IS MICAH 5:2 a Prophecy of Jesus?

JESUS: PROPHESIED TO BE BORN IN BETHLEHEM?

 Are there any prophecies in the Old Testament that says Jesus was to be born in the city of Bethlehem? Christians believe the prophecy in Micah 5:2 is about Jesus because their New Testament writers want us to believe it is so. The Prophetic verse says the following:

·        "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

As we have done in the previous chapters we are now trying to find the truth about the prophecies in the Old Testament. We are trying to see if the above scripture prophecy is really about Jesus. Before we get to the book of Micah, let’s first start with the two New Testament writers who wrote of this miracle Matthew and Luke.  Follow me with your bibles as we will now go to both Testaments to find out the total truth.

Luke was not a Disciple. Luke never knew, saw, or heard Jesus speak one single word and never fellowshipped with any of Jesus’ true Disciples. However, in Luke Chapter 2, he wants us to believe that he knew of a decreed census that took place and conveniently gives us a reason for Joseph sudden need to appear in Bethlehem. Sounds reasonable right? Sadly there are so many holes in these stories and so many errors too. Let’s list all of the easily proven errors:

1.     Luke claimed that the great census decreed by Rome's Caesar Augustus about the time of Jesus' birth in approximately 4-5 B.C. occurred when Quirinius was governor of Syria. This is a lie because the historical records tell us Quirinius didn't become governor until the year 6 A.D. This is Lie #1

2.     Let’s say you were born in Phoenix, Arizona but you moved to Denver, Colorado. At census time where would you register for a census? Would it be in the town of Phoenix your birth place or would it be in the town of Denver where you reside? That’s right it would be in Denver because you are a resident of Denver. So Luke’s census theory doesn’t hold water at all! This is Lie #2

·        And JACOB begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. MATTHEW 1:16

·        And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of HELI. LUKE 3:23

3.     Luke and Matthew couldn’t even agree who Joseph’s father was? Matthew claims Joseph’s father was a man named JACOB. Luke however being an unclean gentile and not a Hebrew says Matthew is a liar and that Joseph’s father is HELI. So as you can see Luke and Matthew do not even know who Joseph’s true father was so why should we believe either of them? Lie #3  

(SPECIAL NOTE): Notice how Luke says in 1:16 “As was supposed” when he speaks of Joseph being Jesus’ biological father. So please tell me, when did Luke suddenly discover that Joseph wasn’t Jesus’ biological father hmm? I believe all of this happened after the true Christians were killed by the pagan Roman Empire and they adopted the Apostle Paul’s pagan influenced gospels.

Let’s continue…

4.     Luke who by the way in Luke 1:4 admitted to Theophilus that he was not inspired by God. He then makes a fatal flaw in Jewish history and shows us just how uninspired by God he really was when he says the following about the city of David:

·        "And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, (because he was of the house and lineage of David." LUKE 2:4-5  

Luke the pagan has no idea what he is talking about! The city of David is not called Bethlehem. The city of David is Zion!

·        Nevertheless David took the strong hold of ZION: the same is the city of David. 2^nd Samuel 5:7

·        Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the city of David, which is ZION. 1^st KINGS 8:1

As you can see Luke’s gospels are not from God. They are pagan lies added to the bible to further turn us away from serving YHWH, the God of Jesus. I can find better fiction at my local library. This is LIE #4

5.     Luke wants us to believe that he has the official documents that prove Joseph was a descendant of David.

(A special note) The city of Jerusalem and the Jewish temples were burned and destroyed. All records were lost. So I really want to know:

1.    “Who kept such meticulous records of David’s blood line?”

2.    Did these alleged descendants of David’s blood line receive special treatment from the people?

3.    When John the Baptist asked his alleged cousin Jesus if he was the Messiah why didn’t John know Jesus was part of David’s blood line?

As you can see I can go on and on about the lies of Matthew and Luke’s in bible. For the sake of trying to fulfill prophecy Matthew and Luke tried to over emphasize that Joseph being the alleged seed of David had to go to Bethlehem in order to pay taxes and while being there Jesus is born. 

This is LIE #5

For the sake of discussion let's say this is true.  Why then would Joseph take a "pregnant" woman on such a long journey?  We do know that Mary had family in Nazareth that she could stay with such as Elisabeth.  We also know that during those days the men were the leaders. Women were considered as second-class citizens and their voices didn't count.  The men were responsible for the taxes of their families so it is reasonable to understand that Mary was not needed on the trip. Matthew and Luke's sole purpose for writing this story was to attempt to make us believe that Jesus fulfilled a prophecy from Micah about a native of Bethlehem becoming ruler in Israel. Surprisingly, Matthew doesn’t give us the same explanation as Luke’s version.  Matthew simply places Jesus in Bethlehem for no apparent reason other than to make Jesus fulfill Micah’s prophecy. According to Matthew, Herod overhears three wise men from the East, possibly Arabs talking about the Messiah and He allegedly wanted to know the precise location of the Messiah’s birthplace:

·        And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 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. MATTHEW 2:4-6

Now Matthew claims that Herod found this information out by three wise men from what city? Iraq? Pakistan? Las Vegas? Or Never-never land?

Do you really believe this story now? Why didn’t the Jewish nation know of a prophecy of their Messiah being born in a Bethlehem?

Just think about my questions for a moment and let them sink in to your spirit. Common sense would tell you that the Jews didn’t know that the Messiah was going to come from the town of Bethlehem. If this was known by the Jewish scribes and leaders, then ask yourself the following questions:

·        Then why wasn’t Bethlehem the most popular city in all Israel?

·        Why were there no festival celebrations in anticipation of a messiah in Bethlehem?

·        Where are the prophecies of the “great star” that would show the way to the Messiah? What book of the bible?

·        Why were the wise men from other foreign countries smarter than God’s chosen people? Does that answer make any sense?

·        How did Matthew know they were wise? When did he know?

·        Why didn’t these alleged wise men continue to serve Jesus and teach their nations Christianity?

Too many questions remain unanswered by the church on this subject.

Now I want to talk about the prophecy for a moment.

·        "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

If we read the entire chapter we can conclude that this cannot pertain to Jesus.  While Isaiah was prophesying in Jerusalem, Micah was prophesying in the countryside. God sent Isaiah and Micah to different areas but the prophecies are identical, (more on that comparison later on). Now for us to understand Micah 5:2, we must start at Chapter 4. 

Because of Israel’s disobedience to God Micah constantly prophesied of Jerusalem’s destruction and desolation. However at the end of chapter 4 Micah’s prophecy becomes joyous for the Jews.  Micah proceeds to prophesy an identical prophecy as the one given by Isaiah in Isaiah 9:6-7. Israel’s suffering is about to end and God will gather together the fragments of Israel and Judah together. God is about to side again with Israel and turn them into a mighty nation. In Chapter 5:1, Micah informs Israel that it is just about time to fight and to prepare themselves for battle:

·        Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. MICAH 5:1 

As chapter 5 continues Micah gives a pep talk to the Hebrews. Micah says it is time to assemble literal troops and prepare themselves for battle. Now where is this army supposed to come from and who is going to lead them? Now we can move on to the controversial verse and answer both questions!

·        "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

Notice two names are mentioned in the scripture: Bethlehem Ephratah. Although this is a city, the two names mean the same thing:

·        And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem. GENESIS 35:19

In this verse however Micah is saying more than just giving us a city location. Just like we had the clan of the twelve tribes of Israel, this is a clan also. The troops that God assembles together in verse one is from a special clan or family bloodline of Bethlehem. The troops are from the clan of Ephratah Caleb's second wife, See (1^st Chronicles 2:18, 2:50-52, and 4:4) this is why you are seeing both names together!

Ephratah or should we say Bethlehem is the mother of this group. She is mentioned for a purpose and we will also get to that reason why this woman is mentioned as well. Ephrata’s children are the Ephrathites in the bible. God is using this small remnant group of troops from Ephrata’s children to be the light to the rest of the Hebrews. Now we know who the small group is that comes out of Judah. Micah also let’s the Ephrathites know that an Ephrathite/Bethlehemite is going to be their leader and God’s chosen messiah/king from a royal bloodline. Do you want to hear something shocking? This royal bloodline is actually mentioned in Micah 5:2 but the King James Bible chose to satanically omit that point to us I will also show that point in a moment.

Now concerning this Ephrathite leader in Micah 5:2, God says:

"HE" shall come forth UNTO me.”

I want you to understand that this scripture clearly tells us that this Ephrathite man will come Forth “UNTO” God. It does not say he will come down “FROM” God. Did you get that? He is submitting himself humbly to the Lord and not coming down miraculously “from” heaven. If this person was Jesus as the New Testament writer allege, then He would have come down "FROM" Yahweh or is allegedly Himself Yahweh manifested in flesh as we Christians are taught right? As you can see this is not what Micah said. Now let me show you the deception of the satanic translators. Remember when I mentioned that the Old Testament mentioned a royal bloodline in Micah 5:2?

In the King James Bible we read the following translation:

·        "Whose goings forth” have been from “OF OLD,” from EVERLASTING."

The translation is not totally correct. Micah is not trying to tell us this man is a supernatural being that has been in existence since the beginning of time. To prove this point to you, we will go to the Strong’s Concordance. Let’s now go directly to the Strong’s concordance as it breaks down each Hebrew word for us.

2.

   |0000| And you,

   |3899| Bethlehem

   |0672| Ephratha

   |6810| least

   |1961| being

   |0505| among the thousands of

   |3063| Judah,

   |0000| out of you

   |0000| to Me

   |3318| He will come forth

   |1961| to become

   |4910| one ruling

   |3478| in Israel,

   |4163| and His comings forth

   |6924| {have been} from of old

   |3117| from the days of

   |5769| eternity.

Look now at the highlighted words: and His comings forth:

The definition number is: (4163).

Now look at Strong’s actual shocking definition of number: (4163)!

Strong's Ref. # 4163

Romanized:  mowtsa'ah

Pronounced: mo-tsaw-aw'

feminine of HSN4161; a family descent; also a sewer [marg.; compare HSN6675]:

KJV--draught house; going forth.

If the phrase: family descent is used in Micah 5:2, why would the Pagan King James Bible omit this truth? The Pro-Christian translators couldn’t afford to let us see this point because they wanted this scripture to be a prophecy of Jesus. If they were to add the true words then the Jews would be right and Matthew and Luke would look like total idiots.

So if I were to add the true words back into Micah’s prophecy, then the scripture should have said the following:

·        Yet out of thee, Bethlehem Oh Ephrathites although you are a group that is small in numbers out of you shall he come that is to be your Ruler of Israel who’s (4163) family descent is from of old, from the old/ancient days of the past. MICAH 5:2

Wow! As you can see by adding the omitted words we can now get an understanding of what Micah was telling the Hebrews. Now do you believe God was speaking about a Ruler, Messiah or King that has been around since "ETERNITY"?  The answer to that question is No! The Hebrew expression "days of old" never meant in the Hebrew Bible a time period before creation!

Read the following scriptures in your spare time and see my point.

Isaiah 23:7, Malachi 3:4, Micah 7:14, Jeremiah 46:26, Amos 9:11, Micah 7:20, and Isaiah 51:9.

Now the writers used the word eternity or everlasting. Let’s look in the Strong’s concordance and see if this is the correct translation:

Strong's Ref. # 5769

Romanized `owlam

Pronounced o-lawm'or `olam {o-lawm'}; from HSN5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentative, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always:

KJV--alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, [n-])ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare HSN5331, HSN5703.

Notice all of the highlighted words here that the writers chose not to use. If we were to use any one of these other words in the list, we would never believe this scripture was a futuristic prophecy of Jesus. The usage of the other words in the list lets us know that Micah’s prophecy is about a king who lives and reigns during their own era. These words are not allowed because we would learn the truth and that would destroy the myth of Jesus being prophesied in the Old Testament. The Catholic sons of Satan would never allow that to happen. However you have just learned the truth and the truth shall set you free. So now we know Micah’s expression is not speaking about an eternal king. This person’s family lineage knew God and continued to follow God’s laws and statutes long ago.  Now you know…

But who is this promised Bethlehemite/Ephrathite leader that is to stand as God’s ruler in Israel? What makes him special? Well a special bloodline comes out of Bethlehem Ephratah. Let’s see the verses and see if you can figure out the descendants of the bloodline:

·        I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. 1^st Samuel 16:1

·        Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite… 1^st Samuel 16:18

What? Jesse the Bethlehemite has a son? Which one of Jesse’s sons will be a “KING?” A pattern is starting to unfold here! Now who could this son be?

·        Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah, whose name was Jesse.  1^st Samuel 17:12

Wow! Is it starting to sink in now? Now we see the truth! Jesse and David both were Bethlehemites and also Ephrathites! Micah says in 5:2 that an Ephrathite descendant of Jesse and David is going to be the leader of the rebellion. Yes, he is a messiah, but Micah says that this man is a “military” messiah. This man is not someone that is going to die for our sins as the New Testament writers satanically want us to believe. Isaiah also spoke of this descendant of Jesse that is sent by God:

·        And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2.  And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; Isaiah 11:1-2

·        4.  But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. Isaiah 11:1-4

I’m sure you think I am making this up just to fit my own beliefs. Let’s see if the scriptures agree or disagree with my assessments. Let’s look at what God says next during this prophecy:

·        Therefore will “HE” give them up, “UNTIL” the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth. MICAH 5:3

Micah has promised deliverance for the Jews. But it is not going to happen just yet. They will first have to continue suffering and pay for their sins and disobedience until the new king’s mother gives birth! Notice the ending of vs. 3 says:

·        “…“THEN” the remnant of “HIS BRETHREN” shall return unto the children of Israel.” MICAH 5:3

Again God tells Israel they must suffer until this new Ephrathite Savior comes. Once the new king is of age, God will support him and the remnant of his brethren. They will be successful in battle and then return to their own homeland. As you can see Micah’s messianic prophecy was not a prophecy for the modern era. Micah’s prophecies were only for those Jews that were in captivity at that time period. This Ephrathite king is God’s messiah!

·        And “HE” shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord “HIS GOD” and “THEY” shall abide. MICAH 5:4

·        And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; ISAIAH 11:1-2

Clearly this man shall stand for God and represent God’s enormous power. Because of God’s given leader, Israel shall abide in peace. Notice also that this man is not a god but stand up for “HIS” God. No Holy Trinity here!

·        …For now shall “HE” be great unto the ends of the earth. MICAH 5:4

The scriptures coincide with each other. Micah said this Ephrathite descendant king will be considered great unto the ends of the earth. This Ephrathite descendant from Jesse and David is someone special! Does the bible tell of any king this great? Let’s see:

·        "He trusted in the Lord God of Israel: so that AFTER HIM was NONE like HIM among all the “KINGS OF JUDAH.” nor ANY that were BEFORE HIM…"2^nd KINGS 18:5-6

Wait a minute! 2^nd Kings says that this king’s trust and obedience to God was greater than any other king that lived before and after him. His trust and obedience level is where we should all strive to achieve. So who is this man? Which king is this? I guess maybe I should have given you the identity scriptures first huh? Well I hope you enjoy the fulfillment scriptures:

·        Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 2^nd KINGS 18:1

·        And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did. 2^nd KINGS 18:3

Now folks we have the fulfillment of Micah’s prophecy so says the book of 2^nd Kings. King Hezekiah the son of David love of God was so GREAT that never in Jewish history had there been a king as great as him and neither AFTER Him! Hallelu-Yah!

·        Now David was the son of that EPHRATHITE of “BETHLEHEM-JUDAH” whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 1^ST SAMUEL 17:12

I’m sure there are still some who are not convinced. The next verse proves without question that this prophecy was not about Jesus and that it was written specifically for the writer’s lifetime:

·        And “THIS MAN” shall be the peace, when the “ASSYRIAN” shall come into our land… MICAH 5:5

So this Ephrathite Messiah the son of Jesse and David, will be the beacon light of peace when the Assyrian nations invade Israel. Well, that in itself eliminates Jesus because Jesus didn’t go into battle against the Assyrians at all! Sorry folks, the truth had to be shown to you. What does Micah say next in prophecy?

·        …and when he/Assyrian shall tread in our palaces, then shall “WE” raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.  And they shall waste the land of “ASSYRIA” with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof. MICAH 5:5

With God’s new messiah standing with them, the Bethlehem-Ephrathites, although small in numbers among all of the thousands of Judah, they are cocky and confident. Bethlehem-Ephrathite shepherd boys and royal princes shall fight side by side within the armies of their new messiah. As concerning the Messiah, Micah concludes with the following:

·         …thus shall “HE” deliver us from the “ASSYRIAN” when he cometh into our land and when he treadeth within our borders. MICAH 5:5-6

Do you now see how Micah left no room for interpretation or new future doctrines of Christian apologetics called: foreshadowing?

Wow! Micah says the Ephrathite leader will deliver the people from the Assyrians. Now did Hezekiah actually deliver the Jews from the Assyrians? I think the scriptures will tell us all we need to know:

·        And the Lord was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not. 2^nd KINGS 18:7

What more really needs to be said? Hezekiah defeated the Assyrians and obeyed God by not serving them. Lastly, concerning Hezekiah:

“He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.”  2^nd KINGS 18:8

Just as Micah prophesied, Hezekiah the Ephrathite a seed from the Royal bloodline of Jesse and David killed the Philistines and protected the borders!

 Can you see how the false preachers have deceived us all? Micah is not speaking of a futuristic prophecy to take place hundreds of years in the future. Micah’s prophecy is about Israel’s redemption from Assyria only. Lastly, I have to go back to chapter 4 so you can see Micah’s prophesied ending of the battles:

·        But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. MICAH 4:1

Notice what shocking thing happens next:

·        ⁵For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever. MICAH 4:5

The other nations will follow their own gods and the Jews will follow YHWH and Israel/Judah will be at peace! If God is allowing other nations to follow their own gods then this can’t be the last days of Christianity right? Duh!

Last days in this verse does not mean the end of the world it means the end of suffering.

Now listen finally as God tells us what happens in the last days after the affliction of Zion:

·        In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted; And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever. MICAH 4:6-7 Living Bible

God says the people will return home back to Jerusalem under this Ephrathite king’s reign on the throne. Now did Hezekiah bring the Jews back home as Micah says? Let’s see:

·        Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all other, and guided them on every side. 2^nd CHRONICLES 32:22

What princes stood up during Jesus time to deliver Israel? That’s right, none! Assyria wasn’t in power during Jesus’ time and there was no reason for Matthew or the uncircumcised Gentile Luke to make up a story about Bethlehem. If we continue to read the ENTIRE chapters, we discover that the "Prophesied Deliverer from Bethlehem" is in fact King HEZEKIAH. (Isaiah Chapter 9 and 2^nd Kings Chapter 18 shall confirm this also.)

My Brothers and Sisters it is hard for most of us to accept the possibilities of a conspiracy on such a large scale. I am not making up the knowledge that you have read. You and I have read the scriptures word for word and now see the truth. Please don’t close your heart to God’s word. Remember Millions are not going to make it to heaven! Will you be in that unlucky number that does not make it there? I pray it doesn’t happen to you or me…

This is not to discredit the Bible, but instead the men who try to change the Bible. Do not believe me or your minister, pastors or evangelists because we are mere men.  I say again Fast, Pray, Study and Read the bibles on your own to find God’s real truth. Shalom/Salaam/Selah…