Matthew 2:6

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'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you will come a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.'

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  • Mic 5:2 : 2 Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.
  • John 7:42 : 42 Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s line and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?'”}, {
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever."
  • Rev 2:27 : 27 They will shepherd them with an iron rod and shatter them like pottery—
  • Gen 49:10 : 10 'The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come, and the obedience of the peoples shall be his.'
  • Num 24:19 : 19 A ruler will come out of Jacob and will destroy the survivors of the city.
  • 2 Sam 5:2 : 2 "In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”
  • Isa 9:6-7 : 6 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this. 7 The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall upon Israel.
  • Isa 40:11 : 11 He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
  • Ezek 34:23-25 : 23 I will place over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. 24 I, the LORD, will be their God, and My servant David will be a prince among them. I, the LORD, have spoken. 25 I will make a covenant of peace with them and rid the land of wild animals, so they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forests.
  • Ezek 37:24-26 : 24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My laws and carefully obey My decrees. 25 They will live in the land I gave to My servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived. They and their children and their descendants will dwell there forever, and My servant David will be their prince forever. 26 I will make a covenant of peace with them, an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and increase their numbers, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever.
  • Matt 28:18 : 18 Then Jesus came closer and spoke to them, saying, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.'
  • Col 1:18 : 18 And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning, the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have the supremacy.
  • John 21:16 : 16 Jesus asked him again, 'Simon son of John, do you love me?' Peter answered, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Take care of my sheep.'
  • Eph 1:22 : 22 And He put all things under His feet and made Him head over all things for the church,
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem.
  • 1 Chr 5:2 : 2 Though Judah became strong among his brothers and a leader came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.
  • Ps 2:1-6 : 1 Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One. 3 Let us break their chains and throw off their ropes from us. 4 The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them. 5 Then He speaks to them in His anger and terrifies them in His wrath: 6 I have installed My King on Zion, My holy mountain.
  • Ps 78:71-72 : 71 From tending the nursing ewes, He brought him to shepherd Jacob, His people, and Israel, His inheritance. 72 He shepherded them with a heart of integrity and guided them with the skillfulness of his hands.
  • Jer 23:4-6 : 4 I will appoint shepherds over them who will care for them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any be missing, declares the LORD. 5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king, act wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

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  • Mic 5:1-4
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    1But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come one for me to be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.

    2Therefore, he will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth, and the rest of his brothers will return to join the children of Israel.

    3He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they will live securely, for his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.

    4And he will be their peace. When Assyria invades our land and marches through our fortresses, we will raise up against them seven shepherds and eight leaders of men.

  • Matt 2:4-5
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    82%

    4He called together all the chief priests and scribes of the people and asked them where the Christ was to be born.

    5They replied, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, because this is what was written by the prophet:

  • John 7:42
    74%

    42Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Messiah comes from David’s line and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?'”}, {

  • Matt 2:1-2
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    74%

    1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea during the reign of King Herod, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem.

    2They asked, 'Where is the newborn King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.'

  • Luke 2:4
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    4So Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

  • Luke 1:32-33
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    32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

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  • Matt 2:7-9
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    7Then Herod secretly called the magi and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

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    6Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.

  • Luke 2:11-12
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    12This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

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    7Now then, tell my servant David: 'This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.

  • 2 Sam 7:8
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    8Now therefore, this is what you shall say to my servant David: Thus says the LORD of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people Israel.

  • Matt 2:15
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  • Luke 2:32
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    32a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel."

  • Ps 68:27
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    27Bless God in the great congregation, bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    2In the past, even when Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel in and out. And the LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will be ruler over my people Israel.'

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  • Gen 49:10
    68%

    10'The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come, and the obedience of the peoples shall be his.'

  • Matt 2:23
    68%

    23He went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets, that He would be called a Nazarene.

  • Jer 30:21
    68%

    21Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near, and he will approach Me—for who would dare to risk his life to approach Me? declares the LORD.

  • Isa 22:21
    68%

    21I will clothe him with your robe and fasten your sash around him. I will entrust him with your authority, and he will be a father to the dwellers of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.

  • Isa 7:14
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    14Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

  • Matt 2:17
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    17Then what was spoken through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:

  • Zech 12:5
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    5Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem are our strength in the Lord Almighty, their God.’

  • Judg 19:18
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    18The man answered, "We are traveling from Bethlehem in Judah to the remote parts of the hill country of Ephraim, where I am from. I have been to Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to the house of the Lord, but no one has taken me into their home.

  • Num 24:17
    67%

    17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob, a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab and destroy all the sons of Sheth.

  • Luke 2:15-16
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    67%

    15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."

    16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.

  • Jer 23:5
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    5Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king, act wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land.

  • 2 Sam 5:2
    67%

    2"In the past, even when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’”

  • Isa 49:6
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    6He says, 'It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back the preserved ones of Israel. I will also make you a light to the nations so that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.'

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    4From Judah will come the cornerstone, the tent peg, the battle bow, and every ruler together.

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    21Joseph got up, took the child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.

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