Micah 5:3-9
“And 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. And this man shall be the peace...”
King James Version
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.'
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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