Reich: Messianic prophecy fulfilled

Thursday, December 22, 2016
Meditation:
    But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.
    —Micah 5:2 (ESV)
Quotation:
    [The entire Old Testament] ground-plan is the whole scheme of Messianic prophecy, from the germinal revelation in Genesis concerning the suffering, yet triumphant Seed of the Woman to the coming to His Temple of the long-absent “Angel of the Covenant” in Malachi. That hope alone explains the Book, giving meaning and consistency to its story. Was it a chimera, an hallucination? According to the prophecy of Micah, the messianic Shepherd of Israel had to be born in Bethlehem. It is unthinkable that an heir to the throne of David could be born in Bethlehem now, and be also able to prove his legitimacy by documentary evidence. The event must clearly have taken place already, or Micah is a false prophet, a raiser of false hopes, along with the other writers in the Old Testament.
    ... Max I. Reich (1867-1945)
    See also Mic. 5:2; Gen. 3:15; Mic. 3:1; Rom. 1:1-4
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You became like us, so that we might become like You. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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