Sublime

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

Yet, though the pilgrim path has reached its destination in Zion, all is not yet as it will be some day, for Zion itself (verse 6), its security (verse 7) and its family (verse 8) are still the subjects of prayer

‘Meshech’ was away to the remote north of Israel; Kedar

(2 Sam 12:1–13).