(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 7:1-20) 1 Woe is me! For I amLike the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers.There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,Or a first-ripe fig which I crave.2 The godly person has perished from the land,And there is no upright person among men.All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;Each of them […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 6:1-16) 1 Hear now what the Lord is saying,“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,And let the hills hear your voice.2 “Listen, you mountains, to the indictment of the Lord,And you enduring foundations of the earth,Because the Lord has a case against His people;Even with Israel He will dispute. The case before Israel, […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 5:1-15) 2 “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,Too little to be among the clans of Judah,From you One will go forth from Me to be ruler in Israel.His goings forth are from long ago,From the days of eternity.”3 Therefore He will give them up until the timeWhen she who is in labor has […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 4:1-13) There is an image in today’s Scripture of the labor pains of giving birth. The “kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem” in verse 8 gives us the image of Jerusalem, personified as a daughter, waiting for the restoration of the kingdom and the fulfillment of God’s promises. However, God’s people in Micah’s […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 3:1-12) 1 And I said,“Hear now, heads of JacobAnd rulers of the house of Israel.Is it not for you to know justice? Yes, it is for them to know justice, but what happens when those in positions of authority rather than knowing justice, know only evil and bring about destruction, pain, and anguish […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 2:1-13) There the people of Judah are late in the evening, planning, plotting, and setting things up to their advantage. These actions aren’t by accident, but are strategically planned. When they should be at rest and asleep, Judah plans, plots, to “rob a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.” However, […]
(REFLECTIONS ON Micah 1:1-16) Micah saw the judgment of the Lord concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. As a prophet of the Lord, when the prophet’s heart aligned with God, he said, 8 Because of this I must lament and wail, I must go barefoot and naked;I must make a lament like the jackalsAnd a mourning like the […]
(REFLECTIONS ON EZEKIEL 42:1-20) On November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall separating East Germany from West Germany was dismantled marking the beginning of German reunification and the eventual end of the Cold War. Built in 1961, the Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War between communist Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe. Let the […]
27 October – 2 November 2019. Habakkuk 1 (click to read). Like many other prophets, Micah saw the way that the people of Jerusalem had turned to evil to make a profit – robbing, cheating, stealing from the needy, and oppressing the weak and poor. Like other prophets before him, Micah warned the Israelites that […]
20–26 October 2019. Micah 6 (click to read). It’s good to say sorry. When our words or actions hurt others it’s important for us to recognize that, to understand that we have done something wrong, and then be brave enough to go and apologize. But even better than saying sorry is not doing that wrong […]