Miquéias 5:2

But thou. This marks out the Structure. Compare Micah 4:8 with Micah 5:2 . Quoted in Matthew 2:5 , Matthew 2:6 . John 7:42 .

Beth-lehem Ephratah. The full name given, as in Genesis 35:19 , thus connecting Genesis 35:21 with Micah 4:8 .

little = too little [to rank among]. Compare 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 .

thousands = districts (1 Samuel 23:23 ). Like our old English divisions, called "hundreds". Compare Exodus 18:25 . Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 18:25 ).

come forth. Note the difference between Hebrew here ( yatza ) and bo' = come unto, in Zechariah 9:9 . All the events between these two make up the period we call "the first Advent", and thus are typical of the "second Advent"; the coming forth being 1 Thessalonians 4:16 , and the coming unto being 1 Thessalonians 5:2 , 1 Thessalonians 5:3 , and 2 Thessalonians 2:8 , the former being in grace, the latter in judgment. A similar period may elapse in the antitypical comings as in the typical comings of Micah 5:2 , and Zechariah 9:9 .

unto = for.

everlasting. Compare Psalms 90:2 .Proverbs 8:22 , 3 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1 , John 1:2 .