September 26, 2013
Judah’s wound is incurable; it is fatal. There are consequences when a nation practices idolatry, injustice, and trust in political alliances more than God. The fate of Samaria is reason enough to weep (Micah 1:6-7), but Micah’s symbolic act of lament is because Samaria’s incurable wound has come to Judah, even to the gate of Jerusalem […]
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
September 9, 2013
The small-town prophet receives a big-time message from Yahweh. Micah announces that Yahweh is coming to Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom Israel. This, however, is about more than Israel. It is Yahweh’s witness against the nations even though it is the nations who devastate Israel. It is also a warning to Judah who […]
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
September 4, 2013
An Outline of Micah Introduction to Micah What does a prophet say to a people immersed in the geopolitics of war, imperial invasions, and constant fear of Assyrian retribution? Indeed, 200,000 people will be taken from Judah to Assyria in 701 BCE (according to Sennacherib records in Nineveh). The political leaders are unjust, self-absorbed, and […]
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