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| 910.1 | Micah | CPCOD::JOHNSON | A rare blue and gold afternoon | Mon Aug 12 1996 17:17 | 11 |
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We are starting a bible study on Micah. I read the whole book and
nothing really excited me much. Anyone have anything to share to make
it more interesting?
Jill
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| 910.2 | | CPCOD::JOHNSON | A rare blue and gold afternoon | Mon Aug 12 1996 17:18 | 15 |
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Surely Micah isn't that boring?
I liked this verse. Simple and clear:
Micah 6:8
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Jill
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| 910.3 | a few Micah highlights | CPCOD::JOHNSON | A rare blue and gold afternoon | Mon Aug 12 1996 17:19 | 15 |
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Micah 5:2 - The Messianic prophecy detailing the birthplace of Jesus
Christ. Also speaks of Messiah's pre-existence.
Micah 7:19 - God buries our sins.
Micah 2:12-13 - Interesting connection to Jeremiah 49:13-14 when
Antichrist gathers his forces in Bozrah for the last great battle.
Jesus Christ is the breaker in verse 13.
Mike
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| 910.4 | One of My Favorite Verses - Micah 6:8 | CPCOD::JOHNSON | A rare blue and gold afternoon | Mon Aug 12 1996 17:21 | 11 |
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I was going to bring up Micah 6:8 - its one of my favorites. But I
decided to wait until I got home to reply so I could write something
a little more detailed. Will do so sometime this weekend.
Leslie
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| 910.5 | Brief Points for Future Development | CPCOD::JOHNSON | A rare blue and gold afternoon | Mon Aug 12 1996 18:24 | 67 |
| Well, I did not have time to research over the weekend, it was a very
full weekend. However, I did just read through Micah in my pocket NIV
and these are the things that caught my attention:
1) Prophecy basically means to speak forth the Word of the Lord. It
can take the form of foretelling (telling what will occur in the
future), exhortation (urging or strong appeal towards a certain
action), or comfort and encouragement. Micah does all three.
2) In the very first verse, we are told when Micah recieved the Words
of the Lord that are recorded in this chapter. It was during the
reigns of three different kings of Judah. This tells me two things:
a) to get the historical context of the book, I should read the
historical books that chronicle what the times of the rulership
of the three kings were like. (I'll check Kings & Chronicles,
plus a concordance looking for Ahaz, Hesekiah, and Jotham)
b) Micah's visions did not come all at once, but over the course of
a period of time. This may have some bearing on how I should
understand the book (or maybe not).
3) The book alternates words of judgement and chastisement with words
of consolation and hope. We are told what will happen when the Lord
brings disaster upon Israel, why the Lord is bringing judgement upon
Israel, what God wanted (wants) from Israel, how the Lord will restore
and and redeem Israel, and how Israel will be used in turn to bring
judgement upon the unrighteous nations of the earth.
4) Micah contains Messianic prophecy (as Mike H mentioned), and it also
reconfirms God's promises to his people Israel.
5) The prophet makes a statement about his unwavering faith and hope in
the Lord - no matter what happens, Micah trusts God.
6) There is a beautiful passage which describes and praises God at the
end of the book. I was really struck by it in my reading of Micah
just now. It's going to join Micah 6:8 as one of my favorite passages.
You ask, "What is it?" Well, its this:
"Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of His inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever, but delight to show mercy.
You will again have compassion on us;
you will tread our sins underfoot and
hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea."
Micah 7:18-19
Verse 20 reminds me of something that is done during the upcoming
Days of Awe (Jewish High Holy Days). There is a service or ceremony
done on Rosh haShanna called Tashlich. You takes stones or something
like that to represent your sins, and cast them into a body of 'living'
water, (natural source - river, lake, ocean) remembering as you do so
that our merciful God casts our sin away from us, so that they
disappear just like the rocks disappear beneath the surface of the
water. "All our iniquities are hurled into the depths of the seas."
7) My pocket NIV doesn't have any study notes or cross reference material,
but it did make note that the names of towns in 1:10-15 either have
meanings similar to something to said in the verse, or sound similar
to something said in the verse. In other words, there is some word
play going on there that should be looked into a little more fully.
I hope to look into the things that I noticed in a simple reading a
bit more fully, and post in future notes in this topic.
Leslie
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| 910.6 | Connections in Micah, Yaacov, and Romans | CPCOD::JOHNSON | A rare blue and gold afternoon | Mon Aug 12 1996 18:59 | 30 |
| More and more, when I read something in the Bible, I see connections
other things I have learned in the Bible. In Micah I see connections
to something that was brought out in the message at our worship service
this past Saturday.
The message was based on Yaacov (James to most of you) 4:13-17. These
verses speak against having a haughty attitude towards life, thinking
that you are in control and can do whatever you please. Yaacov reminds
people that our lives on earth are very short and temporary. We are
like a mist or vapor that is blown away with the wind. We are not in
control. God is our King. Therefore, we need to humble ourselves to
His will, which includes doing that which is righteous and *good*.
Micah also says this. Micah 6:8 says that we are to walk humbly with
our God (submit our lives to Him) We are to act justly and love mercy.
This is what is *good*. Micah, like James, says woe to the one who
makes haughty plans to take what they want in life without regarding
what God asks of them (Micah 2:1-2). Its the same thing Yaacov warns
against.
But we were reminded in the message that though we are vapor, if we
yield ourselves to God, we can be assured of a good future. The end
of Romans 8 is a wonderful testimony concerning this truth, "in all
things God works for the good of those who love him...neither death nor
life ... nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us
from the love of God that is in Yeshua haMoshiach (Jesus the Messiah),
our Lord." Similar comfort and assurance in the Messiah is given in
Micah 5:2 and 5:4-5.
Leslie
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| 910.7 | Tidbit on the Name Micah | CPCOD::JOHNSON | A rare blue and gold afternoon | Tue Aug 13 1996 12:16 | 19 |
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I did some brief [very brief] reading on Micah last night and this
morning, and though I haven't had time to really put together much
to say, there is this little tidbit I can share with you all right
now. The name Micah basically means "Who is like God?" Wow, the
name of the book ties right into my newest favorite verse!
"Who is a God like you,
who pardons sin and forgives the transgression
of the remnant of His inheritance?
You do not stay angry forever, but delight to show mercy.
You will again have compassion on us;
you will tread our sins underfoot and
hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea."
Micah 7:18-19
Leslie
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| 910.8 | | PHXSS1::HEISER | watchman on the wall | Tue Aug 13 1996 12:54 | 5 |
| | now. The name Micah basically means "Who is like God?" Wow, the
Which is also what Michael means. Micah must be a root word.
Michael ;-)
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| 910.9 | | HPCGRP::DIEWALD | | Tue Aug 13 1996 17:10 | 4 |
| So Mike what are you trying to tell us about you? :-)
Jill
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| 910.10 | So, now.... | CPCOD::JOHNSON | A rare blue and gold afternoon | Tue Aug 13 1996 17:19 | 7 |
| Jill,
Does Micah seem anymore interesting to you now? When does the study
begin. Are you going to share what you learn in the study?
Leslie
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| 910.11 | | PHXSS1::HEISER | watchman on the wall | Tue Aug 13 1996 17:50 | 1 |
| Jill, I'm in good company ;-)
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| 910.12 | | HPCGRP::DIEWALD | | Tue Aug 13 1996 17:56 | 13 |
| Mike, :-)
Leslie,
Yes! Thanks. We start tonight. She is going to start with background
history about all the kings and stuff. Just like you suggested! I'll
see if I have time to enter it. I might not if its really long.
You don't have to stop now unless you want to!
Jill
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