For 400 years something caused God to become silent. From the prophet Malachi to the first gospel that of Matthew God spoke sparsely; no angel, no fire from heaven, his name was becoming less and less mentioned. With God being such a mighty being; omnipotent, The God of the Armies of Israel, what might have cause this awesome being to become silent? Could have been that the Great I Am was feeling the pinch for what was going to transpire with his Son?
Micah 5:2-4
“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.” Therefore Israel will be abandoned until the time when she who is in labor bears a son, and the rest of his brothers return to join the Israelites. He 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 then his greatness will reach to the ends of the earth.
The reputation of meaningless was passed on between the of Israel; all 12 of them. So, from generation to generation the idea that out of the smaller ones nothing good could come out was prevalent. Nathanael had this idea of nothing good like every person in Israel (Jh. 1:46). God always takes pleasure on using the insignificant to demonstrate his power. The announcement of “The God man Jesus” was proclaimed by God; A ruler like no other. Jesus’ origin is found from the beginning (Ge. 1:26), from ancient of times. Mary’s prophetic destiny predicted many years before was once again announced by Micah like it was announced by the angel in Luke 1:30.
The prophetic proclamation of Jesus Christ was as detailed as it can be. The prophecy went from the very place where he was to be born to the separation of his very brothers and sister as it happened in Mat. 13:55-57 and predicted by Micah. Jesus’ brothers and sisters were part of the group of religious people who mocked him. Micah called him the shepherd who would lead his flock in the strength of the Lord and Jesus said “I am the good shepherd…” Jesus Christ’s greatness has reached today every corner of the earth with instruments such as the Internet. Today, this Christmas time Jesus’ birth in the manger has been kept in the manger with little emphasis of his transforming power in man kind. Now and days there is more emphasis on the gifts then on the gift.