Depressing, sad, gloomy, heartbreaking... Those are just a few of the emotions that stir within me as I read Micah 1:8-16. So if that's what I feel, what do you think Micah was feeling and experiencing? Can you imagine delivering these prophesies of judgment to your country and its people? Not a pleasant job. Yet through it all Micah was absolutely tuned in and obedient to God.
So what can we learn from Micah (the prophet, not the book)? How can we use what we see in our everyday lives? Tami W
P.S. Just a reminder that Dr. Kroll is teaching from Micah right now on Back to the Bible. Check it out.
I still do not understand Micah 1;8-16.I am not grasping the contents of this passage even though i see the explanation i just dont see that. I dont know if you can explain any further because i do understand the explanation, but when i read the passage it is not clear as to what is being said.
Jacqueline,
Here's a little more background information on the Micah passage.
Micah 1:8-16 follows the prophecies concerning the destruction of Samaria (also called Israel or the northern kingdom) and Judah (the southern kingdom). Micah "acts out" this prophecy by delivering it as one who is being led away into exile "stripped and naked" (1:8, see also Isaiah 20:1-4). The towns listed in verses 10-15 were all cities that had been or would be conquered by the Assyrians. The Assyrians were also the ones who would take the northern tribes into captivity (the southern kingdom was conquered by the Babylonians about 150 years later). Micah warns the inhabitants of these cities to neither mourn nor rejoice because, as God's people were being punished for their sins, so would they as well.
Hope this brings some clarity.
Allen, Biblical Correspondent at Back to the Bible