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Roderick. Thank you!
Podcast Introduction
Today is Prophecy Friday. We’ll read the book of Micah, seven chapters. Today we’re going to skip on this date in church history I’m calling today’s episode “The Greatest Miracle.“
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Comments on Micah
This book, although much shorter, is as bit like the book of Isaiah. That book was about “Judah and Jerusalem” and Micah’s prophecy was about “Samaria and Jerusalem”. Micah brings God’s warning about the coming judgment of Israel, and he mourns it.
The sins of Israel are laid out: idolatry, covetousness, oppression, rejection of God’s Word, corrupt leaders, both spiritual leaders and political leaders. Boy, I’m sure glad we don’t live back then. We’ve come so far, haven’t we?
Thankfully for Israel, the upcoming chapters do have some encouraging words. As always, it’s important to remember that God’s judgments are not vengeful towards His people. They are motivated by love.
Chapter four began with the words “In the future…” Some of the prophecies Micah wrote about have been fulfilled, some are yet to be.
Verse one says: “In the future, the mountain with the Lord's temple will be the highest of all. It will reach above the hills, and every nation will rush to it.”
In a figurative sense, the mountain with the Lord’s temple could be considered the highest of all with the coming of Messiah. And there are believers in every nation. But I believe that the temple will be rebuilt during the Millennial reign of Christ, when there will be a more literal fulfillment.
Chapter five, verse two through five is a prophecy of the coming Messiah. Bethlehem is named and the fact that the Savior would come from a family with a long history. Obviously, we know that Jesus’ lineage was traced back to King David, and that was prophesied in other books of the Bible. Of course, God promised David that the Messiah would come from his line and would establish a kingdom that would last forever.
Chapter 7 verses 14 and 15 encapsulate the relationship that God really wants with his people…with you and with me. Micah prays in verse 14, “Lead your people, Lord! Come and be our shepherd.” And in verse 15, God answers, “I, the Lord, will work miracles just as I did when I led you out of Egypt.”
What greater miracle is there than a loving, merciful, righteous and holy God choosing to leave the glories of Heaven to live as a man among the wretched and fallen creation that has been so crippled by sin, to live a perfect and sinless life with the knowledge that He would be despised, rejected, beaten, broken and hanged on a cross as the sacrifice for the very people who sent Him to that cross; only to have life enter His body again on the third day; and then, miracle of miracles, freely offer salvation from sin to anyone who believes? There is no greater miracle!
“Lead your people, Lord! Come and be our shepherd.”
Today's Bible Translation
Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 1-3 NLV; Ch. 4-7 CEV
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STEVE WEBB - 0:00We've come just so far haven't we?
INTRO S12E282 - 0:10Coming to you from Riverside, California, this is the Lifespring Family Audio Bible, and podcasting since 2004, I'm your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. This is the daily show where we're reading through the entire Bible in a year. Today is Prophecy Friday, so we'll read the book of Micah, seven chapters. I'm calling today's episode “The Greatest Miracle”. The show notes page is at lifespringmedia.com/s12e282.
