1. A specific town was chosen.

2. Less could be more.

“Having showed how low the house of David would be brought, a prediction of the Messiah and his kingdom is added to encourage the faith of God's people.” Matthew Henry https://biblehub.com/commentaries/micah/5-2.htm

3. A ruler and a shepherd came.

“This is, perhaps, the most important single prophecy in the Old Testament: it respects the personal character of the Messiah and the discoveries of himself to the world. It distinguishes his human birth from his existing from eternity; it foretells the rejection of the Israelites and Jews for a season, their final restoration, and the universal peace to prevail through the whole earth in the latter days.” Matthew Henry https://biblehub.com/commentaries/micah/5-2.htm

Sermon Questions

1. What was significant about your hometown? Why was Bethlehem significant?

2. How does the fulfillment of this prophecy encourage you?

3. What other verses talk of Jesus being a ruler? A Shepherd?

4. How does Jesus being the Good Shepherd encourage you?

5. How does Jesus, being a ruler, encourage you?