Micah 5:2-5  second cut

1)As usual in apocalyptic  pieces, this description of a better future is in contrast to issues of punishment and judgment.

2) Of course, one could emphasize that the immense god is one who seems to like to work at small scale. One could talk of the "butterfly effect"

3) I don't know why mosel=ruler is used and not king. Still God reigns, not kings.

4) The shepherd imagery is often used for leaders. This time he will be a "good shepherd.'

5) In history this goes back to David, around 300 years. Christians see it as taking 700 years to come to pass. I see a tinge of exilic material here, but that will not happen for some time, unless we are seeing some insertions over time.
6) I tend to read this less as direct prophecy of Jesus and more in line with the apocalyptic themes in 4:9-10, for instance, as Paul does in Rom. 8 It uses the pain of birth as a prelude to a miracle to come.

7) One could look at Bethlehem, house of bread. A then and now approach could work. One could plumb its association with David and Ruth