Micah 5:5
He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and when he marches through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and eight leaders of men.
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Psalms 72:7In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.
Proverbs 30:18“There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:
Ecclesiastes 11:2Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; for you don’t know what evil will be on the earth.
Isaiah 8:7now therefore, behold, the Lord brings upon them the mighty flood waters of the River: the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will come up over all its channels, and go over all its banks.
Isaiah 10:24Therefore the Lord, GOD of Armies, says, “My people who dwell in Zion, don’t be afraid of the Assyrian, though he strike you with the rod, and lift up his staff against you, as Egypt did.
Isaiah 37:31The remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah will again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.
Matthew Henry on Micah 5:2-7
The Abasement and Distress of Zion; Birth of the Messiah Predicted; The Glory of Messiah. ( b. c. 720.) 1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. 2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. 3 Therefore will he give them up, until the… Read the whole commentary →