The prophet Micah. (Micah 5:2) True to these words, Jesus was born in the Judean village of Bethlehem in what is now called the year 2 B.C.E
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The prophet, Micah. See Micah 5:1 below: "But you, O Bethlehem, Ephrathah,are only a small village among all the people of Judah.Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you,one whose origins are from the distant past, to the days of old."
Matthew 2:3-6 - When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.' " [NKJV]
Micah. In Micah 5:2, the prophet Micah was saying that although Bethlehem was a small, seemingly insignificant, village, yet a ruler of Israel would come from there. Christians believe that this prophecy was fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who was born in Bethlehem. Jews have questioned this, because they believe that this ruler will immediately set up his kingdom to rule. Christians believe that Jesus came the first time to die for the sins of the world, that he was resurrected from the dead, and that he will return one day for those who believe in him. It is at that time that Jesus will set up his ruling kingdom for ever and ever (Micah 5:3-4).
The location is Bethlehem, Micah 5:2 says: 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.
A:For Jews, no, the New Testament is not the fulfilment of the Old Testament. They point out that Jesus is never mentioned anywhere in the Tanach (Old Testament), either by name or even indirectly in any way by which he could be identified. For Christians, yes, the New Testament is the fulfilment of the Old Testament. They point to many Old Testament passages that they believe prophesy or prefigure events in the New Testament.Objectively, some of the references used by Christians are not really from the Old Testament in the original Hebrew but from the Septuagint, a flawed, early Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures, and as such do no more than demonstrate that parts of the New Testament were written by men to fulfil the wrong scriptures.In other cases, the gospel authors seem to have misunderstood the Hebrew texts. Matthew says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem to fulfil a prophecy in the Old Testament. He quotes Micah 5:2 as: "And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel," whereas the actual text of Micah 5:2 is "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah[Bethlehem], 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 days of yore." Micah expected that another king of Israel would be born in little Bethlehem. He did not mention Jesus, and Jesus was never the king of Israel nor were all the Jews to become his followers, as another sense would imply. The link between Micah 5:2 and Matthew is so tenuous that some Christian Bibles have improved Micah 5:2 to make it a more apparent prophecy of a divine king, translating the verse into English with 'everlasting' rather than 'days of yore', but I have provided the original.
Jesus wasn't born. But people say it was King Herod. -_-; ANSWER Yes Jesus was born. He was born of a virgin in Bethlehem in Israel. King Herod the Great was ruler at that time appointed by Rome.
The Prophet Micah was inspired to write at Micah 5:2, "And you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah The one too little to be among the thousands of Judah, From you will come out for me the one to be ruler in Israel, Whose origin is from ancient times, from the days of long ago.
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To fulfill prophecy. God commonly does things through the smallest or most insignificant:Micah 5:2New King James Version (NKJV)The Coming Messiah2 "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,Though you are little among the thousands of Judah,Yet out of you shall come forth to MeThe One to be Ruler in Israel,Whose goings forth are from of old,From everlasting."
"And what does the lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God (Micah6:8).""And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micahsaw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back unto his house."They shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree.Micah, 4. 4 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.Micah, 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.Micah, 6. 8
Rehoboam for Judah and Jeroboam for Israel to begin with.