The word ‘now’ links this message with the previous one (Micah
4:9; Micah 4:11). Soon Micah will describe future *salvation by the
*Messiah. But here Micah describes an army which was attacking
Jerusalem. The attack is like the time when Sennacherib, king of
Assyria, attacked Jerusalem. That happene... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH SPEAKS A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO ALL THE NATIONS
MICAH
_LES PAINTER_
CHAPTER 5
5:1-6 THE *MESSIAH’S BIRTH AND HIS FUTURE GREATNESS
The main subject of Micah’s message now changes. He has spoken about
the new Zion (new Jerusalem). He now speaks about kings that will come
from King David’s *des... [ Continue Reading ]
The message now goes on from one period to another period. The word
‘but’ connects the two periods. When Micah referred to the first
period (verse 1), he mainly described the situation in Jerusalem. The
enemy’s army would surround Jerusalem then. It would be a time when
those enemies would defeat th... [ Continue Reading ]
Micah says that God will leave his people. That situation will be the
result of what has happened before (Micah 4:9; Micah 4:11; Micah 5:1).
It will include the exile (when God will send the people out of their
country). (See Micah 4:10.) This message will not be popular. It will
be a very sad messa... [ Continue Reading ]
The *Messiah will rule (Revelation 20:4-6). He will rule with his
‘brothers’ (the people that believe in him). He will stand. That
means that he will live for always (Psalms 33:11; Isaiah 14:24). He
will stand in the *LORD’s strength. He will be like a *shepherd. He
will look after his sheep. David... [ Continue Reading ]
Micah’s message is that the *Messiah will rule the world. His rule
will bring his peace. Here Micah uses the words ‘our’ and
‘us’. It means that the *Messiah will rule together with his loyal
people. They are part of the kingdom (nation) that will win the
battle. The *Messiah will be their peace. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
The words ‘will be’ start another message about the ‘last
days’ (last period). It is about the events after the *Messiah’s
birth. It is about the *remnant from Jacob’s family (Micah 4:7).
Micah uses the name ‘Jacob’ to mean all *Israel (Micah 1:5). The
weak *remnant are the rest of the ‘brothers’ (t... [ Continue Reading ]
God has given his promise in verses 7 and 8. Now Micah and the
*remnant give their answer to that message. ‘You will lift your hand
to strike your enemies. You will kill them all.’ (Look at Isaiah
26:11.) All nations will be under the *Messiah’s rule. His rule will
be over the entire world (Micah 5:... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Destroy’ in the *Hebrew language here has a special meaning. It
means to remove something. And it means to make *spiritually clean
(holy) the place where it was. To destroy here means to remove by
punishment. It means to remove what is unholy. In that way, God will
save the nation and he will prese... [ Continue Reading ]
This verse is about the punishment that God will give to the foreign
nations. The people in those nations have not obeyed God. Therefore he
is angry with them. He will show to them his great anger. God is angry
on behalf of his people, the nation called *Israel. He will now punish
*Israel’s enemies.... [ Continue Reading ]