Micah 5:1-5
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- "The Prophet and Reformer," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- Chapter XXXIV, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
- Chapter LXXVIII, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- Chapter XIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- I.LI, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- Book I, Chapter 8, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
- John Calvin's Commentary on Micah.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "Christ's kingdom will be stable and everlasting, and his people, the Gentiles as well as the Jews, will dwell in safety."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "Christ will find instruments to protect and deliver. Those that threaten ruin to the church of God, soon bring ruin on themselves."
- From Wesley's Notes.
- "Bethlehem of Judah was called Ephratah, from the fruitfulness of the land where it stood: the word whence it is derived importing fruitfulness."
- "The Incarnation and Birth of Christ; Micah 5:2," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1856.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "Messiah's generation as man coming forth unto God to do His will on earth is from Beth-lehem; but as Son of God, His goings forth are from everlasting. The promise of the Redeemer at first was vaguely general (Ge 3:15). Then the Shemitic division of mankind is declared as the quarter in which He was to be looked for (Ge 9:26, 27); then it grows clearer, defining the race and nation whence the Deliverer should come, namely, the seed of Abraham, the Jews (Ge 12:3); then the particular tribe, Judah (Ge 49:10); then the family, that of David (Ps 89:19, 20); then the very town of His birth, here. And as His coming drew nigh, the very parentage (Mt 1:1-17; Lu 1:26-35; 2:1-7); and then all the scattered rays of prophecy concentrate in Jesus, as their focus (Heb 1:1, 2)."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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- "On this last Sunday of Advent, we come to another familiar prophetic passage, familiar at least in part because it plays a prominent role in Matthew's story of the birth of Jesus."
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- Micah 5:2-5a, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
- Micah 5:2-5, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
- Micah 5:2-5a, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
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"House of Bread," Ron Starenko, Sabbatheology, The Crossings
Community, 2009.
- "So, across time, the eternal who is already present, the One who came out of Bethlehem, the Ruler of Israel (v. 2), lowly and despised, feeds the world, makes us into a new house, a body that lives by faith, receiving, believing the promise, as we celebrate a common meal, a sign of what can not fade or fail"
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- "Without asking for it or even dreaming about it, a currently insignificant spot is incorporated into an integral part of a new story. A king's birthplace will become an anti-king's birthplace."
- "Looking to the City: The Old Testament Lessons for Advent and Christmas Day (Year C)," Paul R. Sponheim, Word & World, 1994.
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"An Unexpected Source," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "Micah wrote the passages about Bethlehem in the midst of foreign invasion."
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- Articles & Background:
- D. Böhler, "Jesus
als Davidssohn bei Lukas und Micha," Biblica 79 (1998) 532-538. English
language Abstract.
- "This [German language] article argues that Luke traces Jesus to David through Nathan because Luke wanted to avoid relating Jesus to David through the sinful line of Salomon. Nathan, related to a pre-Jerusalem period of David offers Luke the chance to link Jesus to David through Bethlehem, through Mic 5,1."
- D. Böhler, "Jesus
als Davidssohn bei Lukas und Micha," Biblica 79 (1998) 532-538. English
language Abstract.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Begos, Kevin,
"O Jailed Town of Bethlehem: How Eerily We See Thee Lie,"
Christianity Today, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bryant, David J., "Micah 4:14-5:14:
An Exegesis," Restoration Quarterly, 1978.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Golding, Thomas A.,
"The Imagery of Shepherding in the Bible, Part 1," Bibliotheca Sacra,
2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Golding, Thomas A.,
"The Imagery of Shepherding in the Bible, Part 2," Bibliotheca Sacra,
2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hug, James E., S.J., "Birthing the Peace of Justice," The Living Pulpit, 1997.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Pannell, Randall J.,
"The Politics of the Messiah: A New Reading of Micah 4:14-5:5,"
Perspectives in Religious Studies, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Saleska, Timothy, "Homiletical Helps on LW Series B -
Epistles," Concordia Journal, 2007. (Section on this text begins
on p. 419.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Siker, Judy Yates,
"Unless You Become Like Children..." The Living Pulpit, 2003.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sponheim, Paul R.,
"Looking to the City: The Old Testament Lessons for Advent and Christmas
(Year C)," Word & World, 1994.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Willis, John T.,
"Micah 4:14-5:5 - A Unit," Vetus Testamentum, 1968.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Begos, Kevin,
"O Jailed Town of Bethlehem: How Eerily We See Thee Lie,"
Christianity Today, 2004.
- Sermons:
- "The Place Where Heaven Will Touch the Earth," the Rev. Dr. Wiley Stephens, Day 1, 2009.
- "And He Will Be Their Peace," Stephen Brown, A Place for Prayer.
- Reviews:
- With Children:
- "Bethlehem Ephrathath, You Are One of the Smallest Towns in the Nation of Judah," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Micah 5:2, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Micah 5:2, 5. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Micah
