...should be born, Mic. v. 2. Thou Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands ofJudah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me, that...ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Which prophecy is plainly fulfilled, Matt. ii. 1—6. and Luke ii. 4, 5. when...

...famous passage of the Prophet Micah relating to this head, which is too considerable to be omitted : " But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be " little...in " Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from " everlasting." Mic. va Here is a plain description of ' See Clarke's Script. Doctr. p. 88....

...famous passage of the Prophet Micah relating to this head, which is too considerable to be omitted : " But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be " little...in " Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from " everlasting." Mic. v. 2. Here is a plain description of ' See Clarke's Script. Doctr. p....

...expressed in those words of Micah :— (Micah, v. 2. Mat. i. 6.) -Butthou Bethlehem Euphratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out...ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. After the passages now cited out of the foregoing prophets, what can be more...

...But this Person says, he was set up from everlasting. Micah v. 2, And thou, Bethlehem Ephrata, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out...Ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting : In the Hebrew, from the days of eternity. This passage was, in a sense, proverbially,...

...thee." Micah iv. 13: "Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for I will make," &c. Ch. v. 1 : " Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops ; he...smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee...

...13. " Arise and thresh, O <i auditor of Zion. for I will make" kc. Micah V. 1. " Now Bather thyeelf in troops. O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege...smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek, liut thuu Betli-lehem Enhratah, thouy;h triou he liuie among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee...

...RIGHTEOUSNESS.'' Secondly. In Scripture, Divine Perfections are ascribed to Christ. Eternity is ascribed to him. " But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little...Ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. — I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which...

...and office of our Immanuel in the Old Testament, is to be found in the chapter preceding my text. " But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little...ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the...

...of another man ; ' I shall first call the reader's attention to the words of the prophet Micah : " But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou " be little...in Israel ; whose goings forth have " been from of old, from everlasting." As this is the prediction selected by the scribes and Pharisees, in answer...