Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times. (Micah 5:2) As foretold in Micah 5:1–5, in contrast to predictions of judgment, the future ruler of Israel (Christ) would come to Bethlehem. This was and will

Isaiah 42:2–4 continues to describe Christ: “He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth.

Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations. (Isa. 42:1)

more.” These prophecies obviously look beyond the reign of Solomon and anticipate the reign of Christ in the millennium and ultimately His eternal reign (Isa. 2:1–5). The fact that all kings will be under him, as stated in Psalm 72:11, was relatively fulfilled by Solomon because the kings in his area bowed to him; but obviously, this did not includ

In Jeremiah 31:31–40, God declared He would make a new covenant with Israel. This would be in contrast to the Mosaic covenant He gave them in Egypt (v. 32). The continuation of this passage affirms a drastically different dynamic between creation and Creator: “‘No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, “Know the LORD,” becaus

The LORD says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.” (Ps. 110:1)

The final prayer anticipates that “the whole earth” will “be filled with his glory” (v. 19), to be fulfilled in the millennium.

“But I will not take my love from him, nor will I ever betray my faithfulness. I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered. Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—and I will not lie to David—that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun; it will be established forever like the moon, the fa