Micah
5 – Israel’s Deliverer
Micah
tells the difference of great Jerusalem, experiencing the Babylonian siege, and
humble Bethlehem, where the Eternal One will step into time to save His people.
The future of God’s plan of salvation lay in lowly Bethlehem (Luke 2:1-20.
The
birth of Messiah brought hope to Israel, but the nation would not receive Him.
He had to give them up (Luke 13:34-35) until the day He returns to restore them
(Rom 9). Their salvation will be the birth of a nation (Isa. 66:8), and there
will be peace to the ends of the earth.
Messiah
will win a victory over His enemies and will make His people victorious and
fruitful. But He will also win a victory over His own people and purge them of
their sins. The things they trusted will be removed – ornaments, fortresses,
sorceries, and idols, and they will learn to trust the Lord.
Perhaps
God wants to remove some things from your life so you can enjoy peace.
Micah
6 – In the Courtroom
God
called the mountains to witness His complaint against Israel. What had He done
to His people that they should despise His Word and sin against Him? Had they
forgotten all that He did for them? It is good for us to review God’s gracious
acts toward us and express gratitude to Him.
All
that the people could say was, “Guilty!” The judge did not want sacrifices; He
wanted obedience (Isa. 1:10-18).
They
would feel the rod of punishment because of their sins, and their efforts would
be cursed. Omri and Ahab were two of the most wicked kings who ever ruled
Israel (I Kings 16:22-22:40), and the nation suffered because they followed
their bad examples.
The
judge is the Savior, but He cannot save those who persist in disobeying Him.
Please
read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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David Jeremiah Study Bible. J. Vernon McGee Through the Bible.
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