When God became man: Day 4

The promises of His coming: The promise of His birthplace

But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity (Micah 5:2).

God’s ways are not man’s ways, as the Bible declares. An earthly king would want his son, his successor, to be born into elegance and prominence. God promised His Son would be born in a location so insignificant it would find no place “among the clans of Judah.” This One whom God would send forth to be “ruler in Israel,” however, would not reign over a temporary kingdom. He also would not begin His existence on the date of His birth in the little town of Bethlehem. Nor would He begin to exist at the moment of conception in His mother’s womb. No, He had existed “from the days of eternity.” There was no beginning to His existence. The One who would appear on that future day in Bethlehem would be the God of all ages who had made all things.

Song: “O Little Town of Bethlehem”