735 - 710 B.C., predicts that the Christ or the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. It was recognized by all of the early church Fathers that this statement was true.
