INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY:BOOK OF MICAH

By Dennis Schmidt 3/2003

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This paper discusses the book of Micah. Another prophet of the same time was Isaiah. Some of the wording is similar to Isaiah. All scriptures are from the King James' version Bible.

MICAH THEME:

- GOD’S JUDGMENT & DELIVERANCE TO ZION WHICH WILL HAVE GREATER GLORY IN THE FUTURE WHEN THE MESSIAH REIGNS THERE.

Micah 5:2 "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, <though> thou be little among the thousands of Judah, <yet> out of thee shall he come forth unto me <that is> to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth <have been> from of old, from everlasting."

Micah 6:2 "Hear ye, O mountains, 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."

CHAPTER THEMES & ELEMENTS

OVERVIEW	OUTLINE	TOPICS	CHAPTER(S) THEMES
I) Prophet Micah	Introduction	Introduction	{1:1} Prophecy
II) God’s Judgment {1:2-3:12}	A) People’s Judgment	Proclaim nation’s sins; Captivity fall & return	{1:2-1:16} All people that Lord is against you
“	B) Religious Judgment	False Prophets; God vs. Man	{2:1-2:13} That devise iniquity & work evil
“	C) Leadership Judgment	Sins Consequent	{3:1-3:12} Who hate good & love evil
III) God’s Restoration {4:1-5:15}	A) Future Kingdom	Order Restored	{4:1-4:5} Nations goes to Zion for God to teach them law & Lord’s word
“	B) God Reign over Zion	Restoration	{4:6-5:1} Lord shall reign over Zion for ever
“	C) Future King	Deliverance	{5:2-15} Everlasting Jesus shall be ruler who comes from Bethlehem
IV) God’s Mercy {6:1-7:20}	A) True of False Worship	Conviction	{6:1-6:9} Justly, mercy, love, & walk humbly with God
“	B) True or False Justice	Confession	{6:10-7:6} Rich are full of violence
“	C) God’s Forgiveness to Remnant	Hope & Peace	{7:7-7:20} Who is God like that pardons iniquity because of His mercy?

AUTHOR: Prophet Micah DATE: 735-700 BC FROM: Judah TO: Judah & Israel

PURPOSE:

GOD JUDGES SIN & OFFERS HOPE TO ZION TO LIVE RIGHTEOUS.

KEY WORD(S)/VERSES:

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?"

Micah 7:18 "Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy."

[ sin ] (1:13, 3:8, 6:7); [ daughter of Zion ] (1:13, 4:8, 4:10, 4:13); [ hear ] (1:2, 3:1, 3:4, 3:9, 6:1, 6:2, 6:9, 7:7); [ judgment ] (3:1, 8, 9, 11; 4:3; 5:1; 7:3, 9); [ deliver ] (4:10, 5:6, 5:8, 6:14); [ remnant ] (2:12, 4:7, 5:3, 5:7, 5:8, 7:18)

OUTLINE FOR MICAH

I) INTRODUCTION: {MICAH 1:1}

II) GOD’S JUDGMENT {MICAH 1:2-3:12}

A) PEOPLE JUDGMENT {MICAH 1:2-1:16}

B) RELIGIOUS JUDGMENT {MICAH 2:1-2:13}

C) LEADERSHIP JUDGMENT {MICAH 3:1-3:12}

III) GOD’S RESTORATION {MICAH 4:1-5:15}

A) FUTURE KINGDOM {MICAH 4:1-4:5}

B) GOD REIGNS OVER ZION {MICAH 4:6-5:1}

C) FUTURE KING {MICAH 5:2-5:15}

IV) GOD’S MERCY {MICAH 6:1-7:20}

A) TRUE OR FALSE WORSHIP {MICAH 6:1-6:9}

B) TRUE OR FALSE JUSTICE {MICAH 6:10-7:6}

C) GOD’S FORGIVENESS TO REMNANT {MICAH 7:7-7:20}

I) INTRODUCTION: {MICAH 1:1}

WHO: God WHOM: Micah

Micah 1:1 "The word of the /\ LORD /\ that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, <and> Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem."

The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite: Micah name means who is like Jehovah. he anointing is in Micah 3:8

Jeremiah 26:18 "Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed <like> a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest."

See my papers: "God’s Word/Bible/Scriptures" for more information on this subject.

See my papers: "Bible Study & Interpretation Guideline" for more information on this subject.

Days of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah:

Three kings of Judah served one after each another. Hezekiah was the most religious reformed of the period. He could not correct the hearts of the people.

II) GOD’S JUDGMENT {MICAH 1:2-3:12}

A) PEOPLE JUDGMENT {MICAH 1:2-1:16}

WHAT: hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you

Micah 1:2 "[ Hear ], all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the /\ Lord /\ /\ God /\ be witness against you, the /\ Lord /\ from /\ his /\ holy temple."

Hearken, O earth, all that therein is:

1 Kings 22:28 "And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you." Micah was probably familiar with 2 Kings 22:28.

See my papers: "Triunity – Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" for more information on this subject.

See my papers: "Just Who is God?" for more information on this subject.

Micah 1:3 "For, behold, the /\ LORD /\ cometh forth out of /\ his /\ place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth."

WAY: The mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire

Micah 1:4 "And the mountains shall be molten under /\ him /\, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, <and> as the waters <that are> poured down a steep place."

WHY: For the transgression of Jacob <is> all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel what <are> the high places of Judah

Micah 1:5 "For the transgression of Jacob <is> all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What <is> the transgression of Jacob? <is it> not Samaria? and what <are> the high places of Judah? <are they> not Jerusalem?" High places=pagan worship centers

Transgression of Jacob..sins of house of Israel: Northern Kingdom

Genesis 32:28 "And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." Jacob was named Israel (interchange)

See my papers: "Israel & Jewish People in God’s Plan" for more information on this subject.

Micah 1:6 "Therefore /\ I /\ will make Samaria as an heap of the field, <and> as plantings of a vineyard: and /\ I /\ will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, & /\ I /\ will discover the foundations thereof"

Micah 1:7 "And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will /\ I /\ lay desolate: for she gathered <it> of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot."

Micah 1:8 "Therefore /\ I /\ will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: /\ I /\ will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls."

Micah 1:9 "For her wound <is> incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of /\ my /\ people, <even> to Jerusalem."

Micah 1:10 "Declare ye <it> not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust."

Declare ye it not at Gath: Gath name means wine press.

2 Samuel 1:20 "Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph." Micah was probably familiar with 2 Samuel 1:20.

Micah 1:11 "Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing."

Micah 1:12 "For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the /\ LORD /\ unto the gate of Jerusalem."

See my papers: "The One God - The Shama" for more information on this subject.

Micah 1:13 "O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she <is> the beginning of the [ sin ] to the [ daughter of Zion ]: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee."

Micah 1:14 "Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib <shall be> a lie to the kings of Israel."

Micah 1:15 "Yet will /\ I /\ bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the { glory } of Israel."

Micah 1:16 "Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee."

B) RELIGIOUS JUDGMENT {MICAH 2:1-2:13}

WHAT: Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil

Micah 2:1 "Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because it is in the power of their hand."

Woe to them that devise iniquity & work evil upon their beds:

Psalms 36:4 "He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil."

See my papers: "Apostasy" for more information on this subject.

WAY: They covet fields, and take <them> by violence; and houses, and take <them> away

Micah 2:2 "And they covet fields, and take <them> by violence; and houses, and take <them> away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage."Each tribe giving land forever.

See my papers: "Twelve Tribes Prophecies" for more information on this subject.

Micah 2:3 "Therefore thus saith the /\ LORD /\; Behold, against this family do /\ I /\ devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time <is> evil."

Saith the Lord against this family I devise an evil: Evil=disaster

Jeremiah 18:11 "Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you, and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way, and make your ways and your doings good."

See my papers: "Man’s Relationship with His Wife, Family, & Friends" for more information on this subject.

Micah 2:4 "In that day shall <one> take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, <and> say, We be utterly spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he removed <it> from me! turning away he hath divided our fields."

Micah 2:5 "Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congregation of the /\ LORD /\."

Micah 2:6 "Prophesy ye not, <say they to them that> prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, <that> they shall not take shame."

Prophesy: A Prophet was a spokesman for another, as for God. Other names/titles in the Bible are as follows: Man of God; Servant of the Lord; Messenger of the Lord; and Seer (to see: 3:7).

Exodus 7:1-2 "And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. {2} Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land."

Jeremiah 1:7 "But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I <am> a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak."

Amos 3:7-8 "Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.{8} The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?"

1 Samuel 9:9 "(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for <he that is> now <called> a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)"

TRUE & FALSE PROPHETS TESTS:

- Spoke only in the name of the Lord (Yahweh).

- His life matches his position. He did not practice divination.

- Do not assume signs and wonders prove his position.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3 "If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, {2} And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them; {3} Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul."

2 Thessalonians 2:9 "<Even him>, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,"

- His message was in harmony with previous revelation.

- History will confirms his authenticity.

Deuteronomy 18:21-22 "And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken? {22} When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that <is> the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, <but> the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him."

- Moral quality and spiritual essence of the message.

- Inner witness to the Holy Spirit believer.

1 Corinthians 14:29 "Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge."

Micah 2:7 "O <thou that art> named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the /\ LORD /\ straitened? <are> these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?"

See my papers: "Walk as Jesus Walked" for more information on this subject.

Micah 2:8 "Even of late /\ my /\ people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as men averse from war."

Micah 2:9 "The women of /\ my /\ people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away /\ my /\ { glory } for ever."

Micah 2:10 "Arise ye, and depart; for this <is> not <your> rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy <you>, even with a sore destruction."

Micah 2:11 "If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, <saying>, /\ I /\ will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people."

See my papers: "God the Holy Spirit / Ghost Scriptures & Notes" for more information on this subject.

See my papers: "Holy Spirit Baptism" for more information on this subject.

A man walking in the spirit: See Micah 3:8 also.

Ezekiel 36:27 "And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, & ye shall keep my judgments, & do <them>."

Romans 8:1 "<There is> therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."

2 Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"

Galatians 5:16 "<This> I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."

Galatians 5:25 "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."

Ephesians 2:10 "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."

Ephesians 4:1 "I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,"

Ephesians 5:2 "And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour."

1 Peter 2:21 "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:"

1 John 2:6 "He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."

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KEYWORD: REMNANT {MICAH 2:12 – 7:18}

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(1) O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel {Micah 2:12}

(2) I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off; and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion for ever. {Micah 4:7}

(3) He gave them up, until the time that she which travails is brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. {Micah 5:3}

(4) The remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people. {Micah 5:7-8}

(5) Who is a like unto God that pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He retains not his anger for ever, because he delights in mercy. {Micah 7:18}

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Micah 2:12 "/\ I /\ will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; /\ I /\ will surely gather the [ remnant ] of Israel; /\ I /\ will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of <the multitude of> men."

See my papers: "What is a Born-Again & How to Become One?" for more information on this subject.

See my papers: "True Gospel for Salvation by the Imputed Righteousness of Jesus" for more information on this subject.

Micah 2:13 "The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, & the /\ LORD /\ on the head of them."

C) LEADERSHIP JUDGMENT {MICAH 3:1-3:12}

WHOM: Heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel

Micah 3:1 "And I said, [ Hear ], /\ I /\ pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; <Is it> not for you to know [ judgment ]?"

Heads of Jacob & ye princes of the house of Israel: God's judgment against the people was due to the leadership not correcting errors.

Hosea 5:10 "The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: <therefore> I will pour out my wrath upon them like water."

See my papers: "Judgment of Believers & Unbelievers" for more information on this subject.

WHAT: Who hate the good, and love the evil

Micah 3:2 "Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;"

Who hate the good & love the evil; who pluck off their skin & flesh

Psalms 14:4 "Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD."

Psalms 27:2 "When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell."

Proverbs 5:11 "And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,"

Amos 5:15 "Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph."

Romans 12:9 "<Let> love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good."

Micah 3:3 "Who also eat the flesh of /\ my /\ people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron."

Micah 3:4 "Then shall they cry unto the /\ LORD /\, but /\ he /\ will not [ hear ] them: /\ he /\ will even hide /\ his /\ face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings."

WAY: Prophets that make my people err

Micah 3:5 "Thus saith the /\ LORD /\ concerning the prophets that make /\ my /\ people err, that bite with their teeth, & cry, Peace; & he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him."

Micah 3:6 "Therefore night <shall be> unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them."

See my papers: "End Times Events – Day of the Lord" for more information on this subject.

Micah 3:7 "Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for <there is> no answer of /\ God /\." Seers = prophets. See Micah 2:6

Micah 3:8 "But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the /\ LORD /\, and of [ judgment ], and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his [ sin ]."

I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD: See Micah 2:8 also.

1 Peter 1:10-11 "Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace <that should come> unto you: {11} Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ & the glory that should follow"

See my papers: "God the Holy Spirit / Ghost Scriptures & Notes" for more information on this subject.

Micah 3:9 "[ Hear ] this, /\ I /\ pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor [ judgment ], and pervert all equity."

WHY: They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity

Micah 3:10 "They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity."

Micah 3:11 "The heads thereof [ judge ] for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the /\ LORD /\, and say, <Is> not the /\ LORD /\ among us? none evil can come upon us."

Micah 3:12 "Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed <as> a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest."

Zion plowed as a field & Jerusalem shall become like a heap: The destruction occurred in 586 BC. Jeremiah quotes this verse about 100 years later.

Jeremiah 26:18-19 "Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed <like> a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest. {19} Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him at all to death? did he not fear the LORD, and besought the LORD, and the LORD repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus might we procure great evil against our souls." Jeremiah quotes Micah. Hezekiah repented.

DELIVERANCE FOR ISRAEL AND JUDAH: 4:1 - 5:15

Micah 4:1-5 and Isaiah 2:2-5 are parallel scriptures.

Isaiah 2:2-5 "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. [<- Micah 4:1] {3} And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. [<- Micah 4:2] {4} And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks:nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [<- Micah 4:3] {5} O house of Jacob, come ye, & let us walk in the light of the LORD. [<- Micah 4:5]"

See my papers: "Israel & Jewish People in God’s Plan" for more information on this subject.

III) GOD’S RESTORATION {MICAH 4:1-5:15}

A) FUTURE KINGDOM {MICAH 4:1-4:5}

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MISC: LAST DAYS EVENTS {MICAH 4:1 – 4:5}

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(1) In the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. {Micah 4:1}

(2) Many nations shall come, and say, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. {Micah 4:2}

(3) And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. {Micah 4:3}

(4) But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the LORD of hosts hath spoken it. {Micah 4:4}

(5) For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever. {Micah 4:5}

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WHEN: In the last days it shall come to pass

Micah 4:1 "But in the last days it shall come to pass, <that> the mountain of the house of the /\ LORD /\ shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it."

The last days the Lord's house be established in the top mountain:

See my papers: "End Times Events – Day of the Lord" for more information on this subject.

Zechariah 8:3 "Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain."

See my papers: "Restoration of the Kingdom of God to Israel" for more information on this subject.

People shall flow unto the house of the Lord on Zion:

Zechariah 14:16 "And it shall come to pass, <that> every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles."

WHAT: Many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob

Micah 4:2 "And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the /\ LORD /\, and to the house of the /\ God /\ of Jacob; and /\ he /\ will teach us of /\ his /\ ways, and we will walk in /\ his /\ paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the /\ LORD /\ from Jerusalem."

WAY: He will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem

See my papers: "Israel Trip to the Holy Land" for more information on this subject.

He will teach us His ways & we will walk in His paths. The law go:

See my papers: "Questions & Answers on Law, Faith, & Liberty" for more information on this subject.

Psalms 119:171 "My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes."

See my papers: "Jesus in the Old Testament" for more information on this subject.

See my papers: "Messianic Prophecies that Jesus Fulfilled" for more information on this subject.

Word of the LORD:

See my papers: "God’s Word/Bible/Scriptures" for more information on this subject.

See my papers: "Bible Study & Interpretation Guideline" for more information on this subject.

WHY: He shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off

Micah 4:3 "And /\ he /\ shall [ judge ] among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

Nations shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither learn war

Psalms 46:9 "He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire."

See my papers: "God’s Dispensation & Covenant Plans" for more information on this subject.

Micah 4:4 "But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make <them> afraid: for the mouth of the /\ LORD /\ of hosts hath spoken <it>."

Micah 4:5 "For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the /\ LORD /\ our /\ God /\ for ever and ever."

We will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever & ever:

See my papers: "Jesus Life, Events, & Identity" for more information on this subject.

Psalms 23:6 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever."

1 John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."

See my papers: "Walk as Jesus Walked" for more information on this subject.

B) GOD REIGNS OVER ZION {MICAH 4:6-5:1}

WHEN: In that day, saith the LORD, will I gather her that is driven out, and her that I have afflicted

Micah 4:6 "In that day, saith the /\ LORD /\, will /\ I /\ assemble her that halteth, and /\ I /\ will gather her that is driven out, and her that /\ I /\ have afflicted;"

WHAT: The LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever

Micah 4:7 "And /\ I /\ will make her that halted a [ remnant ], and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the /\ LORD /\ shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever."

Micah 4:8 "And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the [ daughter of Zion ], unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem."

See my papers: "Kingdom of God & Heaven" for more information on this subject.

Micah 4:9 "Now why dost thou cry out aloud? <is there> no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail."

See my papers: "Jesus Two Comings as King" for more information on this subject.

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KEYWORD: DELIVERANCE {MICAH 4:10 – 6:14}

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(1) Daughter of Zion, God shall delivered & redeem you from Babylon.{Micah 4:10}

(2) He deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land. {Micah 5:6}

(3) The remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people and none can deliver. {Micah 5:8}

(4) Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliveries will I give up to the sword. {Micah 6:14}

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WAY: to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies

Micah 4:10 "Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O [ daughter of Zion ], like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go <even> to Babylon; there shalt thou be [ delivered ]; there the /\ LORD /\ shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies."

Micah 4:11 "Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion."

WHY: They know not the thoughts of the /\ LORD /\, neither understand they his counsel

Micah 4:12 "But they know not the thoughts of the /\ LORD /\, neither understand they /\ his /\ counsel: for /\ he /\ shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor."

They know not Lord's thoughts or His counsel. He shall gather them:

See my papers: "Triunity – Father, Son, & Holy Spirit" for more information on this subject.

Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts <are> not your thoughts, neither <are> your ways my ways, saith the LORD."

See my papers: "God the Holy Spirit / Ghost Scriptures & Notes" for more information on this subject.

Romans 11:33-34 "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable <are> his judgments, and his ways past finding out! {34} For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor?"

See my papers: "Godhead Relationship" for more information on this subject.

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: and /\ I /\ will consecrate their gain unto the /\ LORD /\, and their substance unto the /\ Lord /\ of the whole earth."

Micah 5:1 "Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the [ judge ] of Israel with a rod upon the cheek."

C) FUTURE KING {MICAH 5:2-5:15}

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MISC: JESUS THE MESSIAH BIRTH PLACE {MICAH 5:2}

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Bethlehem is little in Judah, but out of you shall he (Jesus the Messiah) shall come to be ruler in Israel whose goings forth are from everlasting (eternity). {Micah 5:2}

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WHAT: Out of thee shall he come forth unto me <that is> to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth <have been> from of old, from everlasting

Micah 5:2 "But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, <though> thou be little among the thousands of Judah, <yet> out of thee shall /\ he /\ come forth unto /\ me /\ <that is> to be ruler in Israel; /\ whose /\ goings forth <have been> from of old, from everlasting."

Bethlehem Ephratah, little among Judah, out of thee come ruler:

Genesis 35:19 "And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem."

Matthew 2:5-6 "And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, {6} And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel."

WHERE: Bethlehem Ephratah <though> thou be little among the thousands of Judah

See my papers: "Messianic Prophecies that Jesus Fulfilled " for more information on this subject.

Ruler of Israel; whose goings forth have been, from everlasting:

See my papers: "Jesus as Prophet, Priest, & King" for more information on this subject.

Psalms 10:16 "The LORD <is> King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land."

1 Samuel 8:7 "And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them."

Micah 5:3 "Therefore will /\ he /\ give them up, until the time <that> she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the [ remnant ] of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel."

WAY: The name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth

Micah 5:4 "And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the /\ LORD /\, in the majesty of the name of the /\ LORD /\ his /\ God /\; and they shall abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth."

See my papers: "Antichrist" for more information on this subject.

Micah 5:5 "And this <man> shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men."

Micah 5:6 "And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he [ deliver ] <us> from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders."

Micah 5:7 "And the [ remnant ] of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the /\ LORD /\, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men."

Micah 5:8 "And the [ remnant ] of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can [ deliver ]."

Micah 5:9 "Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off."

Micah 5:10 "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the /\ LORD /\, that /\ I /\ will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and /\ I /\ will destroy thy chariots:"

Micah 5:11 "And /\ I /\ will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:"

Micah 5:12 "And /\ I /\ will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no <more> soothsayers:"

See my papers: "Unpardonable Sin" for more information on this subject.

WHY: Thy graven images also will I cut off and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands

Micah 5:13 "Thy graven images also will /\ I /\ cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands."

Micah 5:14 "And /\ I /\ will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will /\ I /\ destroy thy cities."

Micah 5:15 "And /\ I /\ will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard."

IV) GOD’S MERCY {MICAH 6:1-7:20}

A) TRUE OR FALSE WORSHIP {MICAH 6:1-6:9}

Micah 6:1 "[ Hear ] ye now what the /\ LORD /\ saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice."

Micah 6:2 "[ Hear ] ye, O mountains, 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."

Micah 6:3 "O /\ my /\ people, what have /\ I /\ done unto thee? and wherein have /\ I /\ wearied thee? testify against /\ me /\."

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."

Moses: Moses was God's leader of Israel to bring them out of Egypt to the promise land. God gave him ten miracles against Pharaoh. He was the law giver and writer of the first five books of the Old Testament. His name means taken out of water.

Aaron: Moses brother and the first High Priest over Israel. His name means mountain of strength.

Miriam: Moses sister. Her name means their rebellion or star of the sea.

See my papers: "Christians are not Under Law, but Jews can Culturally Keep God’s Commandments" for more information on this subject.

Micah 6:5 "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 /\."

See my papers: "True Gospel for Salvation by the Imputed Righteousness of Jesus" for more information on this subject.

See my papers: "Imputed/Reckoned/Counted Righteousness of Jesus" for more information on this subject.

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?"

WHY: Shall I give my firstborn <for> my transgression, the fruit of my body <for> the sin of my soul

Micah 6:7 "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?"

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