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Micah 5:2 (AMP)
[2] “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah; from you One shall come forth for Me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel, His goings forth (appearances) are from long ago, from ancient days.” [Gen 49:10; Matt 2:5–12; John 7:42]
[3] Therefore, He will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has given birth to a child. Then what is left of His kinsmen shall return to the children of Israel.
[4] And He shall stand and shepherd and guide His flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; and they shall dwell [secure in undisturbed peace], because at that time He shall be great [extending His authority] [even] to the ends of the earth. [Ps 72:8; Is 40:11; Zech 9:10; Luke 1:32, 33]
[5] This One [the Messiah] shall be our peace. When the Assyrian invades our land and tramples on our citadels and in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds and eight princes [an overpowering force] among men. [Is 9:6; Eph 2:14]"
Matthew 2:1–6 (NIV)
"1. Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking,
2. “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
3. King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.
4. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?”
5. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
6. ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
So the Lord Jesus was predestined to be King of the Jews, but what the disciples didn't quite understand was He wasn't only destined to rule the Jews but the whole world. So they asked:
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