...consolation of Israel ; and many devout persons rejoiced in the accomplishment of Micah's prediction. — " Thou Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among...ruler in< Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." The jealousy of Herorl was roUsed by the first intelligence of our Redeemer's...

...respecting this city ? But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou belittle among the thousands of Judab, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto me, that...ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from old, from everlasting. It was on this account therefore, that an overruling Providence made it needful...

...forth," Prov. viii. Further, the express voice of the prophets, " But " thou Bethlehem Ephrateh, though thou be little " among the thousands of Judah, yet...be ruler " in Israel, whose goings forth have been of old, "from everlasting" Micah. " Yet I am the Lord " thy God from the land of Egypt, and than shall...

...and office of our Immanuel in the Old Testament, is to be found in the chapter preceding my text. " But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, " though thou be little...in Israel; whose goings forth have been " from of old, from everlasting.. And he shall stand " and feed in- the strength of the Lord, in the majesty...

...Judea, according to what the prophet Mieah, ch. v. ver. 2, had foretold, " But thou Bethlehem, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out...ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. " This was so far from affording any satisfaction to Herod, that it rather inflamed...

...thing like it in the passage ? Let us examine it; the words are, " And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out...ruler in Israel : whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting." The speaker in this passage, is evidently Jehovah, the Only Living and True...

...Bethlehem, the city of David, should have the honour of Jesus's birth. " Thou Bethlehem Ephrata, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out...to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been of old, from everlasting." The import of the name is a singular circumstance. Bethlehem signifies,...

...thyself, but shalt ascribe the gain and praise thereof wholly unto the Lord of the whole earth. V. 1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops : he...smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. Now, O ye troops of Assyrians and Babylonians, gather yourselves together, to lay your siege against...

...shall rejoice at his birth,' Luke i. l4. The place of the Messiah's nativity was to be Bethlehem. ' But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little...ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting,' Mlc, v. 2.— The paraphrases written by our ancestors interpret this prophecy...

...versions have plainly Tf ad BIB and not BB». Compare Isaiah rx. 4— xiv. 4, 5, 6—sxx. 31, 32.-- ,2. But thou, Bethlehem- Ephratah, though thou be...ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from old, from everlasting. 3. Therefore will he give them up* into the hand of their enemies until the...