The
Book of Micah

The Book of Micah was written around 632 to 603 B.C. "in the
days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah." Micah, "Mikayahu" (meaning
who is like Yahveh)? Micah was a an 8th century B.C. prophet from the village of
Moresheth in Judah. Micah's announcements of doom reproaches unjust leaders,
defends the rights of the poor against the rich and powerful, and preaches
social justice; while looking forward to a world at peace centered on Zion under
the leadership of a new Davidic monarch.
Micah 1
Mic 1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. A message from the Lord to Micah of Moresheth during the years of these three kings of Judah. The vision that he saw concerned both Samaria and Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 26:18).
Mic 1:2 Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. Let all the people of the world listen and hear what the Lord is saying against you as He speaks from His holy Temple. "Micah begins by taking up the concluding words of the other Micah or Micaiah in: (I Kings 22:28), and recurs to them several times.
Mic 1:3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. The Lord is coming! He leaves His throne in heaven and tramples the heights of the earth. (Isaiah 26:21).
Mic 1:4 And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place. The mountains melt beneath His feet and flow into the valleys like wax in a fire, and water pouring down a hill. (Psalm 97:5, II Peter 3:10-12), Be on guard and know the season for His return, when all evil (all the wicked & rudiments), will be burned up. "Judgment Day." Looking forward to the day of the Lord when He will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt in the flames. Remember that God is a consuming fire and He will destroy this Heaven and Earth age, for there is a "new" heaven and "new" earth age to come.
Mic 1:5 For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem? Why is this happening? Because of the rebellion of Israel. (All Israel)! Who is the blame for Israel's rebellion? Samaria, the capital city. The center of idolatry in Judah and Jerusalem. (Isaiah 50:1-2, Jeremiah 4:18, Amos 6:1). "Both the northern kingdom and southern kingdoms are condemned."
Mic 1:6 Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. I the Lord will make Samaria (capital of the northern kingdom), a heap of ruins. Her streets will be plowed up for planting. I will roll the stones of her walls into the valley below, exposing her foundation. This should bring our attention to what Christ said about His return at the second advent in (Matthew 24:2), future prophecy for the end times.
Mic 1:7 And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot. All her carved images will be smashed, and all her sacred treasures will be burned. These things were bought with money earned from her prostitution, and they will now be carried away to pay prostitutes elsewhere. In other words; the wealth gained by idolatry shall be taken away by the Assyrian idolaters. "The northern kingdom was carried off by the Assyrians in 722 B.C. The Assyrians attacked the southern kingdom in 701 B.C. but God delivered them. In 586 B.C., the southern kingdom was finally carried into captivity by the Babylonians." In the future sense we can refer to (Revelation 18). In this chapter we see the fall of Babylon, (the harlot religious system) because of her fornications with all nations. She will be paid for her works and blood of the prophets by The Wrath of God. And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. (Revelation 18:1) To the earth; prepare to receive the light or truth. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. (Revelation 18:2) Within the confounds of Babylon are caged everything that is spiritually unclean and evil and it will be destroyed. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. (Revelation 18:3) The ten kings (rulers of the earth) and businessmen throughout the world have grown rich from her luxurious living.
Mic 1:8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls. I will mourn and lament. Walk barefoot and naked, howl like a jackal, and moan like an owl. (Weight of the prophetic "burden").
Mic 1:9 For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. The peoples wounds are to deep to heal. They have reached Judah and the gates of Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 15:8).
Mic 1:10 Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust. Don't tell our enemies in Gath. You people of Beth Aphrah (house of dust, a place in Palestine), roll in the dust to show your despair. (II Samuel 1:20).
Mic 1:11 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing. People of Shaphir (meaning beauty town), go as captives into exile naked and ashamed. People of Zaanan (fair), dare not come outside their walls. The people of Beth-ezel (Neighbor-town), shall be a useless neighbor with no support.
Mic 1:12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. The people of Maroth (bitter springs), wait for relief, but only bitterness awaits them as the Lord's judgment reaches the gates of Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 8:15, Jeremiah 14:19), they wait for good, but instead disaster came.
Mic 1:13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee. You people of Lachish (horse town), harness your chariot horses and flee. Because you were the first city in Judah to follow Israel in her rebellion, and you led Jerusalem into sin. (Revelation 2:14). They tolerated things of Balaam such as sexual sin and idol worship. "One of Balaam's main sins was that he was a preacher for money." Does any of this sound familiar? (Revelation 2:20), "Just as Jezebel is a type that would teach that sexual sin is not important, practice immorality, and idolatry." (False religions and traditions).
Mic 1:14 Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel. Send farewell gifts to Moreshethgath; there is no hope in saving it. The town of Aczib (false town), has deceived the kings of Israel.
Mic 1:15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. People of Mareshah (the possessor), I will bring a conqueror to capture your town. "The possessor whom Yahveh would bring was Assyria. "The nobility of Israel shall flee unto the cave." (Isaiah 5:13). Adullam; as David had done. (I Samuel 22:1).
Mic 1:16 Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee. People of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow, for the children you love will be snatched away. Your little ones will be exiled to distant lands. This is addressed to Judah. It was forbidden under law (Deuteronomy 14:1). "Judah had become as the heathen, let them mourn as the heathen."
Micah 2
Mic 2:1 Woe
to them that devise
iniquity, and work evil upon
their beds! when the morning
is light, they practise it,
because it is in the power
of their hand. This
is a warning to the wicked
people. The scammers and rip
off artist who lie awake at
night thinking up evil plans
to carry out the next day.
(This covers a very broad
range of people in today's
world).
Mic 2:2 And
they covet fields, and take
them by violence; and
houses, and take them
away: so they oppress a man
and his house, even a man
and his heritage.
When you want a piece of
land, you find a way to take
it. When you want a house,
you take it by fraud and
violence. You even cheat a
man of his property by
stealing his family's
inheritance. (This is how
the majority of peoples
wealth is accumulated).
(Jeremiah 22:17, Amos 8:4, I
Timothy 6:10, Malachi 3:5).
Mic 2:3
Therefore thus saith the
LORD; Behold, against this
family do I devise an evil,
from which ye shall not
remove your necks; neither
shall ye go haughtily: for
this time is evil.
The Lord will reward these
people with evil for evil.
They won't be able to pull
their necks out of the
noose. Their self pride will
fail and it will be a
terrible time for many.
"They get what they
deserve."
Mic 2:4 In
that day shall one
take up a parable against
you, and lament with a
doleful lamentation, and
say, We be utterly spoiled:
he hath changed the portion
of my people: how hath he
removed it from me!
turning away he hath divided
our fields. In that
day your enemies (the
Assyrian), will make fun of
you by singing a song of
despair about you. God will
take the land and give it to
those who betrayed us.
Mic 2:5
Therefore thou shalt have
none that shall cast a cord
by lot in the congregation
of the LORD. What is
this cast a cord by lot?
This refers to the custom,
by which, round every
village in Palestine, the
land was divided by lot
every year to the various
families for the portion of
land marked out by it.
(Psalm 16:6).
Mic 2:6
Prophesy ye not, say they
to them that prophesy:
they shall not prophesy to
them, that they shall
not take shame. They
didn't want to hear it. They
thought disaster would never
come their way.
Mic 2:7 O
thou that art named the
house of Jacob, is the
spirit of the LORD
straitened? are these
his doings? do not my words
do good to him that walketh
uprightly?
In other
words, Micah was saying: "If
you were doing the right
things, you would have
nothing to worry about."
Mic 2:8 Even
of late my people is risen
up as an enemy: ye pull off
the robe with the garment
from them that pass by
securely as men averse from
war. My people rise
against Me like an enemy!
You steal the shirts right
off the backs of those who
trusted you. "Simple highway
robbery."
Mic 2:9 The
women of my people have ye
cast out from their pleasant
houses; from their children
have ye taken away my glory
for ever.
You have
evicted women from their
pleasant homes and forever
stripped their children of
all that God would give
them. (Matthew 23:14, Mark
12:40, Luke 20:47).
Mic 2:10
Arise ye, and depart; for
this is not your
rest: because it is
polluted, it shall destroy
you, even with a sore
destruction.
Get out!
This is no longer your land
and home. You have filled it
with sin and ruined it
completely. (Ezekiel
36:12-14).
Mic 2:11 If
a man walking in the spirit
and falsehood do lie,
saying, I will prophesy
unto thee of wine and of
strong drink; he shall even
be the prophet of this
people. They didn't
want to listen to Micah
about turning from sin. They
would rather listen to a
false prophet that would
tell them: "The Lord said
that we should all go out
and party, getting high and
drunk." Believe me, that is
what the majority of people
today would rather do. They
just want to "play church"
and then continue to live
their lives according to the
ways of the world. (Jeremiah
5:31, II Thessalonians
2:11), If you want to be
ignorant of God's Word and
follow lies, deception, and
traditions of men; God will
send you strong delusion to
believe those lies. He will
close your eyes to the
truth. (Isaiah 29:10) Look
at how people are so
comfortable with their
teachings. Comfortable with
their spirit of slumber.
Mic 2:12 I
will surely assemble, O
Jacob, all of thee; I will
surely gather the remnant of
Israel; I will put them
together as the sheep of
Bozrah, as the flock in the
midst of their fold: they
shall make great noise by
reason of the multitude
of men. Someday I
will gather the remnant who
are left says the Lord. I
will gather them together
like a flock of sheep in
their pasture. (Ezekiel
36:37).
Mic 2:13 The
breaker is come up before
them: they have broken up,
and have passed through the
gate, and are gone out by
it: and their king shall
pass before them, and the
LORD on the head of them.
The "breaker" is one
making a breach. The
Assyrian. Hebrew "paratz"
Strong's H6555, as in
(Exodus 19:22-24, II Samuel
5:20, I Chronicles 14:11),
generally in a bad sense.
Your King will lead you; and
the Lord Himself will guide
you. There will be a day of
restoration when God will
bring the people out of
captivity. When? "The Lord's
day." Ultimately this is
speaking of Jesus second
coming.
Micah 3
Mic 3:1 And
I said, Hear, I pray you, O
heads of Jacob, and ye
princes of the house of
Israel; Is it not for
you to know judgment?
Listen, you leaders
(Judges), of Israel. "You
are supposed to know right
from wrong." (Jeremiah
5:4-5, I Corinthians 6:5).
Mic 3:2 Who
hate the good, and love the
evil; who pluck off their
skin from off them, and
their flesh from off their
bones. You hate good
and love evil! You skin my
people alive with your false
teachings and evil ways of
the world. (Isaiah 3:15,
Ezekiel 22:27, Zephaniah
3:3).
Mic 3:3 Who
also eat the flesh of my
people, and flay their skin
from off them; and they
break their bones, and chop
them in pieces, as for the
pot, and as flesh within the
caldron.
You just
strip My people down to the
bone. Chop them up like meat
for the cooking pot.
(Ezekiel 11:3).
Mic 3:4 Then
shall they cry unto the
LORD, but he will not hear
them: he will even hide his
face from them at that time,
as they have behaved
themselves ill in their
doings. But, when
there is time of trouble you
cry for the Lord. (Typical
of most people in today's
world), they only want to
acknowledge God when they
need Him. Do you really
expect Him to answer you
after you ignore Him. (Isaiah 3:11, Romans
2:8-9).
Mic 3:5 Thus
saith the LORD concerning
the prophets that make my
people err, that bite with
their teeth, and cry, Peace;
and he that putteth not into
their mouths, they even
prepare war against him.
This is what the Lord says
about you: "You false
prophets are leading My
people astray." You promise
peace to those who support
you, but you ignore or
declare war on those who
refuse to support you.
(Micah 2:11, Isaiah
56:9-12).
Mic 3:6
Therefore night shall be
unto you, that ye shall not
have a vision; and it shall
be dark unto you, that ye
shall not divine; and the
sun shall go down over the
prophets, and the day shall
be dark over them.
Because of these false
teachings, darkness will
close around you, cutting
off all your visions. An end
will come to all your
predictions. Why? "Because
they are not true." (Isaiah
29:10), God will send them
the spirit of slumber, "eyes
that no longer see, and ears
that no longer hear."
(Romans 11:8). How many
people do you know today
that don't have a clue of
what the truth in the Word
is about? "The slumber is
hear today for many, and
will be till the end when
all truth will be
revealed."
Mic 3:7 Then
shall the seers be ashamed,
and the diviners confounded:
yea, they shall all cover
their lips; for there is
no answer of God. You
prophets and fortune tellers
will be disgraced and cover
your faces, because there is
no answer from God. (Psalm
74:9), a bunch of con
artists who can't tell
nothing about the future.
The end time famine is hear
my friend, (Amos 8:11), a
famine for hearing the words
of the Lord!
Mic 3:8 But
truly I am full of power by
the spirit of the LORD, and
of judgment, and of might,
to declare unto Jacob his
transgression, and to Israel
his sin. Filled with
the power of the Holy
Spirit. (I Corinthians
2:12-13), The Spirit of the
Lord! Micah had it, and he
was filled with the justice
and strength to boldly
declare Israel's sin and
rebellion. (Isaiah 58:1).
Mic 3:9 Hear
this, I pray you, ye heads
of the house of Jacob, and
princes of the house of
Israel, that abhor judgment,
and pervert all equity.
You leaders of Israel hate
justice and twist all that
is right. (Proverbs 17:15,
Jeremiah 5:28), Just as in
today's world. It seems like
they always protect the rich
and wicked, and condemn the
just and poor.
Mic 3:10
They build up Zion with
blood, and Jerusalem with
iniquity. Building
their foundation on murder
and corruption. How is your
foundation? I would hope
that it is built on the Word
of God and not on false
teachings and traditions of
men.
Mic 3:11 The
heads thereof judge for
reward, and the priests
thereof teach for hire, and
the prophets thereof divine
for money: yet will they
lean upon the LORD, and say,
Is not the LORD among
us? none evil can come upon
us. You rulers make
your decisions based on
bribes. (Just look at our
courts and government
today). You priests teach
God's laws only for a price.
(You see it in most churches
today, it's all about the
money). And you so called
prophets only prophesy when
you can make money off it.
(Sell a book here and a
movie or video there of some
false prophecy). "You all
claim to depend on the Lord
and think you are
untouchable." (Amos 9:10).
Mic 3:12
Therefore shall Zion for
your sake be plowed as
a field, and Jerusalem shall
become heaps, and the
mountain of the house as the
high places of the forest.
Because of you, Mount
Zion will be plowed like an
open field; Jerusalem will
be reduced to ruins. A
thicket will grow on the
heights where the Temple now
stands. (Psalm 79:1, Psalm
107:34, Jeremiah 26:18),
bringing our attention to
what Christ said in (Matthew
24:2), Not one stone shall
be left upon another, and
all these buildings will be
destroyed. (This was not in
70 AD, when Titus destroyed
the temple), this is future
prophecy for the end times
at Christ's return.
Micah 4
Mic 4:1 But
in the last days it shall
come to pass, that
the mountain of the house of
the LORD shall be
established in the top of
the mountains, and it shall
be exalted above the hills;
and people shall flow unto
it. In the last days
(the Lord's day), the
mountain of the Lord (mount
Zion), our Lord's favorite
place, will be the highest
place on earth. (Isaiah
2:1-3), People from all over
the world will come there to
worship. (Genesis 49:10,
Psalm 22:27, Isaiah 27:13,
Jeremiah 3:17, Zechariah
2:11, Zechariah 8:3,
Revelation 15:4).
Mic 4:2 And
many nations shall come, and
say, Come, and let us go up
to the mountain of the LORD,
and to the house of the God
of Jacob; and he will teach
us of his ways, and we will
walk in his paths: for the
law shall go forth of Zion,
and the word of the LORD
from Jerusalem.
People from all nations will
come to the mountain of the
Lord and they will say: He
will teach us His ways, and
we will walk in His path.
"His teaching will go out
from Zion; His Word will go
out from Jerusalem." (Hosea
6:3, Zechariah 14:8-9),
speaking of the former rain
and later rain that go out
as life giving waters. What
is this former and later
rain? The latter rain,
ripening earth's harvest,
represents the spiritual
grace that prepares the
church for the coming of the
Son of man. But unless the
former rain has fallen,
there will be no life; the
green blade will not spring
up. Unless the early showers
have done their work, the
latter rain can bring no
seed to perfection. This was
spoken about by the prophet
Joel. "That in the last days
(the later rain), God will
pour out His Spirit upon all
flesh." (Joel 2:28-29, Acts
2:16-21). What are the life
giving waters?
They
will flow out from
Jerusalem, half toward the
Dead Sea and half toward the
Mediterranean Sea, flowing
year round. (Ezekiel
47:1-12, Revelation 22:1-2),
Jesus spoke of these living
waters. (John 4:14, 7:38).
Mic 4:3 And
he shall judge among many
people, and rebuke strong
nations afar off; and they
shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears
into pruninghooks: nation
shall not lift up a sword
against nation, neither
shall they learn war any
more. The Lord will
"mediate" between peoples
and will settle disputes
between strong nations far
away. No more weapons of
war, and nations will not
longer fight against other
nations. (Psalm 46:9, Isaiah
2:4, Hosea 2:18).
Mic 4:4 But
they shall sit every man
under his vine and under his
fig tree; and none shall
make them afraid: for
the mouth of the LORD of
hosts hath spoken it.
Everyone will live in
peace and prosperity and
there will be nothing to
fear. (I Kings 4:25,
Zechariah 3:10), The
connection of this prophecy
with the close of the
preceding chapter shows that
the establishment of the
Christian Church, in
consequence of the
abrogation of the Mosaic
dispensation, and the
destruction of Jerusalem by
the Romans, was intended.
But, though it has in a
measure been fulfilling ever
since these events, yet its
grand accomplishment must
still be future.
Mic 4:5 For
all people will walk every
one in the name of his god,
and we will walk in the name
of the LORD our God for ever
and ever. Though the
nations around us follow
their idols, we will follow
the Lord our God forever and
ever. (Psalm 145:1-2).
Mic 4:6 In
that day, saith the LORD,
will I assemble her that
halteth, and I will gather
her that is driven out, and
her that I have afflicted.
What day? The day of the
Lord! I will gather together
those who are lame, those
who have been exiles, and
those whom I have filled
with grief. "Coming to save
the lost." (Luke 19:10).
Mic 4:7 And
I will make her that halted
a remnant, and her that was
cast far off a strong
nation: and the LORD shall
reign over them in mount
Zion from henceforth, even
for ever. Those who
were weak will survive as a
remnant. Those who were
exiles will become a strong
nation. "I the Lord, will
rule from Jerusalem as their
King forever." (Joel 3:17,
Luke 1:33, Revelation 11:15).
Mic 4:8 And
thou, O tower of the flock,
the strong hold of the
daughter of Zion, unto thee
shall it come, even the
first dominion; the kingdom
shall come to the daughter
of Jerusalem. As for
Jerusalem, God's people,
your might and power will
come back to you again. The
kingship will be restored to
My precious Jerusalem.
Mic 4:9 Now
why dost thou cry out aloud?
is there no king in
thee? is thy counsellor
perished? for pangs have
taken thee as a woman in
travail.
But why are
you now screaming in terror?
Have you no king to lead
you? Have all the wise
people died? Pain has
gripped you like a woman in
childbirth. "This refers to
the birth-pangs of the new
nation which will be brought
forth in that day and at
that time." (Isaiah 13:8,
Isaiah 21:3).
Mic 4:10 Be
in pain, and labour to bring
forth, O daughter of Zion,
like a woman in travail: for
now shalt thou go forth out
of the city, and thou shalt
dwell in the field, and thou
shalt go even to
Babylon; there shalt thou be
delivered; there the LORD
shall redeem thee from the
hand of thine enemies.
Groan like a woman in labor,
you people of Jerusalem. You
must now leave this city to
live in the open country.
You will be sent into exile
to distant Babylon. But, the
Lord will rescue you there,
and redeem you from the grip
of your enemies. (Isaiah
43:14, Amos 5:25-27), The
Lord would send them into
exile, to the land of the
east of Damascus, "says the
Lord." (Acts 7:43), Their
real interest was in heathen
gods and gods of the stars.
They worshipped things God
had made instead of God
Himself. "Because of this,
God would send them into
captivity far away beyond
Babylon."
Mic 4:11 Now
also many nations are
gathered against thee, that
say, Let her be defiled, and
let our eye look upon Zion.
Now many nations have
gathered against you. "Let
her be desecrated, they
say." Let us see the
destruction of Israel."
Could this be an end-time
prophecy? "It's ready to
happen real soon." (Zechariah
12:2-3),
Gods cup of wrath poured out
in the end times. Zechariah
is describing the battle of
Armageddon. The final battle
before Christ returns to
earth at the second advent.
Jerusalem will become a
immovable rock. Those who
come against Jerusalem will
fail and be cut into pieces.
(Micah 4:11-13, Revelations
16:14, 17:12-14, 19:19-21,
20:8-9). Assyria, Persia,
Rome, Greece, Egypt, of old,
and in later days Spain,
Portugal, and Russia have
been so lacerated on account
of their treatment of the
Jews.
Mic 4:12 But
they know not the thoughts
of the LORD, neither
understand they his counsel:
for he shall gather them as
the sheaves into the floor.
They don't know the
Lord's plan. These nations
don't know that the Lord is
gathering them together to
be beaten and trampled like
sheaves of grain on a
threshing floor. (Zechariah
14:1-3),
The day of the Lord,
referring to Jerusalem in
the end times when Christ
returns. (Isaiah 2:11-12,
13:6).
The nations will fight
against Jerusalem.
(Referring to the yet future
and final siege on
Jerusalem). The remnant of
the people shall not be cut
off. (Zechariah 13:8-9,
Matthew 24:22).
The Lord will fight against
those nations that come
against Jerusalem. (Isaiah
63:1-6, Revelations
19:11-16).
Mic 4:13
Arise and thresh, O daughter
of Zion: for I will make
thine horn iron, and I will
make thy hoofs brass: and
thou shalt beat in pieces
many people: and I will
consecrate their gain unto
the LORD, and their
substance unto the Lord of
the whole earth. Rise
up and crush the nations, O
Jerusalem, "says the Lord."
I will give you iron horns
and bronze hooves, so you
can trample many nations to
pieces. (Referring to the
strength of the oxen, and to
the completeness of the
destruction). "You will
present their riches to the
Lord, their wealth to the
Lord of all the earth."
(Isaiah 41:15, Jeremiah
51:33). "Babylon will be
crushed!"
"What
shall we then say to these
things? If God be for us,
who can be against us?
(Romans 8:31).
Micah 5
Mic 5:1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he
hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon
the cheek. Mobilize your troops... The enemy is lying siege
to Jerusalem. They will strike Israel's leader in the face with a rod. "This
relates to the interval between the then present time and "that day" of Micah
4:1-6, "The Lords Day." he: is the enemy, (the Assyrian). The "judge" or the
"then ruler" one would suggest is that God is talking about Zedekiah, who would
be the last king over Judah before the Babylonian invasion. (I Kings 22:24), who
would thus be a "type" of the Messiah. (Isaiah 50:6, Matthew 27:30, Mark 14:65).
The "rod" (sceptre), Hebrew H7626 is "shebet" is the club of defense, as in
Micah 7:14; hence, of office; not "matteh" the rod or staff (of support), as in
Micah 6:9, (Psalm 23:4).
Mic 5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be
little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth
unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been
from of old, from everlasting. But you, Bethlehem
Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. A ruler of
Israel will come from you, One whose origins are from the distant past.
Ephrathah (place of fruitfulness), was an ancient name for "Bethlehem" (house of
bread). (Genesis 35:19). Bethlehem was the birth place of David, and so it was
the birthplace of the kings of Judah. But, most importantly, it was the
birthplace of Jesus; the One who would come forth from of old. "Jesus existed
before He was even born." (John 1:1-3), The one that would be considered
"little" would come from Bethlehem and rule Israel. This should bring our
attention to the first advent (Zechariah 9:9), and the second advent (Zechariah
9:10).
"Rejoice people of Zion." Your
King is coming and He will be righteous and victorious. He is humble, riding on
a colt, the foal of an ass. (We are speaking of the first advent here when Jesus
came riding upon a donkey's colt). (Matthew 21:5-7, Mark 11:7, Luke 19:30-35,
John 12:14-16). There will be a day in the near future when Jesus arrives on a
white horse, (The Second Advent). When He returns as "King of Kings and Lord of
Lords."
Mic 5:3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time that
she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall
return unto the children of Israel. The people of Israel
will be abandoned to their enemies until the woman in labor gives birth. Then
the remnant will return from exile to their own land. "An end time prophecy in
the book of Revelations." (Revelation 12:1-6). "Lets take a look at what
Revelation 12:1-6 says." And there appeared a great wonder
in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon
her head a crown of twelve stars: (Revelation 12:1) The woman represents
Israel or a type. And she
being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
(Revelation 12:2) Her delivery represents a birth of a new world age.
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and
behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns
upon his heads. (Revelation 12:3) A sign in heaven... The great red
dragon is Satan, and he utilizes the same government as he did in the first
earth age. In the first earth age he wanted the mercy seat of God. He no longer
wanted to serve God, but wanted to be like God. And his
tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth:
and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to
devour her child as soon as it was born. (Revelation 12:4) The stars of
heaven are the children of heaven. Satan's tail represents his flood of lies as
he drew 1/3 of the angels in the first earth age. Now we switch to the woman in
this earth age who represents the virgin Mary giving birth to her child. Satan
wanted to destroy Him but failed. And she brought forth a
man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was
caught up unto God, and to his throne. (Revelation 12:5) The man child
would be Christ who ascended into heaven and would return in the second advent.
And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she
hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two
hundred and threescore days. (Revelation 12:6) 1,260 days as compared to
the days in Daniel. God always utilizes nature to protect His children.
Mic 5:4 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD,
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now
shall he be great unto the ends of the earth. He will lead
His flock with the Lord's strength, in the majesty of the name of the Lord His
God. His people will live there undisturbed, and He will be highly honored
around the world. (He: i.e. the Shepherd of Israel)! (Genesis 49:24, Psalm 80:1,
Jeremiah 31:10, Ezekiel 34:23). Feed: To tend, or shepherd the flock: (Isaiah
40:11, 49:10). Shall He be great: Psalm 22:27, Psalm 72:8, Psalm 98:1, Isaiah
49:5, Zechariah 9:10, Luke 1:32, Philippians 2:9-11 Revelation 11:15).
Mic 5:5 And this man shall be the peace, when the
Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then
shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
He will be a source of peace. When the Assyrians invade the land, we will
appoint seven rulers to watch over us, and eight princes to lead us. "The
Assyrian is not the Assyrian of Micah's day, but rather a picture of God's
enemies in the last days." (Revelation 17:14). Could these seven
rulers (shepherds), be seven nations who will
assume the responsibility of taking care of Israel during the tribulation? When
the time comes the meaning of this will be seen.
Mic 5:6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword,
and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us
from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our
borders. They will rule Assyria with drawn swords and
enter the land of Nimrod. He will rescue us from the Assyrian when they pour
over the borders to invade our land. Nimrod - the founder of Babylon. (Genesis
10:9-11). The Assyrian - Could this represent the anti-Christ of the end
times?
Mic 5:7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many
people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not
for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men. The remnant that
is left in Israel will take their place among the nations. They will be
"refreshing" like rain falling on the grass.
Mic 5:8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in
the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young
lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and
teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. The remnant left
in Israel will take their place among the nations. They will be like a lion
among the animals of the forest. "This refers to restored Israel "in that day,"
not any other people now." As a lion: (Numbers 23:24, Psalm 110:5-6, Isaiah
41:15-16).
Mic 5:9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries,
and all thine enemies shall be cut off. Israel will stand
up to their foes, and all their enemies will be wiped out. "All evil will
be removed." (Revelation 20:8-9), Satan will go out to deceive the nations of
the world once again, gathered from the east to the west and the four corners of
the earth. God fights this battle; "remember that God is a consuming fire."
Mic 5:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD,
that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy
chariots: "In that day" (the last days), says the Lord, "I
will slaughter your horses and destroy your chariots." (Zechariah 9:10),
Destroying all weapons used in battle, and your King (Jesus Christ), will bring
peace to all nations. His dominion will stretch from sea to sea to all the ends
of the earth. Referring to a yet future coming of the Messiah. (The second
advent). (Isaiah 2:4, 9:6-7, Micah 5:4, Revelation 11:15).
Mic 5:11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw
down all thy strong holds: I will tear down your walls and
demolish your defenses.
Mic 5:12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and
thou shalt have no more soothsayers:
I will put and
end to all witchcraft, and there will be no more fortune tellers. (Revelation
22:15), The drug dealers, the immoral, murderers, idolaters, and those who like
to make up lies will be destroyed. (Destroying all false religions & traditions
of men).
Mic 5:13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing
images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of
thine hands. I will destroy all your idols and sacred
pillars, so you will never again worship the work of your own hands. (Isaiah
2:8).
Mic 5:14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of
thee: so will I destroy thy cities. I will abolish your
idol shrines with their Asherah poles and destroy your pagan cities. This word
"groves" is "asherah" Hebrew Strong's H842, and "Astarte" a Phoenician goddess;
also a image of the same grove. (She was the supposed consort of Baal, her
images; Pornographic, centered around sex).
Mic 5:15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the
heathen, such as they have not heard.
I will pour out My
vengeance on all the "nations" that refuse to obey Me. (Psalm 149:7, II
Thessalonians 1:8), Taking vengeance on those against God and those who follow
Satan.
Micah 6
Mic 6:1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. Listen to the Lord: "Stand up and state your case against Me. Let the mountains and the hills be your witness. (Sound like court is ready to begin).
Mic 6:2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel. Now let the mountains listen to the Lord's complaint. He has a case against His people and charges against Israel. (Hosea 4:1). The Lord had brought charges against Israel because of no knowledge of the truth in His Word. He is saying here that My people are a little stupid and have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. (Jeremiah 4:22, I Corinthians 15:34).
Mic 6:3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. The Lord is saying: What have I done to you to make you tired of Me? (Jeremiah 2:5, Jeremiah 2:31), They wanted to do things their way, thinking they did not need God. (leave God out of the equation and you are going down).
Mic 6:4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. I the Lord, brought you out of Egypt and out of slavery. I sent the prophets and leaders to help you. "Look at what God has done for them in the past." (Exodus 12:51, II Samuel 7:23).
Mic 6:5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD. Don't you remember how king Balak of Moab tried to have you cursed and how Balaam son of Beor blessed you instead? Remember your journey to Gilgal, when I the Lord, did everything I could to teach you about My faithfulness. (Deuteronomy 23:4-5, Joshua 24:9-10). Paid him money to try and bring a curse on the people.
Mic 6:6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? What can we bring the Lord? What kind of offerings? Should we bow before God with offerings of yearling calves? (What can a poor sinner do)? This should bring our attention to what we can do to please the Lord. "He does not want your burnt offerings, He only wants you love." (Hosea 6:6).
Mic 6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? Should we offer Him thousands of rams and rivers of oil? What about our first born children to pay for our sins? (Psalm 51:16), Again, all God wants is your love.
Mic 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? The Lord has told you what He wants and requires of you: To do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. (Romans 3:23-24, Ephesians 2:3-9, Titus 3:5-8), God isn't looking for us to continually deal with sin. "He wants us to obey Him, love Him, and walk with Him."
Mic 6:9 The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. Fear the Lord if you are wise. His voice calls to everyone. The armies of destruction are coming and it is the Lord who is sending them. (Isaiah 30:27).
Mic 6:10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? Speaking of ill gotten gains here. (Proverbs 21:6, Jeremiah 5:26-27, James 5:1-4), In other words, enjoy your ill gotten gains now because the time is coming when you will pay for all your scams and conning people out of money, using others to benefit yourself.
Mic 6:11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? How can I tolerate those who use dishonest scales and weights. (Hosea 12:7), The people are like crafty merchants selling from dishonest scales and they love to rip people off for their money. Sound familiar? It's going on in many churches today, always begging for money and ripping off the people with traditions of men and false teachings. (I Timothy 6:9-10).
Mic 6:12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. The rich among you have become wealthy through extortion and violence. Your citizens are so used to lying that they can no longer tell the truth. (These are the type of sins Israel was caught up in and it is going on around the world today).
Mic 6:13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. The time is coming soon. Payback time for all your sins. (Leviticus 26:16, Psalms 107:17-18, Hosea 5:9), Israel will become a heap of rubble on their day of punishment. (Amos 7:9). And so it will be in the last days when Christ returns. "Not one stone will stand upon another in Jerusalem." Were not talking about the siege on Jerusalem in 70 A.D. by Titus, (walls were still standing), but when Christ returns at the second advent. (Matthew 24:1-2, Mark 13:1-2).
Mic 6:14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. You will eat but never have enough and your hunger will remain. Even though you try and save your money, it will never come to nothing in the end. Even if you save a little, I will give it to those who conquer you. (Isaiah 65:13, Haggai 1:6).
Mic 6:15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. You will plant crops but not harvest them. You will press your olives but not get enough to anoint yourselves. You will trample your grapes but you will get no juice to make your wine. (Amos 5:11).
Mic 6:16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. You only keep the laws of evil King Omri; you follow the example of wicked King Ahab! Therefore, I will make an example of you, bringing you to complete ruin. "You will be mocked by all who see you." (Omri was the father of Ahab who were both kings of Israel, and both were part of bringing idolatry into the northern kingdom). (I Kings 16:31-32), as to the worship of Baal.
Micah 7
Mic 7:1 Woe is
me! for I am as
when they have
gathered the
summer fruits,
as the
grapegleanings
of the vintage:
there is
no cluster to
eat: my soul
desired the
firstripe fruit.
How miserable I
am! Who or what
are we speaking
of here? "The
prophet here is
expressing the
state of his
soul, and he is
crying out with
pain and with
anguish." He
feels like a
fruit picker
after harvest
who can find
nothing to eat.
Nothing seems to
satisfy his
hunger. Maybe he
felt like
Jeremiah did?
(Jeremiah 45:3),
Jeremiah was
tired of what he
was doing and
thought that is
was not
important
enough. (Every
worker for God
is important).
Maybe he was
just
disappointed in
the people he
was dealing
with?
Mic 7:2 The good
man is
perished out of
the earth: and
there is
none upright
among men: they
all lie in wait
for blood; they
hunt every man
his brother with
a net.
The godly people
have all
disappeared and
there is not one
honest person
left on earth.
They are all
murderers,
setting traps
even for their
own brothers.
(Another sign of
disappointment,
or was he just
feeling sorry
for himself)?
Mic 7:3 That
they may do evil
with both hands
earnestly, the
prince asketh,
and the judge
asketh for a
reward; and the
great man,
he uttereth his
mischievous
desire: so they
wrap it up.
They do
evil with both
hands and are
equally skilled
at it! The
officials and
judges alike
take bribes. The
people with
influence get
what they want,
and together
they scheme to
twist justice.
(Sound a lot
like our nation
today).
(Proverbs
4:16-17, Hosea
4:18, Amos
5:12, Isaiah
26:21).
Mic 7:4 The best
of them is
as a brier: the
most upright
is sharper
than a thorn
hedge: the day
of thy watchmen
and thy
visitation
cometh; now
shall be their
perplexity.
Even the best of
them and the
most upright are
as dangerous as
a hedge of
thorns. (Hebrews
6:8),
Those who do not
follow the
guidance by
Christ and the
Holy Spirit of
truth, but would
rather listen to
man and false
teachings. (In
other words,
those who do not
produce good
fruit).
But, the "day of
the watchmen" is
coming. What is
this "day of the
watchmen?" It is
the "day of
punishment"
(judgment day),
foretold by the
watchmen.
(Isaiah 22:5,
Luke 21:25),
It's time for
the watchmen to
sound the alarm,
"the enemy is
approaching."
Mic 7:5 Trust ye
not in a friend,
put ye not
confidence in a
guide: keep the
doors of thy
mouth from her
that lieth in
thy bosom.
Don't trust
anyone! (Matthew
10:35-36, Luke
12:53), Isn't
that common with
families and
friends today?
It is hard to
get two people
to believe the
same way in home
today, let alone
the whole
family. It
appears everyone
wants their own
little belief or
way to worship.
Christ is trying
to tell us not
to change his
doctrine because
of family.
(Trust in God
not man). Stick
with His Word.
Mic 7:6 For the
son dishonoureth
the father, the
daughter riseth
up against her
mother, the
daughter in law
against her
mother in law; a
man's enemies
are the men
of his own
house.
The son despises
his father. The
daughter defies
her mother. The
daughter-in-law
defies her
mother-in-law.
Your enemies are
right in your
own household.
"A typical
household of
today." In the
end times, your
own family will
even deliver you
up to death.
(Matthew 10:21),
Who is death?
(Hebrews 2:14).
Christ died to
destroy death,
which is the
devil. Your own
friends and
family may
deliver you up
to Satan in the
synagogues. Why?
Because they
think he is
Christ, but he
is really the
anti-Christ.
(the one who
comes first
pretending to be
Christ).
Mic 7:7
Therefore I will
look unto the
LORD; I will
wait for the God
of my salvation:
my God will hear
me.
As
for me, I look
to the Lord for
help. Waiting
confidently for
God to save me,
and my God will
hear me. (Psalm
20:7, Psalm
50:15), "Always
trust in your
Heavenly Father,
not man."
Mic 7:8 Rejoice
not against me,
O mine enemy:
when I fall, I
shall arise;
when I sit in
darkness, the
LORD shall be
a light unto me.
Micah is saying
to the enemy
here: Don't gaze
over me. When I
fall, I will
rise again.
Though I sit in
darkness, the
Lord will be my
light.
(Revelation
21:23,
Revelation
22:5). "The
messiah." The
"Light of the
world." (Let
Jesus be the
light in your
life).
Mic 7:9 I will
bear the
indignation of
the LORD,
because I have
sinned against
him, until he
plead my cause,
and execute
judgment for me:
he will bring me
forth to the
light, and
I shall behold
his
righteousness.
I will be
patient as the
Lord punishes
me, because I
have sinned
against Him.
After that, the
Lord will take
up my case and
give me justice
for all I have
suffered from my
enemies. "The
Lord will bring
me into the
light, and I
will see His
righteousness."
(Psalm 37:6,
Malachi 3:18, II
Timothy 4:8). At
this time of
judgment we will
all see the
difference
between the
righteous and
the wicked.
Between those
who serve God
and those who do
not. (Daniel
12:1-3, Matthew
25:46).
Mic 7:10 Then
she that is
mine enemy shall
see it,
and shame shall
cover her which
said unto me,
Where is the
LORD thy God?
mine eyes shall
behold her: now
shall she be
trodden down as
the mire of the
streets.
Micah is saying:
The day is
coming when the
enemies will see
that the Lord is
on his (or our)
side. They will
be ashamed for
the things they
have done and we
will see their
downfall. (mine
enemy: i.e.
Assyria).
Mic 7:11 In
the day that thy
walls are to be
built, in
that day shall
the decree be
far removed.
The
cities of Israel
will be rebuilt
and the borders
extended.
(Malachi 1:5),
The Lord's
greatness
reaches beyond
borders.
Mic 7:12 In
that day also
he shall come
even to thee
from Assyria,
and from
the fortified
cities, and from
the fortress
even to the
river, and from
sea to sea, and
from
mountain to
mountain.
In that day
(future in the
Lord's Day),
people will come
from many lands
to honor you.
From Assyria all
the way to the
towns of Egypt,
and from Egypt
all the way to
the Euphrates
river, and from
distant seas and
mountains.
(Hosea 11:11),
He will gather
the house of
Israel from the
people among
who, they are
scattered.
(Ezekiel 28:25)
"The expressions
employed in this
prophecy appear
to be too strong
for the events
which transpired
after the
Babylonian
captivity; and
seem to refer to
the future
restoration of
Israel, after
their land has
lain desolate
for ages."
Mic 7:13
Notwithstanding
the land shall
be desolate
because of them
that dwell
therein, for the
fruit of their
doings.
Notwithstanding:
i.e. But first
(or before
this), the land
will become
empty and
desolate because
of the
wickedness of
those who live
there.
(Leviticus
26:33, Luke
21:20-24).
Mic 7:14 Feed
thy people with
thy rod, the
flock of thine
heritage, which
dwell solitarily
in the
wood, in the
midst of Carmel:
let them feed
in Bashan
and Gilead, as
in the days of
old.
Protect the
people with Your
Shepherd's Staff
O Lord. Lead the
flock of your
special
possessions. Let
them graze in
the fertile
pastures of
Bashan and
Gilead as they
did long ago.
"So it will be
in yet the
future day of
Israel's
consolation; not
Micah's day when
Israel was in
possession of
Basham."
(Jeremiah
50:19-20).
Mic 7:15
According to the
days of thy
coming out of
the land of
Egypt will I
shew unto him
marvellous
things.
I will do
mighty miracles
for you, like
those I did when
I rescued you
from slavery in
Egypt. (Jeremiah
23:7-8), This
would be future
prophecy that
hasn't taken
place yet, but
would in the
"Day of The
Lord."
Mic 7:16 The
nations shall
see and be
confounded at
all their might:
they shall lay
their
hand upon
their mouth,
their ears shall
be deaf.
All nations of
the world will
be amazed at
what the Lord
will do in that
day. They will
be embarrassed
and ashamed at
their "weak"
power. They will
be deaf to
everything
around them.
(Isaiah 26:11,
Isaiah 66:18,
Zechariah 12:9),
On the day of
the Lord, He
will begin to
destroy all
nations who come
against
Jerusalem.
(Isaiah 54:17,
Haggai 2:22).
Mic 7:17 They
shall lick the
dust like a
serpent, they
shall move out
of their holes
like worms of
the earth: they
shall be afraid
of the LORD our
God, and shall
fear because of
thee.
Like a snake
crawling from
it's hole, they
will come out to
meet the Lord
our God. They
will tremble at
His presence.
Utmost
humiliation, as
in (Genesis
3:14, Psalm
72:9, Isaiah
49:23, Isaiah
60:14,
Revelation 3:9),
In the future
sense, Satan and
his band of
followers.
Mic 7:18 Who
is a God
like unto thee,
that pardoneth
iniquity, and
passeth by the
transgression of
the remnant of
his heritage? he
retaineth not
his anger for
ever, because he
delighteth in
mercy.
Where is there
another God like
you; One who
pardons the
guilt of the
remnant,
overlooking the
sins of His
special people?
He will not stay
angry forever at
His people,
because He
delights in
showing mercy.
(We have a
loving Heavenly
Father and He is
not out to
destroy those
who love Him and
follow Him).
Remember that
God is a
consuming fire.
(Hebrews 12:29),
God is a
consuming fire
that will warm
the hearts of
those who love
Him, but will
take vengeance
on those who do
not know Him and
follow Satan.
(II
Thessalonians
1:8).
Mic 7:19 He will
turn again, he
will have
compassion upon
us; he will
subdue our
iniquities; and
thou wilt cast
all their sins
into the depths
of the sea.
He will have
compassion on
us. He will
trample our sins
under His feet
and cast them
into the ocean.
(Hosea 14:4), I
will heal you
from your
backsliding. He
justifies them
through faith in
Jesus Christ.
(Ephesians
2:4-9), Even
though we were
spiritually
dead, He gave us
back our lives
again when He
raised Christ
from the dead.
Only by His
undeserved favor
have we ever
been saved. "By
the grace of
Christ."
Mic 7:20 Thou
wilt perform the
truth to Jacob,
and the
mercy to
Abraham, which
thou hast sworn
unto our fathers
from the days of
old.
You
will show us
Your
faithfulness and
unfailing love.
Just as You
promised to our
ancestors
Abraham and
Jacob. (Luke
1:72-74, Acts
3:25-26), We
(Israel), are
the children of
the prophets and
of the covenant
which God made
with Abraham.
And God shall
bless the entire
world as He
promised
Abraham.
(Genesis 12:2-3,
Galatians 3:8).
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