Quote: When I refer to context, I mean don't read one verse and base your entire belief system on it.
Wait a moment...you guys are famous for that.
Quote:“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans[b] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times.”
Micah 5; 2
And we all hear, "Yep..BETHLEHEM! THERE's JESUS!!!
Except you don't have to read much farther to figure out that it's talking about the Assyrian invasion c 722 BC.
Quote:And he will be our peace
when the Assyrians invade our land
and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
even eight commanders,
6 who will rule[c] the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod with drawn sword.[d]
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
when they invade our land
and march across our borders.
Micah 5;5-6
Cherry-picking xtians are the cause of some of my greatest amusement. BTW, The Assyrians kicked the ever-loving shit out of Israel and consigned it to the dustbin of history.