I'd like your attention back to the Old Testament, the book
found within the Minor Prophets found the black, The Book of
Micah And we'll read There by way of introduction.
The first seven verses of Matt, Micah chapter forward, Micah
chapter 4, beginning there in verse, number one, Micah writes,
this as the Lord is giving him these words unto the nation of
Judah. He says, they're now, it shall
come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's
house, shall be established on the top of the mountains and
shall be exalted above the hills and people shall flow to it.
Many nations shall come and say come and let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord to the house of the god of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways and we shall walk in his paths for out
of Zion, the law shall go forth and the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem. He saw judged between many
peoples and rebuke, strong Nations afar off.
They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their Spears
into pruning. Hooks Nation shall not lift up
sword against and against Nation.
Neither shall they learn War anymore but everyone shall seat
under a cell sit under his Vine and under his fig tree and no
one shall make them afraid. For the mouth of the Lord of
hosts has spoken for all people walk each and then in the name
of his God, but we will walk in the name of the Lord, Our God
forever and ever, in that day says the Lord, I will assemble
the lame. I will gathered the outcasts and
Those who I have Afflicted, I will make the lame, a Remnant,
and the outcast is strong Nation.
So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion from now on even
forever. These are wonderful words
written by Micah. And we're going to discuss what
these words mean and how wonderful they are.
And if these words have even come true today, but we're going
as we discuss this passage here in chapter 4.
What I want to do is take a brief survey of the book up
until chapter 4 and then we'll talk about what it means as
Micah rights, these things unto the nation of Judah and also
Israel, but mainly Judah in this book so before we Do these
things. It is now, a great Duty as well
and also a great blessing to be able to go to God in a word of
prayer. So we'll ask yourselves to
Humble yourselves as we do that at this time, before we talk
about the book a little bit this morning, let's find out a little
bit about the man, Micah, who he was, where he came from, what
his, what his way was how he performed his ministry.
Well, we know that his name is Micah and all.
It means something as we find over in chapter 8 and verse 8,
our chapter 7 rather and verse 18, his name means who is like
to Hova And also his home as we find in the first chapter verse
1 and also verse 14 that his home was in more set Gap.
Now, more said death was found in the lowlands of Judah.
It was over near philistia, which was about 20 to 25 miles,
Southwest of the city of Jerusalem.
So, that is where he, he Abode. But really nothing is known of
his occupation prior to becoming a prophet of the Lord God But we
do know a little bit about his character though.
In fact there are two commentators Homer Haley and
James Smith who caught whoo-hoo. I give some I comment about him
Homer. Haley says this about Micah he
says he was a prophet of the poor and also of the downtrodden
anomaly. That James Smith said that he
had Amos has passion for justice and he had hosea's heart for
love. So this gives us an idea about
this man. Mike it But you know, there is
something interesting that we must understand is we're talking
about Micah. And that is since Mike and
became a prophet, right? After Isaiah as the two of them
prophesied to the same audience and mostly we it was due to.
There are some interesting things to see as to compare and
contrast between Micah and Isaiah.
For example, Micah was a man of the fields and spent most of his
time prophesying to the In the rural parts of Judah.
Now, on the other hand, there was Isaiah who spent most of his
time in the city and prophesied to the people of the city, to
the people, the city, and in the same lines.
Michael took little interest in politics and giving himself to
the concern over spiritual and more problems.
But, on the other hand, Isaiah was in close contact with world
affairs, such as the associate of kings and also princes, and
he stayed close to these people. People and gave them God's
message about warnings and it also punishments that were going
to come onto those people. But even though these two men
were different and even though they prophesied during about the
same time, both of them saw God as the infinite ruler of
Nations. And men.
Not only that they also recognize the absolute Holiness
and the absolute magistrate Majesty of God and only that,
but thirdly, they They stressed that violating the principles of
God's Divine sovereignty, and Holiness would bring judgment
upon those people. And these men were Servants of
the Lord God as they prophesied to the people.
As God gave them this message by way of the Holy Spirit in order
to tell these people what they were doing wrong and what they
had to change and if they didn't change punishment was coming,
Well, knowing a little bit about this man.
We now move to the book and when Micah wrote this book, it was
during the time when the Northern Kingdom of Israel was
falling under the attack by the Assyrians.
Now Israel had been warned by God to repent and told them that
if they didn't repent then certainly punish would come upon
these people. Well, we've seen part of that
when we talked a little bit about what Amos said to them,
and also what Hosea said to them, the course they Aside to
the nation of Israel and we if you remember how time and time
again, they said you guys got to stop.
Quit doing what you're doing. If not punishment is coming, and
that's what exactly happened. Punishment came because they
chose not to repent. They chose not to change and do
God's Will. And so that punishment was the
attack of the Assyrians, and we see that that came to pass when
God said he was going to do something, he did it and he
said, serious in all these things.
Well, he he he sent a serious attack, the Northern Kingdom of
Israel, and from this event. And also from the time that
Isaiah wrote this book we can sort of gather that Micah wrote
this book between the years of 735 and also and between 735 and
some 700 BC. Now, the message of this
particular book is simply stated as this Present judgment.
Future blessings. Now, in order to break that down
blessings, will come. Why is because of God's
faithfulness to Israel? That's why For example, even
though God punished Israel, he would still stay true to his
word about the Covenant that he made with Abraham concerning all
nations being blessed. In fact we find this Genesis 22
and 18 where he gives this promised Abraham.
He says in your seed all nations of the Earth shall be blessed
because you have obeyed, my voice and God was going to stay
true to that this entire time. Well God will fulfill This
Promise. Through who through Jesus
Christ. And we see that was quite
evident for in fact, Peter, preached this very thing to the
people. As he stood there on Solomon's
porch there in Acts chapter 3, he said, beginning of verse
number, 24 of how this did come did come to pass.
He said yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those
who follow as many items as have spoken.
Have also foretold these days you are sons of the prophets and
of the Covenant, which God made with our fathers saying to
Abraham And in your seed, all the families of the Earth shall
be blessed to you. First.
God, having raised up his servant, Jesus sent him to bless
you and turning away every one of you from your iniquities.
So we see here that God was faithful to his word.
Even though he punish these nations, his plan would still
come into existence. That all nations will be blessed
through Abraham. See and so understanding that
And understanding that there are future blessings like that are
going to happen to serve as an outline for this book Mica can
be broken up into three main parts due to its three messages
unto Judah. Each message is quite easy to
distinguish because it uses the word here.
Uses the word here, to begin that message and then it
describes a judgment for Israel and Judah, but as followed by a
future blessing to that nation and the outline is as follows.
If you're taking notes, the first message is this found in
1:1 on down to chapter 2 verse 13, where there is a coming
judgment and also there's a promise of a restoration in the
future. The second message is found in
Micah chapter 3 on down to chapter 5 and verse 15.
Where we find the second match is of God's condemnation of
Israel and also with the glimpse of Future, Hope for them and
then the third message, which we're not going to talk about
this morning. But there's a third message
found in chapter 6 and 7 where we find God's indictment of
Israel with the plea for repentance and promise of
forgiveness to them. And so we see this theme
punishment. But a future blessing
punishment, but a future blessing and three times that is
outlined throughout this book. And so now, having an
understanding of the background of this man and also the
situation in Israel is according to the message of this book.
Let us now look at the book itself to see God's message that
he had for Judah and also Israel.
We find in the first message, the first two chapters here that
as a book, first opens we find the Micah has a message from God
and it is addressed to Samaria for one thing and he uses
Sumerian to accomplice to Encompass all of Israel.
But not it's not only addressed to Samaria, but it's also
addressed to to Jerusalem as well.
And again, when he mentions Jerusalem, he's a Jerusalem to
Encompass all of Judah. So we've The nation of Israel.
And we've got the nation of Judah who he is addressing.
And then he tells them to listen up because this message is from
the Lord, it is not what he has designed.
This is not his opinions about what he thinks about these two
Nations. But this message is from the
almighty God. And so he said you guys listen
up, he tells them that the Lord is bringing judgment and he will
come down and tread on the high places of the Earth, in order to
execute his punishment upon these.
Nations and Micah specifically. Mentions that Samaria would be
destroyed which represents the Northern Kingdom of Israel at
this time. But listen to what happens.
Next beginning in verse number 8, this is something that is
very interesting to me because of what Micah does here.
Mike and begins to mourn for Judah and Israel because of the
coming judgment. And in his morning he does
something quite interesting. He makes a play on words Which
is not really a recognizable from the English translation but
as more recognizable reading from the Hebrew and he makes a
wordplay concerning God's judgment and also the cities
that are scattered throughout that area for example and in
fact he does is he 11 times and rock him talk about all 11 times
or just going to talk about three just by way of passing day
to get you the idea of what he does here.
He says verse number 10. He says tell it not in gath.
The you may be thinking, where is the word play there?
Tell a not a gaffe. What is what does that mean?
Well, the in Hebrew gath means tell town.
It means tell town. And so when you put the meaning
of that town together with the phrase it says this, he says
tell it not until town. That's interesting, isn't it?
For another example in verse 10 as well.
He says, we've not at all and Beth at Afra.
Roll yourself in the dust. Now, this town that a from means
House of dust and when you apply that meaning to the phrase, he
says here, the phrase, it means this role.
The house of dust in the dust. And then the third example found
in verse 11 it says the inhabitant of Zion does not go
out. Now Zane in here means come out
and so he says here, the inhabitant of come out does not
go out and so you can see the play on words that Micah gives
here, just these are those distally three like I said but
he does his eight more times in order to get the picture to
these people in order to bring their attention.
To this specific area in order to get them to understand that
there is punishment coming to these people but they didn't
verse number 16. He states that Samaria is going
to going into captivity and this is going to be part of their
punishments, their captivity, but there is a reason why God is
going to do this. Now, in fact, there are two,
there are two reasons rather in Fact, there are he Michael list
off beginning at chapter 2 of why Israel and Judah are being
judged? And these are the two reasons.
Number one found in Verses 1 through 5 of chapter 2, the
arrogance, and the violence of the nobles were just too great.
In fact, they had coveted fields and had taken them for violence,
is what they had done. And because their practice
That's going to come back and haunt them.
It's going to happen to them now and secondly found in verses 6
through 11 here of chapter 2. They had rejected true prophets
and they hadn't turned accepted false prophets.
In fact, we find a more detail that they told the prophets of
God not to speak the words of God anymore.
They didn't want to hear it. But rather they abuse the people
of God and because of that Micah says destruction is coming
because they are defiled and had not accepted the words of the
Lord through the two prophets. But after though my could tells
them these words of judge me, he tells him that there is going to
be restoration the future though this may be happening now but
God's faithful to his word. And there's going to be future
restoration. He says that it would involve
assembling a Remnant from Israel and verse number 12, and also
number two, God would lead them like a flock of sheep.
And as it with the, with the king at their head found in
Verses 12 and 13. And so this is the future
promise to these people. Even though the situation was
pretty bad at that time. So this is the end of this first
message that Micah had for Israel.
But chapter 2, but chapter 3 rather Begins the second message
which Begins by saying here now oh heads of Jacob.
This second message is geared toward the Civil leaders of
Israel. In fact, well, I want you to
listen of how Micah describes these leaders.
I'm going to read verses 1 through 3 of chapter 3 here.
His says, they're listened to to a specific.
He is and I said here, now, heads of Jacob and you rulers of
the House of Israel is it not for you to know Justice. after
all these men should have known Justice, that that was their
Duty and he says, is it not for you to know Justice and then
listen to what he says in verse number two, You who hate good
and love evil. Who strip the skin from my
people and the flex from their bones, who also eat the Flesh of
My People Play, their skin from them, break their bones and chop
them into pieces, like meat for the pot, like flesh in The
Cauldron. Now, that's pretty descriptive
about what these men do to their people.
Now, of course he's not speaking in a literal sense here.
He's speaking in a figurative sense as to how they even treat
the people. That's how evil these rulers
were. They were so evil that they had,
they had turned into people of Injustice on to their other
people people who are brought before them became victims
rather than having just and righteous judgment, that's how
serious and how sick this situation got here in Israel.
And so verse for because of that, it proclaims that the Lord
will not be with nor hear these rulers who act was such Such
evil design. Now the Civil leaders were not,
the only ones who had corrupted things.
At that time, we also find that the spiritual leaders had done
evil things as well. In fact, we find this in the
very next verse of chapter 5 of or verse number 5 of chapter 3.
And it says there, thus says, the Lord concerning the
prophets. Now we've already talked about
the Civil leaders but what about the prophets?
He says, who make my people stray who chant peace while they
chew with their teeth but hoop, Prepare war against him who puts
nothing into their mouths. Now, these false prophets here.
As Micah is speaking, I had corrupted themselves and also
had led the people array Away by doing by their evil ways.
They had influence these people away from God.
They were more interested in gaining wealth from the people
than gaining. God's favor is what their whole
problem was. You see at the end of verse
number 5 here, as they suggest, pay them enough, and they'll
speak peace to you. But refused to make them happy
and they'll prepare a war against you.
It was a lose-lose situation for them.
And so because of their evil practices, they were to have no
more visions and they shall all be ashamed.
And after all that had been said about the false prophets, I want
to listen to contrast that Michael makes concerning his own
self and those people of those false prophets.
He says in verse number 8, but truly, I am full and full of
Power by the spirit of the Lord and of Justice in mind to
declared to Jacob, listen here to declare to Jacob, his
transgression And Israel, his sin.
I think those are two key words. But how tough it was to be a
prophet. You see, it Micah didn't
prophesy for wealth or fame. Like the false prophets here
were doing in Israel or rather. He didn't go around telling
people that what they wanted to hear.
So that things will be fine. Just like those profits were
saying that would have them paid enough, Micah was declaring the
transgression and he was declaring the sin of Israel and
Judah and he told them what they had to know in order for them to
repent and return back to the Lord and this was not an easy
occupation. You may think That a prophet of
the lord. Well, he had a pretty good, he
was on the Lord's Side. Well, he may have been on the
Lord's Side, but that didn't mean the people like to hear
what he had to say. It was a tough job.
It wasn't easy or even desirable for any true Prophet back.
Then to go around telling people and rulers that judgment was
coming upon them because they chose not to abide by the word
of the Lord. In fact, this is one of the main
reasons why Jonah was trying to turn down his, his job, as a
Prophet, by going up to Nineveh, he What that task to tell those
people that they were in sin? Never mind the fact that he
didn't think that should be saved in the first place because
they weren't people of God. Anyway, but this was one main
reason, why Jonah, back down and try to run away from God one
retrospect today, it is not an easy thing to declare, God's
word to people because it takes work.
And sometimes people are not going to like what you're
telling them based upon some sin in their life or what they need
to change. Now, sir, there are false
teachers today throughout this world who preach for fame and
money and all they do is just try to make people feel good by
giving them an empty. Assurance of Heaven.
And that just isn't right. Those people followed to the
same condemnation as these leaders who Mica is addressing
here. And they have sinned in leading
people astray by way of their false Doctrine At the serious
condemnation because that punishment is coming upon these
people of Israel and punishment will be coming up on the people
who lead, people astray from God's word.
But let us remember though, the lack of a prophet was, was not
easy and unpleasant at times, but it is true with us who teach
the word, teach others, the word of life.
It may, it may not be easier Pleasant at times, but it let me
tell you something, it is sure worth the effort to try to lead
people to the Lord. So that They can be saved so
that they can have a new life and so they could have that
chance of Heaven. It's worth it.
It really is. Well, after declaring these
things and making this contrast to his own life, as a true
prophet, he goes on a list of sins of the leaders of Israel
here. They in fact, there are three
things that they did. Number one, they aboard Justice
and they perverted Equity or they perverted fairness.
Number two, they built up Jerusalem with Bloodshed and
iniquity and thirdly. As Micah says here, whether
judges priest or prop, Poets. They did it only for the money
while making their claim to trust in the Lord.
They did it all for the wrong purpose and so, because of their
sins desert was to come upon Israel and Micah states that
Zion shall be plowed like a field and Jerusalem would become
heaps of Ruin because of these things.
But as Mike of, though has ended his words about the Judgment in
the second message because once again, each message is judgment
and a future blessing. And so it is the case with this
message as well. He is ended his words about
judgment and because Because of their wicked civil and spiritual
leaders, but now he tells them of a future promise, which will
happen many years from the time that he wrote this book.
And that brings us now to chapter 4, which he read in our
textured this morning already. But I want to read specifically
the first five verses and I want you to keep in mind these words
and remember just bits and pieces of it, if you can because
it holds huge significance. It helps shoots huge
significance to those people. But also even to us, to his says
beginning in verse 1 of chapter 4.
Now, what's up come to pass in the latter days that the
mountain of the Lord's house, shall be established on the top
of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills and
people shall flow to it. Many nations shall come, and
say, come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord to the
house of the Out of Jacob, he will teach us his ways and we
shall walk in his paths for out of Zion, the law shall go forth
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Keep that in mind, he said judge between many peoples and rebuke,
strong Nations afar off. They shall beat their swords
into plowshares and their pruning Spears into pruning.
Hooks Nation shall not lift up sword against Nation, neither
shall they learn War anymore, but everyone shall sit.
Under his Vine and under his fig tree and no one shall make them
afraid. For the mouth of the Lord of
hosts has spoken for all people walk each in the, in the name of
his God. But we will walk in the name of
our Lord, Our God forever and ever.
Now, remember these words, And I want you to turn, I want to
deter with me over to Isaiah now.
In fact there is a parallel passage in Isaiah chapter 2 and
people are most familiar with that with the passage in Isaiah
as opposed to the passage here in Micah and Isaiah chapter 2.
Beginning of verse 2. Isaiah writes, this.
Now, remember Isaiah had prophesied to the same people
not long before Micah did. And he says that, he says, this
in Isaiah 2, verse 2. Now, it shall come to pass in
the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's house,
shall be established on the top of the mountains and shall be
exalted above the hills and All Nations shall flow to it.
Many people shall come and say, come and let us go up to the
mountain of the Lord to the house of the god of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways and and we shall walk in his paths.
Route of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the Lord
from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the
nation's and rebuke many people. They shall beat their swords
into plowshares and their Spears into pruning.
Hooks and Nation shall not lift up sword against Nation.
Neither shall they learn War anymore?
Now, I realized that the words here are very similar and I want
you to understand that and that's quite interesting to me
with these two parallel passages here.
Notice these words are the same Very similar in sentence and
also content as well. Now because of that, there are
some people that think the Micah and Israel were closed and
Isaiah here. We're close friends.
And Micah had possibly pinned. What?
Isaiah had wrote concerning this future promise, that's what some
people think. But others believe, as I sort of
tend to think that it didn't happen this way, but yet we must
realize that they Feed this message from the same source.
The Lord God. And how did they receive it?
They received it by way of the Holy Spirit.
So, whether whether it was the Micah, got this Prophecy from
Isaiah, let it be known. That is from the same Source,
the Lord God Almighty it is from the Lord God.
But understanding this, looking at this feature, promise to
Israel, Micah said some key things here, Number one, it
would happen in the latter days. Number two, the word of the Lord
will go forth from Jerusalem. And also number three, many
nations shall come to it. Now, if this three key things to
keep in mind about this great prophecy, and this prophecy is
concerning the kingdom of God. The coming kingdom of God. now,
there are two main views to this prophecy given by both Mike and
Isaiah There are some that believe which are not us, but
there are those that of out there that believe that this
prophecy has not yet been fulfilled, that Micah and Isaiah
wrote those who take this view fit into the category called the
preeminent premillennialists. In fact, they are still seeking
a time when the Rapture will come and after a while, Jesus
would come back to this world to establish his kingdom and Reign
for a thousand years at that time.
And they take this view by Miss rep misinterpreting The Book of
Revelations and that's how they view the kingdom.
It is not yet been established according to their view.
But then on the other hand, there are those of us who
believe that this Prophecy of the Kingdom has already been
fulfilled. And we know this, because the
proof of the Fulfillment is as follows.
Remember number one, that Micah describe at the house of the
Lord will be established in the latter days.
Now with that in mind, consider 1st Timothy 3 verse 15.
It says there, but if I'm delayed, I right.
So that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the
house of God, which is the Church of the Living.
God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
Now, there are something that is key here that we must
understand. We find here that the Lord's
House is said to be the Church of the Living God.
So applying that to what Michael room, we find that the church
would be established here in the latter days.
But notice something else about this prophecy though.
It said that the Lord's house or church would go forth from
Jerusalem. What did that happen?
Consider with me to passages. Number one, Mark, 9 and 10.
Mark 901 says that this Kingdom would come with power instead.
And he said to them, assuredly, I say to you, that there are
some standing here who will not taste death to, they see the
kingdom of God present with power.
So it's going to come with power for one thing.
But keeping that in mind, remember, we're still thinking
about Jerusalem. Will it actually go forth from
Jerusalem? Well, we know it's going to come
with power. But consider with me.
Luke 24 verse 46. Then he said to them Jesus
speaking here, thus it is written and thus, what it was
necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the
dead, the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name, to All Nations.
Beginning at Jerusalem, And your witness of these things behold I
send the promise of my father upon you but Terry in the city
of Jerusalem until you are what until what happens he says until
you are endued with power from on high.
So this power is going to come to the apostles in Jerusalem at
some time. Jesus said it would happen.
Well, keeping that scripture in mind, these are still future
promises. Now it hasn't yet come to pass.
Well, we now turn over to Acts chapter one.
Now, Acts 1:8 says this. But you shall receive power when
the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses
to me in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end
of the Earth. So we find here it is still in
future promise. We find that the power is going
to come from the Holy Spirit now and the upon these Apostles as
they are gathered there in Jerusalem.
So little by little, we're getting a little bit more
information about When this kingdom is going to be
established and how it's going to be established.
Now, consider with me, Acts chapter 2 now, Listen to what
happens while the apostles are gathered here in Jerusalem, they
are at the right place. What happens beginning in verse
number one of chapter 2. Well, the day of Pentecost had
fully come. They were all with one Accord in
one place. And suddenly there came a sound
from Heaven as of a rushing, Mighty Wind and it filled the
whole house where they were sitting, then there appeared to
them divided, tongues as of fire, and one sat upon each of
them. They were all filled with the
Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the
spirit, gave them utterance and there were dwelling in
Jerusalem, Jews, devout men from every nation from every nation
under heaven. Now, these are important words
because we find here that the apostles here are gathered in
Jerusalem and it is then that they receive this power from the
Holy Spirit, as divided tongues set up on each one of them sat
upon each one of them. Now, that would have been quite
a A sight to see as a side note at just imagine just seeing that
all happened in that in that place.
But this was happening now, Now, as this happened, I want you
notice little more detail about the time that this happened Acts
chapter 2. Verse 15 says this for, these
are not drunk as Peter's applied to these people as you suppose,
since it is only the third hour of the day.
Now, we know here that it is revealed that it is 9:00 in the
morning and looking back to what we saw in verse number one here
in chapter 28. Was the day of Pentecost, which
meant that these things were happening on Sunday, Sunday
morning at 9:00. now keeping that in mind and the events that
had already happened noticed this, In verse 47 here, listen
to what happens. Praising God, and having favor
with all the people and the Lord added to the church.
Daily, those who were being saved.
Lord added to the church. The church was established.
It is not something that was featured to this particular
point in time here, in Acts chapter 2, it happened right
thing. It is not something that we are
still looking forward to, it happened, right?
Then you see those who heard the message by Peter obeyed it and
people were added to the kingdom or to the church.
So we find that the Lord's house or church or kingdom was
established just as was prophesied about by Micah and
also Isaiah and it came with power and it happened in
Jerusalem and it all happened on Sunday morning at 9:00 in the
morning. In the year about 33 ad or 30,
depending on what calendar you look at.
But we can pinpoint it to the very hour of when the church was
established. And that is infallible proof.
When they're speaking to people who are still seeking a kingdom
to come, that Christ is going to come after a Rapture that he's
going to Reign for a thousand years and establish his kingdom
there. Then how did they then?
Look at what happened in to Acts chapter 2.
You can't deny the prophecy that was fulfilled in Acts chapter 2.
It is infallible proof, the church was established And so it
is remember that Micah said that it would go forth from Jerusalem
and well, this happened during Peter sirmon to all those
Nations that were gathered there on that day.
These people heard the word of the Lord, and the church World
establish, and it went forth everywhere.
It did not go forward, just only limiting to the Jews that went
forth even to the Gentiles as well.
And it has gone for two, even us today who have accepted that
gospel. And in fact, we know that went
to the Gentiles because of what we see over in Acts chapter 10,
when the, when the gospel, Preach to Cornelius and his
household. And it was there proof that we
find that Gentiles could be saved because the convert the
conversion of Cornelius. And so let us let God be
praised. The his word came true.
His kingdom is here. His kingdom is alive and we are
members of that Kingdom. This very day, what Micah and
Isaiah wrote, did come to pass showing us that there were truly
God's prophets and and they spoke the words of the Lord,
they were not there, just don't their ideas.
They were God's words. and as they're speaking to this nation
or actually Judah in particular, but also Israel Maybe they
didn't understand these future promises.
But they knew about the punishments that were coming.
But he reassured. Things will be better God's
going to stablish a kingdom and he did.
So, as we wrap these things up this morning, as we have ended
the second message of this book. Let us remember the words of
Micah. For his words, may be addressed
not only to Israel, Judah, but can apply to us to remember, if
we stray from God, by doing Injustice to others, like the
Civil leaders did, or if we deceive ourselves.
There's like the spiritual leaders did the listen.
They're not the only ones who are going to be punished will be
punished as well by doing the same as those people did back.
Then number two, we must be remember that being a profit for
the Lord was no, easy task. And the same is true today.
It takes discipline. It takes Zeal and it takes
knowledge in order to be a proclaimer of God's word.
And then thirdly, let us remember that.
The church was prophesied hundred years before it ever
came to pass. But let it be Be known that it
was fulfilled and we do not seek an Earthly Kingdom for Jesus to
establish as after he has come again.
But it is already here. Praise be to him for that.
We don't have an empty hope. We've seen it fulfilled.
And so these are the things which I have gathered from Micah
and and as as has been the case the Ramos and through hosea's I
have presented here, there's such a wealth of information
from these Minor Prophets even though they addressed those
people back then what great applications they have for us
today. And we would do well to dig a
little deeper into their words. And so we may know a little bit
more about how maybe we could change our lives or how
prophecies have come true and how God is faithful to his word.
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