WEEK 48 – DAYS 6 & 7

BORN IN BETHLEHEM

But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, 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. Micah 5:2

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People may have thought the King of all Israel

Would be born in the capitol, Jerusalem.

But the prophet Micah had predicted

He’d be born in the village of Bethlehem.

Bethlehem was known as the hometown of David,

From whom the Messiah would descend.

David was a mighty king of Israel,

But the One to come would upend

Not only the Jews but every nation

For He was born to be King of Kings.

The Magi from the East bowed in worship

And brought Him precious things.

For Jesus fulfilled this prophecy, born in tiny,

obscure Bethlehem.

However, when He returns to this world all people will

bow low before Him;

For then it will be obvious that He is the Lord of all.

Not only those who love Him but evildoers before Him will fall.

The baby laid in the manger when there were

no rooms to be found

Will return with fanfare of trumpets which

throughout the world will resound.

All those who refused to believe Him, will lie prostrate

 on their faces

And from their unwilling mouths will proclaim

the King of king’s praises.

Every knee shall bow, every tongue confess

that Jesus Christ is Lord—

That Baby born in Bethlehem in fulfillment of God’s word.