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 ]