@EdJ
‘But as for you Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From you ONE will go forth for ME to be ruler in Israel.
His goings forth are from long ago, from the days of eternity ‘
Therefore HE will give them up until the time when she who is in labor has borne a child,
Then the remainder of his brethren will return to the sons of Israel and he will arise and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord.
Understand spiritual wisdom. God’s servant will be conceived, and born in the HOUSE OF BREAD for God to rule by His Spirit in Israel, to draw together the children of the woman, Israel, as one in the new creation, in His Son. It is all the work of God, not man.