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Micah’s messages
A contemporary of Isaiah with messages to Israel and Judah, but mostly directed to Judah.
Messages between (735-700 B.C.)
Message theme: Overall, Present judgment and promised blessings
First message: Coming judgment and promised restoration (Mic1:1-2:16)
The pronouncement, the reason and the promised restoration for a remnant were seen in this section.
Second message: God’s condemnation of Israel, and the future hope.
(Mic3:1-5:15)
The condemnation of the religious and civil leaders and the future exaltation with the picture of the Messianic hope.
Today: God’s indictment with promise of forgiveness and restoration (Mic6:1-7:20)
(Transition) Today we will see the close of the book.
Much to the fashion that God spoke through Hosea, we will see God’s complaint (indictment) against Israel just as if it were being presented before the court.
The Lord’s Indictment (controversy) with Israel (Mic6:1-16)
The Lord’s lament and promised forgiveness and restoration (Mic7:1-20)
Drawing a conclusion
The Lord’s indictment
The complaint, the reason, the results, let’s see what we can learn about the Lord’s indictment against the people.
God’s complaint (Mic6:1-5)
Look as this develop of God’s displayed heart here while He calls for the people to plead their case, for He is ready with His.
God invites the people to plead their case.
Judgment had been pronounced and still they want to plead more.
(v.1)
With Isaiah God said, come on let’s settle this, let’s reason this out (Isa1:18)
God has been patient with them, wearied for them and is ready to testify against them (vv.2-3).
God delivered them, God taught them, taught them so they might know the righteous acts of the Lord (vv.4-5)
God’s reason for complaint (Mic6:6-8)
Question: What does God require of man, what does He say is good according to (v.8)?
Do justice
others say: Be just; Do justice
Love kindness
others say: Mercy, kindness, faithfulness
Walk humbly with the Lord
One version says in purity, I believe this would be purity of heart.
God’s punishment (Mic6:9-16)
They were to talk one way, but yet they were walking another way, in disobedience to God in dishonesty and in violence
Judgment, the appointed time, had come and it was going to be in the form of desolation
What was the coming judgment as noted in these verse, go ahead scan the verses?
Going to make you sick, strike you down.
Going to desolate you because of your sin, going to leave you hungry and unsatisfied.
You will sow, but not reap and you know you, you are going to have to bear the reproach of the people.
(Transition) Micah in the other two sections we had looked at in the past weeks he does not leave without some hope.
In Micah it was about future blessings.
That is where we are heading now.
The Lord’s lament, promised forgiveness and restoration
May we grab from our final section the lament, a confession and the prayer that can bring us a great reminder of who God is, for who is like God?
The lament (Mic7:1-7)
The Lament for the faithful people are not to be found.
So, with them gone the only place, person to go, to trust is God.
See now the verses
Can you feel God’s breaking heart here?
Can you see the reason for the lament?
Now the instructions because it has gotten so bad.
What are the instructions given (v.5)?
Why are the instructions given (vv.6)?
I can see some hope given from Micah in (v.7), what is it?
He has faith that God is the God of my salvation and He will hear the prayer, the plea and will answer!
A confession of sin with coming comfort (Mic7:8-13)
Though may fall, I will rise!
God will judge, but will bring me out to the light
It will be the shame of others when that happens
Judgment will come on the earth (others) for their works too.
So now the passage.
mic7:10-11
A promise and a praise (Mic7:14-20)
Starts with prayer of protection than God’s response (vv.14-15)
Then comes the song of praise (vv.16-20)
So, let’s look at it that way.
What is the prayer for (v.14)?
Shepherd your people, provide for them as you did in the days of old.
What is God’s response (v.15)?
I will show you miracles as in the days of old.
God’s character and nature do not change!
Then comes a touch of fear
The surrounding nations will see the miracles of the Lord and will be afraid and now to where I wanted to get to look and spend a little time on the song of praise.
Do you remember what Micah’s name means?
Check the beginning of (v.18) you can get it!
What does God promise in (vv.18-19)?
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Pardon’s iniquity
Passes over rebellion of the remnant
Will not retain anger forever, for He delights in unchanging love
He will have compassion on them and tread on their iniquities, on their sin and take them away!
How is the promise given (v.20)?
The truth from from the word!
The word promised is the word fulfilled (Gen12:1-3), the word that brought restoration to them and brings salvation to us!
What can we take away from this?
Drawing a conclusion
The fulfillment of the prophesy of hope was for the latter days, the days in which we live
We have seen the nature of God, the requirement of God (Mic6:8)
Let me give that verse one more time and we will close
(Prayer) (Close)
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