BETHLEHEM: BIRTHPLACE OF THE KING
1. THE PROPHECY (Micah 5)
a. The Place (v.2)
b. The Person (v.2)
- “The One”
- “Ruler of Israel”
- “Everlasting One”
c. The Peace (v.5)
2. THE FULFILLMENT (Matthew 2)
a. Herod
- Troubled Over The Birth Of The Christ-Child (v.3)
- Tries To Murder The Christ-Child (v.7-8,16)
b. Chief Priests / Scribes (v.4-6)
c. Wise Men
- “come to worship (King of the Jews)” (v.2)
- “rejoiced with exceedingly great joy” (v.10)
- “fell down and worshiped (the Christ-Child)”
(v.11)
- “presented gifts to (the Christ-Child)”
(v.11)