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Micah chapter 6:1-8 A court setting -- God versus the people

Micah chapter 6:1-8 A court setting -- God versus the people. This court setting is reinforced by legal language, for example: v.1“contend thou” (margin = “bring charges against”) v.2 “The LORD hath a ‘controversy’ and ‘pleads’ with Israel” v3 “testify against me”.

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Micah chapter 6:1-8 A court setting -- God versus the people

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  1. Micah chapter 6:1-8A court setting -- God versus the people This court setting is reinforced by legal language, for example: • v.1“contend thou” (margin =“bring charges against”) • v.2 “The LORD hath a ‘controversy’ and ‘pleads’ with Israel” • v3 “testify against me”

  2. Micah is the magistrate but who are the mountains, hills? Court called to order, verses 1&2 • Micah6:1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear ye, Omountains, 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. • The mountains and hills are the jury who are called upon to witness. • A court setting is common in scripture i.e. Isa.43:22-26; Joel 3:1-5) In Joel however God pleads (reproves) the nations. • Joel 3:12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen around about.

  3. Who is the complainant? Micah 6:2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath acontroversy<7379> with his people, and he will plead <3198> with Israel. • The LORD is the complainant against the sons of Israel. • “controversy” 7379 riyb; n m AV - cause 24, strife 16, controversy 13, contention 2, misc 7; 62 • This “clause” of God with Israel carries the idea of “reprove,” as verified by the Hebrew word “yakach” being usually translated “reprove” or “rebuke”. • “plead” 3198 “yakach” AV - reprove 23, rebuke 12, correct 3, plead 3, reason 2, chasten 2, misc 14; 59

  4. Micah 6:3-5 Make your defense if you can! Who is the defendant? • Defendant = the sons of Israel with the focus Jerusalem for the Assyrians had taken the rest captive. • Micah 6:3 O my people,what have I done unto thee?andwherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. • God here begins His case with three pointed questions: • What have I done to you? • How have I wearied you? • Make your defense if you can! The sons of Israel couldn’t make a defense for God had done everything for them.

  5. Micah 6:4-5 How does Israel defend themselves? Micah 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. 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. • God uses the Exodus to support His case: • He had brought them out of Egypt • He had redeemed out of the house of bondage • He had sent Moses, Aaron and Miriam to lead them • He had turned Balaam’s curses into a blessing • He had brought them from Shittim across the Jordan to Gilgal a new beginning. In all God acted in mercy and given them every opportunity to know Him.

  6. Israel had no defence and offerings were useless so who was their Spokesman? The spokesman was Hezekiah who makes no defense but humbly makes a sincere enquire for the best way back. Micah 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? 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? • Judah had not only followed the sins of Ahab and the ten tribes but also had deceived themselves having kept the ritual of the law. • All offerings were useless at this point however Hezekiah found a way back.

  7. Micah chapter 6:1-8A court setting -- God versus the people This court setting is reinforced by legal language, for example: • Verse 1“contend thou” (margin =“bring charges against”) • Verse 2 “The LORD hath a ‘controversy’ and ‘pleads’ with Israel” • Verse 3 “testify against me” • Verses 3-5 “make your defense if you can” • Verses 6,7 Israel had no defense • Verse 8 The way back

  8. The way back What does the complainant require? Micah 6:8 He hath showed 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 N.T. confirms justice, and mercy and adds faith for with the life work of Jesus came justification. • Romans3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. • Romans 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace … • Romans 5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood …

  9. {Hear ye Jesus and God!} Micah 6:9 The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city (Jerusalem)and the man of wisdom shall see (know) thy name: hear ye the rod,(4294) and who(God) hath appointed it. • “rod” 4294 “matteh” staff [a correcting instrument]. God’s judgment rod using Assyria/Babylon/Gog etc. • Scripture is full of examples of the use of the rod both as a correcting and a purging instrument, i.e.: • Ezekiel20:37And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: 38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels …

  10. Why the rod of correction? Micah 6:10Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? 11 Shall I count them pure with thewicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? 12 For the rich men thereof are full ofviolence, and the inhabitants thereof have spokenlies, and their tongue isdeceitfulin their mouth. • The homes of the wicked were full of ill-gotten riches • People were cheating in business • The rich used the club of violence • Jerusalem was full of lying, deceit and violence

  11. The Assyrian rod - justice dwelt out! Micah 6:13 Therefore also will I make thee sick[weak] in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold [with thine arms], but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. • Judah unfortunately adopted the sins of Israel for many of Israel had fled to Judah because of the Assyrians. • Judah would try to “take hold” of their children but couldn’t deliver for 20 years later Sennacherib came into Judah and carried over 200 thousand captive, 2Ki.18:13.

  12. The judgments would come because ... Micah 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. 16 For the statutes ofOmri 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. • Omri a supporter of Jeroboam (1Ki.16:16-28) and founder of Samaria and Ahab (1Ki.21:25,26) his son added to the idolatry of the calves and promoted the worship of Baal which he and his family practiced; and the same works were now done by the people of Judah therefore they also be led captive. • The inhabitances of Judah had followed the doctrine of Omri and manifested the works of Ahab. Those who fled Israel to Judah when Shalmaneser invaded had in twenty years corrupted Judah. • “YE” =Their leaders but also Micah/Jesus would “bear the reproach” and we have Micah’s reaction in the next verse.

  13. {Beyond Micah's day!} Micah7:1 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. 2 The good man<2623> 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. • (2623 chaciyd {khaw-seed'}; adj AV - saints 19, holy 3, merciful 3, godly 2, good 1, godly man 1, Holy One 1, holy one 1, ungodly + 3808 1; 32. • The timing here goes well beyond Micah to who cried “woe is me” for even the good man is perished out of the earth.” This pointed to Jesus who is no longer on earth. (cp V.1 NRSV) • Micah 7:1 (NRSV) “there is no first-ripe fig for which I hunger”.This fits well Mt.21:18-20 when Jesus came looking for fruit on the fig tree (Judah) and found none, being “the good man” .

  14. Context: 700 years later! Micah7:3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, theprince(Harod Mt.2:1)asketh, and thejudge (Pilate Jn.18:4) asketh for a reward; and thegreat (high) man,(Caiaphas)he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. • Making evil to appear good is how they wrapped it up. This would have many fulfillments but especially to the “good” man seen in v.2.

  15. "Thy visitation cometh" WHEN? Micah7:4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge:the day of thywatchmenand thy visitation (punishment) cometh; now shall be their perplexity (confusion). • This especially describes the leadership during Jesus’ day as seen in v.3. • Their “watchman” = God’s true prophets including Jesuswarned what would happen. • AD 70 is the context but shadowed back is Jesus’ day and Micah’s day

  16. The exhortation when under severe trial trust only God! Micah7:5 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. 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. • In times of sever trial this warning especially applied to Micah’s day when Assyrian came, and Jesus’ first and 2nd coming, i.e.. • AD 70 -- Deu.28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons … in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee: • Jesus also warned in Mt.10:16-18,21,35,36 to beware that a man’s foes shall be his own household. • Matthew10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men: …

  17. Micah 7:7-20 The two fold work of Elijah before & after the Russian bear invades Micah7:7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. • Micah exhorts when all human help fails to turn to God with a willingness to suffer and wait for God to answer. • This same exhortation will in the future be given by Elijah who will prepare Israel to accept Jesus, Mal. 3:1. • Malachi3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come ….

  18. 1. Jesus’ return as a thief Rev.16:15 2. Resurrection & Judgment Dan.12:2 3. Marriage of Christ/saints Rev.19:7 *Elijah preaches to JudahLk.1:17; Mic.3:1 4. Armageddon Joel 2:1-10; Eze.38 5. Jesus king, Gog buriedJoel2:20; Eze396. Gospel preached,Joel 2:23; Rev.14:6 *Elijah to the ten tribes; Mal.4:5; Eze.20:35 7. Spirit gifts given Joel 2:28,298. Jesus seen as Antichrist Psa.2:2*Hour of God’s judgmentRev. 18:10. 9. Great & terrible dayJoel 2:31; Mal.4:510 Millennium Joel 3:18; Rev.20:4 Points 1-9 = 50 years a Jubilee period (Lev. 25:10); Points 7-8 = 30 years - hour of Judgment (Rev. 18:10); Points 5-9 = 40 years, Mic. 7:15) 10 yrs 10 yrs 30 yrs

  19. {Malachi gives the timing} Malachi 4:1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble (Armageddon = heap of sheaves) : and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness (Jesus) arise with healing in his wings; and ye(Israel) shall go forth, (after the long Gentile night) and grow up as calves of the stall. 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet (Mic.4:13)in the day (Rev.18:10) that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. • Micah 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: … • Rev.18:10 … Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

  20. Elijah after Armageddon also sent to the ten tribes Mal.4:4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel,(that they would be a special people Ex.19:5)with the statutes and judgments. 5 Behold, I will send youElijahthe prophet before the coming of thegreat and dreadful day of the LORD: • Joel 2:20 But I will remove far off the northern army … 29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days willI pour out my spirit.30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. 31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, beforethe great and the terrible day of the LORD come. • So“thegreat and terrible day of the LORD”is after Armageddon in Mic.4:1 and after the HolySpiritis poured out and the work ofElijahwith the ten tribes is”but“before the coming ofthe great and dreadful day of the LORD.”

  21. Who is mine enemy? Micah7:8 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. • The immediate enemy Mic.7:10 was the Assyrian Sennacheribwhom God delivered Hezekiah from, Isa.37:36. • The coming enemy is Gog (Eze.38) whom Jesus will deliver from. This however is after the work of Elijah to the Jews in the land however 2/3 still reject and die, Zec.13:8. • The ultimate enemy is death and though the darkness of death however the LORD shall raise those who have obeyed, repented, wait with patience and put their trust in him.

  22. What is required of Israel and us? Micah7:9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until heplead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. • Hezekiah fits this context who pleaded, bearing the sin of his people and then waited with faith for God to execute judgment on the Assyrians. • And us?– We too must bear our sinful world and acknowledge our mortal sin prone nature and plead with patience and faith that we will be brought forth to “behold” Jesus’ righteousness in bringing peace to our world in the kingdom age to come.

  23. What causes God to act? Micah7:10 Thenshe(Assyria/Gog) that ismine enemyshall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall beholdher: now shall she be trodden down asthe mire of the streets. • When God’s name is at stake, i.e.2 Kings19:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the living God; • The Assyrian enemy saw Israel blessed under a recovered Hezekiah. This types the latter day Assyrian who will come against Israel and see their army destroyed and Israel blessed. • “Her” is Israel which has been “trodden down” until “in that day” - v.11.

  24. (“In that day”) • Micah7:11 In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed. 12 In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified (4693“matsor” a name for Egypt) citiesand from the fortress(Egypt 4693 “matsor” ) even to the river (Euphrates), and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain (whole earth). • “In the day” when the promises to Abraham come to pass and Jesus is king in Jerusalem (Gen.13:15; Jer.3:17; Amos 9:11). • Amos 9:11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: • Israel would be protected and her boundaries extended and there would be a highway from Egypt to Assyria and Israel a blessing, (Isa.19:23-25).

  25. Key to interpreting is the context which is verses 11-14. Key to interpreting is the next verse Micah7:13 Notwithstanding theland (NRSV, NIV =“earth”- not Israel)shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. • Context,vs.11,12 “in that day”when Jesus returns, the“earth”will reap God’s judgment while Israel is built including the ten tribes being first brought into Bashon and Gileed and then led by Jesus (“the breaker”) into the promised land, Mic.2:12,13. Micah7:13 Notwithstanding theland (NRSV, NIV =“earth”- not Israel)shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings. • Context, vs.11,12 “in that day” when Jesus returns, the “earth” will reap God’s judgment while Israel is built including the ten tribes being first brought into Bashon and Gileed and then led by Jesus (“the breaker”) into the promised land, Mic.2:12,13.

  26. {Before the judgment upon Babylon the Great} Micah7:14 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. • This is Mic.2:13,14 which described the ten tribes who are brought back to Israel,, after Armageddon but before Babylon the Great falls, Eze.20:33-38. • The “rod” (Eze.20:37) is the Great Shepherd’s staff which they will be used to bring them under the new covenant, Jer.31:31. • “Carmel” – Rotherham translates as “fruitful field” and “Bashan and Gilead” are regions E. of the Jordan and N. of Arnon. It is here the ten tribes will be brought (Eze.20:35) to feed on the spirit word until they come into the bond of the covenant & Jesus/Joshua leads over Jordan, Mic .2:14. Ezekiel 20:35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. 37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

  27. Who is shown marvelous things? Micah7:15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I show unto himmarvelous things. • The coming out of Egypt took forty years, Acts 7:36. • The “him” include the kings in Psa. 48:4,5 which will see Ezekiel’s temple and marvel. Unfortunately they have been deceived by a “strong delusion) to receive God’s judgments. • Psalm48:4 For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. 5 They saw it, and so they marveled: they were troubled, and hasted away.

  28. 1. Jesus’ return as a thief. 2. Resurrection & Judgment 3. Marriage of Christ/saints 4. Armageddon Joel 2:1-105. Jesus king, Gog buried, v.206. Gospel preached, Joel 2:23. * Ezekiel’s temple built – Psa.48:5 * 10 tribes brought back – Mic.7:14 7. Spirit gifts given Joel 2:28,298. Jesus seen as the Antichrist * Psalm 2:1-3 ; 2Th.2:119.Great and terrible day,Mic.7:1710 Millennium – Psa 72; Joel 3:18 • Points 1-9 = 50 years a Jubilee period (Lev. 25:10); Points 7-8 = 30 years - hour of Judgment (Rev. 18:10); Points 5-9 = 40 years, Mic. 7:15) 10 yrs 10 yrs 40 yrs 30 yrs

  29. 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. • God here uses Israel as His battle axe, Jer. 51:20; Micah 4:13. This will confound the nations. • Micah4:13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: … and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: • This takes place over a 30 year period (Rev.18:10) which the image (Dan.2:34) will fall. This includes the10 fingers (Psa.83) the 10 toes (Dan.2:42), the city Rome (Rev.18:2) and finally the “beast” and “false prophet” (pope)who will be cast into the “lake of fire”, Rev. 19:20.

  30. "The great and dreadful day of the LORD" Micah7:17 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 (Israel). • The nations will be troubled Psa.48:5,6 with a strong delusion 2Th.2:11 believing a lie that Jesus who has returned and ruling upon David’s throne, Lk.1:32; Psa.2:6 is the Antichrist. • Isaiah2:19 And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.

  31. There is no one like God that can with righteousness balance mercy and truth and pardon sin! Micah7:18 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgressionof the remnantof his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. • God’s marvelous plan of salvation though His beloved son opened the way for our all righteous Heavenly Father to righteouslypardon iniquity for “He delighteth in mercy”.

  32. A New World is coming! Micah7:19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us (Israel); he will subdue (NIV – “hurl”) our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. • The age is coming when Israel will be the first to repent and finally the whole world, (Mic.4; Isa.11; Psa.72.). • Hab.2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

  33. (A New World is Coming!) Micah 7:20 Thou wilt perform the truthto Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. • God’s truth was His covenant to the fathers which began with His mercy to Abraham. This involved the promises to Abraham, Gen.13:15; to Isaac, Gen.26:3,4; and to Jacob, Gen. 28:13 and to US,Gal. 3:27-29. • These promises will happen for God has“sworn unto the fathers from the days of old”and books like Micah give us evidence for our faith and keeps us watching for this New World is Coming soon!

  34. What order would you place the following events? • Armageddon Joel 2:1-10; Eze.38 • Resurrection & Judgment Dan.12:2 • Marriage of Christ/saints Rev.19:7 • Jesus’ return as a thief Rev.16:15 • Spirit gifts given Joel 2:28,29 • Jesus seen as Antichrist Psa.2:2 • Great & terrible dayJoel 2:31; Mal.4:5 • Jesus king, Gog buriedJoel2:20; Eze39 • Gospel preached,Joel 2:23; Rev.14:6 • Millennium Joel 3:18; Rev.20:4

  35. What order would I place the following events? • Jesus’ return as a thief Rev.16:15 • Resurrection & Judgment Dan.12:2 • Marriage of Christ/saints Rev.19:7 • Armageddon Joel 2:1-10; Eze.38 • Jesus king, Gog buriedJoel2:20; Eze39 • Gospel preached,Joel 2:23; Rev.14:6 • Spirit gifts given Joel 2:28,29 • Jesus seen as Antichrist Psa.2:2 • Great & terrible dayJoel 2:31; Mal.4:5 • Millennium Joel 3:18; Rev.20:4

  36. What order would you place the following events? • Armageddon Joel 2:1-10; Eze.38 = 4 • Resurrection & Judgment Dan.12:2 = 2 • Marriage of Christ/saints Rev.19:7 = 3 • Jesus’ return as a thief Rev.16:15 = 1 • Spirit gifts given Joel 2:28,29 = 9 • Jesus seen as Antichrist Psa.2:2 = 8 • Great & terrible dayJoel 2:31; Mal.4:5 = 9 • Jesus king, Gog buriedJoel2:20; Eze39 = 5 • Gospel preached,Joel 2:23; Rev.14:6 = 6 • Millennium Joel 3:18; Rev.20:4 =10

  37. 1. Jesus’ return as a thief Rev.16:15 2. Resurrection & Judgment Dan.12:2 3. Marriage of Christ/saints Rev.19:7 * Elijah preaches to JudahLk.1:17; Mic.3:1 4. Armageddon Joel 2:1-10; Eze.38 5. Jesus king, Gog buriedJoel2:20; Eze396. Gospel preached,Joel 2:23; Rev.14:6 * Elijah to the ten tribes;Mal.4:5; Eze.20:35 7. Spirit gifts given Joel 2:28,298. Jesus seen as Antichrist Psa.2:2*Hour of God’s judgmentRev. 18:10. 9. Great & terrible dayJoel 2:31; Mal.4:510 Millennium Joel 3:18; Rev.20:4 Points 1-9 = 50 years a Jubilee period (Lev. 25:10); Points 7-8 = 30 years - hour of Judgment (Rev. 18:10); Points 5-9 = 40 years, Mic. 7:15) 10 yrs 10 yrs 30 yrs

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