Today is the 16th day of December. Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible. I'm Brian. It's

great to be here with you today as we gather again and keep cozy in this wintery December as we come together around the

global camp fire for our next step forward on this grand journey, a year of life together, every day together, through the

entire Bible together, and we've been working our way through the Minor Prof prophets as we know. We started the book of

Micah yesterday and we talked about that sum. We will conclude the book of Micah in our

Old Testament reading today by reading Micah chapter 5, 6, and 7.

The Eternal One says,

Now muster your troops, O daughter,

You have been besieged and they will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod.

But you, Bethlehem of Ephrata of the clans of Judah are no poor relation

from your people will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel, whose origins date back to the distant past,

to the ancient days.

So God will abandon Israel only until the now laboring mother gives birth,

and then those of his people who survive will be gathered back together with the rest of Israel.

And he will stand and feed his flock in the power of the eternal one, with the majesty of the name of the Eternal

is true God and they will live in safety for his greatness will extend to the

farthest parts of the Earth. He will be our peace. When the Assyrians invade us,

set foot inside our strong places, we will raise up more than enough to conquer them.

Seven shepherds and eight rulers of men.

They will rule over the country of Assyria with the sword

and the country of Nimrod at its front gates.

He will save us from the Assyrians when they invade our lands and tread in our borders.

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