Birth of the King in Bethlehem
“Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops;A state of siege has been placed against us.They shall astrike the ruler of Israel on the cheek with a rod .1 Kin 22:24; Job 16:10; Lam 3:302 “But as for ayou, Bethlehem Ephrathah,Too little to be among the clans of Judah;From byou One shall come forth for Me who is to be cRuler in Israel,His goings forth are dfrom long ago,From 1ancient days.” Gen 49:10; Matt 2:5-12; John 7:42Lit the days of eternity.Gen 35:19; 48:7; Ruth 4:11; Matt 2:6Is 11:1; Luke 2:4; John 7:42Jer 30:21; Zech 9:9Ps 102:25; Prov 8:22, 233 Therefore, He will agive them up until the timeWhen she bwho is in labor has given birth to a child.Then what is cleft of His kinsmenShall return to the children of Israel.Hos 11:8; Mic 4:10; 7:13Mic 4:9, 10Is 10:20-22; Mic 5:7, 84 And He shall astand and shepherd and guide His flockIn the strength of the LORD,In the majesty of the name of the LORD His God;And they shall dwell secure in undisturbed peace,Because at that time He shall be great extending His authorityEven to the bends of the earth. Ps 72:8; Is 40:11; Zech 9:10; Luke 1:32, 33Is 40:11; 49:9; Ezek 34:13-15, 23, 24; Mic 7:14Is 45:22; 52:105 This One the Messiah ashall be our peace.Is 9:6; Luke 2:14; Eph 2:14; Col 1:20Is 8:7, 8; 10:24-27
When the bAssyrian invades our landAnd tramples on our citadels and in our palaces,Then shall we raise against himSeven shepherds and eight princes an overpowering force among men. Is 9:6; Eph 2:146 They shall adevastate the land of Assyria with the sword andThe land of bNimrod within her own gates.And He shall crescue us from the Assyrian When he attacks our landAnd when he tramples our territory.Nah 2:11-13; Zeph 2:13Gen 10:8-11Is 14:25; 37:36, 37
7 Then the aremnant of JacobShall be among many peoplesLike bdew from the LORD,Like cshowers on the grass a source of blessingWhich come suddenly and do not wait for manNor delay for the sons of men. Ps 72:6; 110:3Mic 2:12; 4:7; 5:3; 7:18Deut 32:2; Ps 110:3; Hos 14:5Ps 72:6; Is 44:38 The remnant of JacobShall be among the nations,In the midst of many peoplesaLike a lion among the beasts of the forest,Like a young lion suddenly appearing among the flocks of sheepWhich, if he passes through,bTramples down and ctears into pieces the nations in judgment,And there is dno one to rescue.Gen 49:9; Num 24:9Ps 44:5; Is 41:15, 16; Mic 4:13; Zech 10:5Hos 5:14Ps 50:229 Your hand will be alifted up against your adversaries,And all your enemies shall be cut off and destroyed.Ps 10:12; 21:8; Is 26:11
10 “And in that day,” says the LORD,“aI will cut off your bhorses from among youAnd destroy your chariots on which you depend. Ps 20:7, 8; Zech 9:10Zech 9:10Deut 17:16; Is 2:7; Hos 14:311 “I will cut off the acities of your landAnd tear down all your bfortifications.Is 1:7; 6:11Is 2:12-17; Hos 10:14; Amos 5:912 “I will cut off awitchcrafts and sorceries from your hand,And you shall have no more fortune-tellers.Deut 18:10-12; Is 2:6; 8:1913 “aI will also cut off your carved imagesAnd your sacred pillars from among you,So that you will no longer worship and bow downTo the work of your hands.Is 2:18; 17:8; Ezek 6:914 “I will root out your aAsherim from among youAnd destroy your cities which are the centers of pagan worship. Deut 16:21Ex 34:13; Is 17:8; 27:915 “And in anger and wrath I shall aexecute vengeanceOn the nations which have not obeyed such vengeance as they have not known before.”Is 1:24; 65:12