JULY 1913p a g e 924“Rise up and crush the nations, O Jerusalem!”*says the LORD.“For I will give you iron horns and bronze hooves,so you can trample many nations to pieces.You will present their stolen riches to the LORD,their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.” A Ruler from Bethlehem / Micah 5:1-61*Mobilize! Marshal your troops!The enemy is laying siege to Jerusalem.They will strike Israel’s leaderin the face with a rod.*But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,are only a small village among all the people of Judah.Yet a ruler of Israel,whose origins are in the distant past,will come from you on my behalf.3The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemiesuntil the woman in labor gives birth.Then at last his fellow countrymenwill return from exile to their own land.4And he will stand to lead his flock with the LORD’s strength,in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.Then his people will live there undisturbed,for he will be highly honored around the world.5And he will be the source of peace.26When the Assyrians invade our landand break through our defenses,we will appoint seven rulers to watch over us,eight princes to lead us.They will rule Assyria with drawn swordsand enter the gates of the land of Nimrod.He will rescue us from the Assyrianswhen they pour over the borders to invade our land. The Remnant Purified / Micah 5:7-1578Then the remnant left in Israel*will take their place among the nations.They will be like dew sent by the LORDor like rain falling on the grass,which no one can hold backand no one can restrain.The remnant left in Israelwill take their place among the nations.They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest,like a strong young lion among flocks of sheep and goats,4:13 Hebrew “Rise up and thresh, O daughter of Zion.” 5:1 Verse 5:1 is numbered 4:14 in Hebrew text.are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text. 5:7 Hebrew in Jacob; also in 5:8. See note on 1:5a.5:2 Verses 5:2-15
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