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Section: The words of Micah – “And you, Bethlehem, village of Judah, house of Ephrathah, from you shall come forth for Me a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel.”
They say:
The prophet Micah said: “And you, Bethlehem, village of Judah, house of Ephrathah, from you shall come forth for Me a ruler who will shepherd My people Israel. He existed before the world was created, yet he will not be made manifest except in the days when the woman destined to bear him gives birth. His authority will stretch from one end of the earth to the other.”
The response:
Most of what they quote from the prophets, peace be upon them,
[فَصْلٌ: قَوْلُ مِيخَا وَأَنْتَ يَا بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ قَرْيَةُ يَهُودَا بَيْتُ أَفْرَاتَا يَخْرُجُ لِي رَئِيسٌ الَّذِي يَرْعَى شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ]
قَالُوا:
وَقَالَ مِيخَا النَّبِيُّ:
(وَأَنْتَ يَا بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ قَرْيَةُ يَهُودَا بَيْتُ أَفْرَاتَا، يَخْرُجُ لِي رَئِيسٌ الَّذِي يَرْعَى شَعْبِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَهُوَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَكُونَ الدُّنْيَا، لَكِنَّهُ لَا يَظْهَرُ إِلَّا فِي الْأَيَّامِ الَّتِي تَلِدُهُ فِيهَا الْوَالِدَةُ، وَسُلْطَانُهُ مِنْ أَقَاصِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَى أَقَاصِيهَا)
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وَالْجَوَابُ:
أَنَّ عَامَّةَ مَا يَذْكُرُونَهُ عَنِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عَلَيْهِمُ الصَّلَاةُ