But you, O Bethlehem, from you shall come forth one who is to rule in Israel, and he shall be one. of peace.
Previous Book: Jonah
Language:
Hebrew
Author:
Micah
People:
Micah of Moresheth
Kings Jotham
King Ahaz
King Hezekiah of Judah
Places:
Samaria
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Chapters
Chapter 1 | Judgment Pronounced against Samaria The Doom of the Cities of Judah |
Chapter 2 | Social Evils Denounced A Promise for the Remnant of Israel |
Chapter 3 | Wicked Rulers and Prophets |
Chapter 4 | Peace and Security through Obedience Restoration Promised after Exile |
Chapter 5 | The Ruler from Bethlehem The Future Role of the Remnant |
Chapter 6 | God Challenges Israel What God Requires Cheating and Violence to Be Punished |
Chapter 7 | The Total Corruption of the People Penitence and Trust in God A Prophecy of Restoration God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love |
Highlights:
The Ruler from Bethlehem
Micah 4:2-5
2 But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah,
who are one of the little clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to rule in Israel,
whose origin is from of old,
from ancient days.
3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time
when she who is in labor has brought forth;
then the rest of his kindred shall return
to the people of Israel.
4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the LORD,
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth;
5 and he shall be the one of peace.
What God Requires
Micah 6:6-8
“With what shall I come before the LORD,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams,
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?”
8 He has told you, O mortal, what is good;
and what does the LORD require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
God’s Compassion and Steadfast Love
Micah 7:18-20
Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity
and passing over the transgression
of the remnant of your possession?
He does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in showing clemency.
19 He will again have compassion upon us;
he will tread our iniquities under foot.
You will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea.
20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and unswerving loyalty to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our ancestors
from the days of old.
Next Book: Nahum
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