Messianic · He shall feed the flock; this man is the peace

Micah 5:3-9

Micah · ~700 BC · Status: Future · Confidence: 60% · Payne §Mi 30, 32
“Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.”
King James Version · the opening — all 7 verses are below
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Following the Bethlehem prophecy (5:2), the Ruler who shepherds in the LORD's strength, is great to the ends of the earth, and is Himself 'the peace.'

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5:3Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

5:4And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

5:5And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

5:6And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

5:7And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

5:8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

5:9Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

Fulfillment References

Micah 5:2 Ephesians 2:14 John 10:11 Luke 1:32-33

How Traditions Read This Prophecy

Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe Ruler who shepherds 'in the name of the LORD his God' and is 'the peace' is Jesus (Eph. 2:14) — the one God shepherding His people.
JewishThe Bethlehem-born ruler who shepherds Israel — read of the Davidic Messiah who brings security and peace.
CatholicChrist the Good Shepherd and 'our peace' (Eph. 2:14), great to the ends of the earth.
ProtestantThe ruler of 5:2 (Bethlehem) shepherds His flock and is Himself the peace — fulfilled in Christ.
OrthodoxChrist the Shepherd-King, our peace, reigning to the ends of the earth.
DispensationalThe Messiah's shepherd-reign and universal greatness, consummated in the kingdom.
AcademicPart of the Micah 5 ruler oracle, read as a Davidic-restoration hope later applied messianically.
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