1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:04,500 I'd like your attention back to the Old Testament, the book 2 00:00:04,500 --> 00:00:08,000 found within the Minor Prophets found the black, The Book of 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,800 Micah And we'll read There by way of introduction. 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:16,300 The first seven verses of Matt, Micah chapter forward, Micah 5 00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:20,600 chapter 4, beginning there in verse, number one, Micah writes, 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,200 this as the Lord is giving him these words unto the nation of 7 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:26,700 Judah. He says, they're now, it shall 8 00:00:26,700 --> 00:00:30,500 come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's 9 00:00:30,500 --> 00:00:34,100 house, shall be established on the top of the mountains and 10 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:38,900 shall be exalted above the hills and people shall flow to it. 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,800 Many nations shall come and say come and let us go up to the 12 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,900 mountain of the Lord to the house of the god of Jacob. 13 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:50,200 He will teach us his ways and we shall walk in his paths for out 14 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,100 of Zion, the law shall go forth and the word of the Lord from 15 00:00:54,100 --> 00:00:56,800 Jerusalem. He saw judged between many 16 00:00:56,800 --> 00:01:00,400 peoples and rebuke, strong Nations afar off. 17 00:01:00,700 --> 00:01:04,400 They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their Spears 18 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,500 into pruning. Hooks Nation shall not lift up 19 00:01:07,500 --> 00:01:09,400 sword against and against Nation. 20 00:01:09,900 --> 00:01:15,300 Neither shall they learn War anymore but everyone shall seat 21 00:01:15,300 --> 00:01:20,000 under a cell sit under his Vine and under his fig tree and no 22 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,100 one shall make them afraid. For the mouth of the Lord of 23 00:01:23,100 --> 00:01:27,100 hosts has spoken for all people walk each and then in the name 24 00:01:27,100 --> 00:01:31,800 of his God, but we will walk in the name of the Lord, Our God 25 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:36,100 forever and ever, in that day says the Lord, I will assemble 26 00:01:36,100 --> 00:01:39,600 the lame. I will gathered the outcasts and 27 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:44,100 Those who I have Afflicted, I will make the lame, a Remnant, 28 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,600 and the outcast is strong Nation. 29 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:52,800 So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion from now on even 30 00:01:52,900 --> 00:01:56,400 forever. These are wonderful words 31 00:01:56,700 --> 00:02:00,800 written by Micah. And we're going to discuss what 32 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:04,600 these words mean and how wonderful they are. 33 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:10,400 And if these words have even come true today, but we're going 34 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,300 as we discuss this passage here in chapter 4. 35 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:18,000 What I want to do is take a brief survey of the book up 36 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,500 until chapter 4 and then we'll talk about what it means as 37 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:25,100 Micah rights, these things unto the nation of Judah and also 38 00:02:25,100 --> 00:02:29,000 Israel, but mainly Judah in this book so before we Do these 39 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,600 things. It is now, a great Duty as well 40 00:02:32,700 --> 00:02:37,200 and also a great blessing to be able to go to God in a word of 41 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,000 prayer. So we'll ask yourselves to 42 00:02:39,008 --> 00:02:46,900 Humble yourselves as we do that at this time, before we talk 43 00:02:46,900 --> 00:02:50,400 about the book a little bit this morning, let's find out a little 44 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:54,700 bit about the man, Micah, who he was, where he came from, what 45 00:02:54,700 --> 00:02:59,000 his, what his way was how he performed his ministry. 46 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:02,600 Well, we know that his name is Micah and all. 47 00:03:02,700 --> 00:03:05,700 It means something as we find over in chapter 8 and verse 8, 48 00:03:05,700 --> 00:03:10,100 our chapter 7 rather and verse 18, his name means who is like 49 00:03:10,100 --> 00:03:16,000 to Hova And also his home as we find in the first chapter verse 50 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:20,300 1 and also verse 14 that his home was in more set Gap. 51 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:24,400 Now, more said death was found in the lowlands of Judah. 52 00:03:24,500 --> 00:03:28,800 It was over near philistia, which was about 20 to 25 miles, 53 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:31,700 Southwest of the city of Jerusalem. 54 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:37,000 So, that is where he, he Abode. But really nothing is known of 55 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:42,200 his occupation prior to becoming a prophet of the Lord God But we 56 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,400 do know a little bit about his character though. 57 00:03:44,700 --> 00:03:47,900 In fact there are two commentators Homer Haley and 58 00:03:47,900 --> 00:03:52,000 James Smith who caught whoo-hoo. I give some I comment about him 59 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:54,600 Homer. Haley says this about Micah he 60 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,700 says he was a prophet of the poor and also of the downtrodden 61 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,700 anomaly. That James Smith said that he 62 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:07,000 had Amos has passion for justice and he had hosea's heart for 63 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,900 love. So this gives us an idea about 64 00:04:09,900 --> 00:04:12,600 this man. Mike it But you know, there is 65 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,500 something interesting that we must understand is we're talking 66 00:04:15,500 --> 00:04:17,800 about Micah. And that is since Mike and 67 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:22,900 became a prophet, right? After Isaiah as the two of them 68 00:04:22,900 --> 00:04:27,600 prophesied to the same audience and mostly we it was due to. 69 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:31,700 There are some interesting things to see as to compare and 70 00:04:31,700 --> 00:04:35,400 contrast between Micah and Isaiah. 71 00:04:35,500 --> 00:04:39,600 For example, Micah was a man of the fields and spent most of his 72 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:44,200 time prophesying to the In the rural parts of Judah. 73 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:48,500 Now, on the other hand, there was Isaiah who spent most of his 74 00:04:48,500 --> 00:04:54,200 time in the city and prophesied to the people of the city, to 75 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,600 the people, the city, and in the same lines. 76 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:59,700 Michael took little interest in politics and giving himself to 77 00:04:59,700 --> 00:05:02,400 the concern over spiritual and more problems. 78 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:06,500 But, on the other hand, Isaiah was in close contact with world 79 00:05:06,500 --> 00:05:10,100 affairs, such as the associate of kings and also princes, and 80 00:05:10,100 --> 00:05:13,300 he stayed close to these people. People and gave them God's 81 00:05:13,300 --> 00:05:17,900 message about warnings and it also punishments that were going 82 00:05:17,900 --> 00:05:22,100 to come onto those people. But even though these two men 83 00:05:22,100 --> 00:05:25,300 were different and even though they prophesied during about the 84 00:05:25,308 --> 00:05:30,000 same time, both of them saw God as the infinite ruler of 85 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,100 Nations. And men. 86 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:35,400 Not only that they also recognize the absolute Holiness 87 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:40,600 and the absolute magistrate Majesty of God and only that, 88 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,000 but thirdly, they They stressed that violating the principles of 89 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,800 God's Divine sovereignty, and Holiness would bring judgment 90 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:52,700 upon those people. And these men were Servants of 91 00:05:52,700 --> 00:05:55,800 the Lord God as they prophesied to the people. 92 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,700 As God gave them this message by way of the Holy Spirit in order 93 00:05:59,700 --> 00:06:02,700 to tell these people what they were doing wrong and what they 94 00:06:02,700 --> 00:06:06,400 had to change and if they didn't change punishment was coming, 95 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,100 Well, knowing a little bit about this man. 96 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:14,600 We now move to the book and when Micah wrote this book, it was 97 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,100 during the time when the Northern Kingdom of Israel was 98 00:06:17,100 --> 00:06:20,300 falling under the attack by the Assyrians. 99 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:24,000 Now Israel had been warned by God to repent and told them that 100 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,200 if they didn't repent then certainly punish would come upon 101 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,000 these people. Well, we've seen part of that 102 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,600 when we talked a little bit about what Amos said to them, 103 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,500 and also what Hosea said to them, the course they Aside to 104 00:06:37,508 --> 00:06:41,800 the nation of Israel and we if you remember how time and time 105 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,500 again, they said you guys got to stop. 106 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:48,200 Quit doing what you're doing. If not punishment is coming, and 107 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,200 that's what exactly happened. Punishment came because they 108 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:54,200 chose not to repent. They chose not to change and do 109 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:58,000 God's Will. And so that punishment was the 110 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:02,600 attack of the Assyrians, and we see that that came to pass when 111 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:06,800 God said he was going to do something, he did it and he 112 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,600 said, serious in all these things. 113 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:12,000 Well, he he he sent a serious attack, the Northern Kingdom of 114 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:16,500 Israel, and from this event. And also from the time that 115 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:19,800 Isaiah wrote this book we can sort of gather that Micah wrote 116 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:24,700 this book between the years of 735 and also and between 735 and 117 00:07:24,700 --> 00:07:28,100 some 700 BC. Now, the message of this 118 00:07:28,100 --> 00:07:33,400 particular book is simply stated as this Present judgment. 119 00:07:34,500 --> 00:07:41,100 Future blessings. Now, in order to break that down 120 00:07:41,900 --> 00:07:46,300 blessings, will come. Why is because of God's 121 00:07:46,300 --> 00:07:51,900 faithfulness to Israel? That's why For example, even 122 00:07:51,900 --> 00:07:56,500 though God punished Israel, he would still stay true to his 123 00:07:56,500 --> 00:08:00,100 word about the Covenant that he made with Abraham concerning all 124 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:03,800 nations being blessed. In fact we find this Genesis 22 125 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,100 and 18 where he gives this promised Abraham. 126 00:08:06,300 --> 00:08:10,800 He says in your seed all nations of the Earth shall be blessed 127 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:14,500 because you have obeyed, my voice and God was going to stay 128 00:08:14,500 --> 00:08:18,800 true to that this entire time. Well God will fulfill This 129 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,600 Promise. Through who through Jesus 130 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:23,900 Christ. And we see that was quite 131 00:08:23,900 --> 00:08:27,300 evident for in fact, Peter, preached this very thing to the 132 00:08:27,300 --> 00:08:29,100 people. As he stood there on Solomon's 133 00:08:29,100 --> 00:08:32,100 porch there in Acts chapter 3, he said, beginning of verse 134 00:08:32,100 --> 00:08:35,799 number, 24 of how this did come did come to pass. 135 00:08:35,900 --> 00:08:39,000 He said yes, and all the prophets from Samuel and those 136 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,400 who follow as many items as have spoken. 137 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:45,500 Have also foretold these days you are sons of the prophets and 138 00:08:45,500 --> 00:08:48,700 of the Covenant, which God made with our fathers saying to 139 00:08:48,700 --> 00:08:52,100 Abraham And in your seed, all the families of the Earth shall 140 00:08:52,100 --> 00:08:54,500 be blessed to you. First. 141 00:08:54,900 --> 00:08:58,300 God, having raised up his servant, Jesus sent him to bless 142 00:08:58,300 --> 00:09:03,100 you and turning away every one of you from your iniquities. 143 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:06,700 So we see here that God was faithful to his word. 144 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:11,000 Even though he punish these nations, his plan would still 145 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,600 come into existence. That all nations will be blessed 146 00:09:14,700 --> 00:09:19,700 through Abraham. See and so understanding that 147 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:22,900 And understanding that there are future blessings like that are 148 00:09:22,900 --> 00:09:27,100 going to happen to serve as an outline for this book Mica can 149 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:30,700 be broken up into three main parts due to its three messages 150 00:09:31,100 --> 00:09:35,000 unto Judah. Each message is quite easy to 151 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,900 distinguish because it uses the word here. 152 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:41,900 Uses the word here, to begin that message and then it 153 00:09:41,900 --> 00:09:45,300 describes a judgment for Israel and Judah, but as followed by a 154 00:09:45,300 --> 00:09:49,500 future blessing to that nation and the outline is as follows. 155 00:09:49,500 --> 00:09:53,100 If you're taking notes, the first message is this found in 156 00:09:53,100 --> 00:09:57,600 1:1 on down to chapter 2 verse 13, where there is a coming 157 00:09:57,600 --> 00:10:01,500 judgment and also there's a promise of a restoration in the 158 00:10:01,500 --> 00:10:04,400 future. The second message is found in 159 00:10:04,408 --> 00:10:08,800 Micah chapter 3 on down to chapter 5 and verse 15. 160 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:12,800 Where we find the second match is of God's condemnation of 161 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:17,800 Israel and also with the glimpse of Future, Hope for them and 162 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:20,200 then the third message, which we're not going to talk about 163 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:23,500 this morning. But there's a third message 164 00:10:23,500 --> 00:10:28,000 found in chapter 6 and 7 where we find God's indictment of 165 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,300 Israel with the plea for repentance and promise of 166 00:10:31,300 --> 00:10:35,500 forgiveness to them. And so we see this theme 167 00:10:35,900 --> 00:10:38,900 punishment. But a future blessing 168 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:44,700 punishment, but a future blessing and three times that is 169 00:10:44,700 --> 00:10:48,000 outlined throughout this book. And so now, having an 170 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,400 understanding of the background of this man and also the 171 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:54,800 situation in Israel is according to the message of this book. 172 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,900 Let us now look at the book itself to see God's message that 173 00:10:57,900 --> 00:11:00,000 he had for Judah and also Israel. 174 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:06,400 We find in the first message, the first two chapters here that 175 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:10,000 as a book, first opens we find the Micah has a message from God 176 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:15,200 and it is addressed to Samaria for one thing and he uses 177 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,500 Sumerian to accomplice to Encompass all of Israel. 178 00:11:18,900 --> 00:11:21,800 But not it's not only addressed to Samaria, but it's also 179 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,400 addressed to to Jerusalem as well. 180 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:29,200 And again, when he mentions Jerusalem, he's a Jerusalem to 181 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,500 Encompass all of Judah. So we've The nation of Israel. 182 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,600 And we've got the nation of Judah who he is addressing. 183 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,000 And then he tells them to listen up because this message is from 184 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,700 the Lord, it is not what he has designed. 185 00:11:41,900 --> 00:11:45,700 This is not his opinions about what he thinks about these two 186 00:11:45,700 --> 00:11:47,600 Nations. But this message is from the 187 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:50,700 almighty God. And so he said you guys listen 188 00:11:50,700 --> 00:11:54,700 up, he tells them that the Lord is bringing judgment and he will 189 00:11:54,700 --> 00:11:58,300 come down and tread on the high places of the Earth, in order to 190 00:11:58,300 --> 00:12:01,200 execute his punishment upon these. 191 00:12:01,300 --> 00:12:05,600 Nations and Micah specifically. Mentions that Samaria would be 192 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,200 destroyed which represents the Northern Kingdom of Israel at 193 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:11,300 this time. But listen to what happens. 194 00:12:11,300 --> 00:12:13,900 Next beginning in verse number 8, this is something that is 195 00:12:13,900 --> 00:12:19,400 very interesting to me because of what Micah does here. 196 00:12:20,100 --> 00:12:23,600 Mike and begins to mourn for Judah and Israel because of the 197 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:27,000 coming judgment. And in his morning he does 198 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:32,100 something quite interesting. He makes a play on words Which 199 00:12:32,100 --> 00:12:36,200 is not really a recognizable from the English translation but 200 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:41,200 as more recognizable reading from the Hebrew and he makes a 201 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:45,200 wordplay concerning God's judgment and also the cities 202 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:48,700 that are scattered throughout that area for example and in 203 00:12:48,708 --> 00:12:53,100 fact he does is he 11 times and rock him talk about all 11 times 204 00:12:53,100 --> 00:12:55,800 or just going to talk about three just by way of passing day 205 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,100 to get you the idea of what he does here. 206 00:13:00,100 --> 00:13:05,100 He says verse number 10. He says tell it not in gath. 207 00:13:06,500 --> 00:13:08,500 The you may be thinking, where is the word play there? 208 00:13:08,500 --> 00:13:11,100 Tell a not a gaffe. What is what does that mean? 209 00:13:11,900 --> 00:13:15,400 Well, the in Hebrew gath means tell town. 210 00:13:16,700 --> 00:13:20,400 It means tell town. And so when you put the meaning 211 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:25,800 of that town together with the phrase it says this, he says 212 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:30,900 tell it not until town. That's interesting, isn't it? 213 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,300 For another example in verse 10 as well. 214 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,700 He says, we've not at all and Beth at Afra. 215 00:13:38,100 --> 00:13:43,800 Roll yourself in the dust. Now, this town that a from means 216 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:48,500 House of dust and when you apply that meaning to the phrase, he 217 00:13:48,500 --> 00:13:52,800 says here, the phrase, it means this role. 218 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:58,500 The house of dust in the dust. And then the third example found 219 00:13:58,500 --> 00:14:02,900 in verse 11 it says the inhabitant of Zion does not go 220 00:14:02,900 --> 00:14:06,500 out. Now Zane in here means come out 221 00:14:06,700 --> 00:14:12,100 and so he says here, the inhabitant of come out does not 222 00:14:12,100 --> 00:14:16,200 go out and so you can see the play on words that Micah gives 223 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,600 here, just these are those distally three like I said but 224 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,400 he does his eight more times in order to get the picture to 225 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,100 these people in order to bring their attention. 226 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:32,800 To this specific area in order to get them to understand that 227 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,500 there is punishment coming to these people but they didn't 228 00:14:36,500 --> 00:14:40,200 verse number 16. He states that Samaria is going 229 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,700 to going into captivity and this is going to be part of their 230 00:14:43,700 --> 00:14:49,500 punishments, their captivity, but there is a reason why God is 231 00:14:49,500 --> 00:14:52,600 going to do this. Now, in fact, there are two, 232 00:14:52,800 --> 00:15:00,200 there are two reasons rather in Fact, there are he Michael list 233 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,700 off beginning at chapter 2 of why Israel and Judah are being 234 00:15:03,700 --> 00:15:05,800 judged? And these are the two reasons. 235 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:11,300 Number one found in Verses 1 through 5 of chapter 2, the 236 00:15:11,300 --> 00:15:15,300 arrogance, and the violence of the nobles were just too great. 237 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:20,800 In fact, they had coveted fields and had taken them for violence, 238 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,000 is what they had done. And because their practice 239 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:26,400 That's going to come back and haunt them. 240 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:30,700 It's going to happen to them now and secondly found in verses 6 241 00:15:30,700 --> 00:15:35,700 through 11 here of chapter 2. They had rejected true prophets 242 00:15:36,300 --> 00:15:39,100 and they hadn't turned accepted false prophets. 243 00:15:39,500 --> 00:15:42,600 In fact, we find a more detail that they told the prophets of 244 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,200 God not to speak the words of God anymore. 245 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:49,500 They didn't want to hear it. But rather they abuse the people 246 00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:53,600 of God and because of that Micah says destruction is coming 247 00:15:53,900 --> 00:15:56,500 because they are defiled and had not accepted the words of the 248 00:15:56,500 --> 00:16:00,000 Lord through the two prophets. But after though my could tells 249 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,000 them these words of judge me, he tells him that there is going to 250 00:16:03,008 --> 00:16:08,600 be restoration the future though this may be happening now but 251 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:12,700 God's faithful to his word. And there's going to be future 252 00:16:12,700 --> 00:16:15,800 restoration. He says that it would involve 253 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:19,200 assembling a Remnant from Israel and verse number 12, and also 254 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,500 number two, God would lead them like a flock of sheep. 255 00:16:22,500 --> 00:16:26,400 And as it with the, with the king at their head found in 256 00:16:26,408 --> 00:16:29,700 Verses 12 and 13. And so this is the future 257 00:16:29,700 --> 00:16:35,000 promise to these people. Even though the situation was 258 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:39,500 pretty bad at that time. So this is the end of this first 259 00:16:39,500 --> 00:16:42,200 message that Micah had for Israel. 260 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:46,600 But chapter 2, but chapter 3 rather Begins the second message 261 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:51,400 which Begins by saying here now oh heads of Jacob. 262 00:16:53,700 --> 00:16:56,400 This second message is geared toward the Civil leaders of 263 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,700 Israel. In fact, well, I want you to 264 00:16:58,700 --> 00:17:02,600 listen of how Micah describes these leaders. 265 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:06,599 I'm going to read verses 1 through 3 of chapter 3 here. 266 00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:11,300 His says, they're listened to to a specific. 267 00:17:11,300 --> 00:17:18,000 He is and I said here, now, heads of Jacob and you rulers of 268 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:23,400 the House of Israel is it not for you to know Justice. after 269 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:27,900 all these men should have known Justice, that that was their 270 00:17:27,900 --> 00:17:33,100 Duty and he says, is it not for you to know Justice and then 271 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:37,500 listen to what he says in verse number two, You who hate good 272 00:17:37,500 --> 00:17:41,000 and love evil. Who strip the skin from my 273 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:46,700 people and the flex from their bones, who also eat the Flesh of 274 00:17:46,700 --> 00:17:51,600 My People Play, their skin from them, break their bones and chop 275 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,900 them into pieces, like meat for the pot, like flesh in The 276 00:17:54,900 --> 00:17:57,400 Cauldron. Now, that's pretty descriptive 277 00:17:57,400 --> 00:17:59,500 about what these men do to their people. 278 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,300 Now, of course he's not speaking in a literal sense here. 279 00:18:02,300 --> 00:18:05,500 He's speaking in a figurative sense as to how they even treat 280 00:18:05,500 --> 00:18:08,600 the people. That's how evil these rulers 281 00:18:08,600 --> 00:18:11,600 were. They were so evil that they had, 282 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:16,100 they had turned into people of Injustice on to their other 283 00:18:16,100 --> 00:18:19,500 people people who are brought before them became victims 284 00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:23,300 rather than having just and righteous judgment, that's how 285 00:18:23,300 --> 00:18:28,900 serious and how sick this situation got here in Israel. 286 00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:33,200 And so verse for because of that, it proclaims that the Lord 287 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:37,000 will not be with nor hear these rulers who act was such Such 288 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,600 evil design. Now the Civil leaders were not, 289 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,000 the only ones who had corrupted things. 290 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:45,300 At that time, we also find that the spiritual leaders had done 291 00:18:45,300 --> 00:18:48,400 evil things as well. In fact, we find this in the 292 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:52,700 very next verse of chapter 5 of or verse number 5 of chapter 3. 293 00:18:52,700 --> 00:18:55,500 And it says there, thus says, the Lord concerning the 294 00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:57,900 prophets. Now we've already talked about 295 00:18:57,900 --> 00:18:59,900 the Civil leaders but what about the prophets? 296 00:19:00,100 --> 00:19:05,300 He says, who make my people stray who chant peace while they 297 00:19:05,300 --> 00:19:08,900 chew with their teeth but hoop, Prepare war against him who puts 298 00:19:08,900 --> 00:19:14,000 nothing into their mouths. Now, these false prophets here. 299 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:18,800 As Micah is speaking, I had corrupted themselves and also 300 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:23,900 had led the people array Away by doing by their evil ways. 301 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:27,400 They had influence these people away from God. 302 00:19:27,700 --> 00:19:31,000 They were more interested in gaining wealth from the people 303 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,600 than gaining. God's favor is what their whole 304 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,000 problem was. You see at the end of verse 305 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:40,300 number 5 here, as they suggest, pay them enough, and they'll 306 00:19:40,300 --> 00:19:45,000 speak peace to you. But refused to make them happy 307 00:19:46,000 --> 00:19:47,800 and they'll prepare a war against you. 308 00:19:49,900 --> 00:19:52,100 It was a lose-lose situation for them. 309 00:19:53,700 --> 00:19:56,400 And so because of their evil practices, they were to have no 310 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,800 more visions and they shall all be ashamed. 311 00:20:00,300 --> 00:20:03,100 And after all that had been said about the false prophets, I want 312 00:20:03,100 --> 00:20:06,500 to listen to contrast that Michael makes concerning his own 313 00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:09,900 self and those people of those false prophets. 314 00:20:10,900 --> 00:20:18,000 He says in verse number 8, but truly, I am full and full of 315 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:22,500 Power by the spirit of the Lord and of Justice in mind to 316 00:20:22,500 --> 00:20:28,000 declared to Jacob, listen here to declare to Jacob, his 317 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:33,000 transgression And Israel, his sin. 318 00:20:34,500 --> 00:20:39,100 I think those are two key words. But how tough it was to be a 319 00:20:39,100 --> 00:20:42,700 prophet. You see, it Micah didn't 320 00:20:42,700 --> 00:20:47,000 prophesy for wealth or fame. Like the false prophets here 321 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,500 were doing in Israel or rather. He didn't go around telling 322 00:20:50,500 --> 00:20:52,200 people that what they wanted to hear. 323 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,600 So that things will be fine. Just like those profits were 324 00:20:54,600 --> 00:21:00,900 saying that would have them paid enough, Micah was declaring the 325 00:21:00,900 --> 00:21:05,100 transgression and he was declaring the sin of Israel and 326 00:21:05,100 --> 00:21:09,800 Judah and he told them what they had to know in order for them to 327 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:13,900 repent and return back to the Lord and this was not an easy 328 00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:16,200 occupation. You may think That a prophet of 329 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:19,400 the lord. Well, he had a pretty good, he 330 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,900 was on the Lord's Side. Well, he may have been on the 331 00:21:22,900 --> 00:21:26,500 Lord's Side, but that didn't mean the people like to hear 332 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:30,200 what he had to say. It was a tough job. 333 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,400 It wasn't easy or even desirable for any true Prophet back. 334 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,500 Then to go around telling people and rulers that judgment was 335 00:21:36,500 --> 00:21:39,300 coming upon them because they chose not to abide by the word 336 00:21:39,300 --> 00:21:43,200 of the Lord. In fact, this is one of the main 337 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:48,400 reasons why Jonah was trying to turn down his, his job, as a 338 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:53,200 Prophet, by going up to Nineveh, he What that task to tell those 339 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:57,500 people that they were in sin? Never mind the fact that he 340 00:21:57,500 --> 00:21:59,700 didn't think that should be saved in the first place because 341 00:21:59,700 --> 00:22:03,900 they weren't people of God. Anyway, but this was one main 342 00:22:03,900 --> 00:22:09,300 reason, why Jonah, back down and try to run away from God one 343 00:22:09,300 --> 00:22:12,400 retrospect today, it is not an easy thing to declare, God's 344 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,200 word to people because it takes work. 345 00:22:15,700 --> 00:22:18,400 And sometimes people are not going to like what you're 346 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:21,400 telling them based upon some sin in their life or what they need 347 00:22:21,400 --> 00:22:24,100 to change. Now, sir, there are false 348 00:22:24,100 --> 00:22:26,700 teachers today throughout this world who preach for fame and 349 00:22:26,700 --> 00:22:30,500 money and all they do is just try to make people feel good by 350 00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:34,200 giving them an empty. Assurance of Heaven. 351 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:39,800 And that just isn't right. Those people followed to the 352 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:43,200 same condemnation as these leaders who Mica is addressing 353 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:46,200 here. And they have sinned in leading 354 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:52,200 people astray by way of their false Doctrine At the serious 355 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:56,300 condemnation because that punishment is coming upon these 356 00:22:56,300 --> 00:22:59,700 people of Israel and punishment will be coming up on the people 357 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,600 who lead, people astray from God's word. 358 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:10,300 But let us remember though, the lack of a prophet was, was not 359 00:23:10,300 --> 00:23:14,100 easy and unpleasant at times, but it is true with us who teach 360 00:23:14,100 --> 00:23:17,900 the word, teach others, the word of life. 361 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:21,200 It may, it may not be easier Pleasant at times, but it let me 362 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:25,200 tell you something, it is sure worth the effort to try to lead 363 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:29,800 people to the Lord. So that They can be saved so 364 00:23:29,800 --> 00:23:33,200 that they can have a new life and so they could have that 365 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,000 chance of Heaven. It's worth it. 366 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:41,300 It really is. Well, after declaring these 367 00:23:41,300 --> 00:23:44,200 things and making this contrast to his own life, as a true 368 00:23:44,200 --> 00:23:47,500 prophet, he goes on a list of sins of the leaders of Israel 369 00:23:47,500 --> 00:23:49,700 here. They in fact, there are three 370 00:23:49,700 --> 00:23:54,300 things that they did. Number one, they aboard Justice 371 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:58,100 and they perverted Equity or they perverted fairness. 372 00:23:58,900 --> 00:24:03,200 Number two, they built up Jerusalem with Bloodshed and 373 00:24:03,200 --> 00:24:07,200 iniquity and thirdly. As Micah says here, whether 374 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:10,900 judges priest or prop, Poets. They did it only for the money 375 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,100 while making their claim to trust in the Lord. 376 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:19,500 They did it all for the wrong purpose and so, because of their 377 00:24:19,500 --> 00:24:22,900 sins desert was to come upon Israel and Micah states that 378 00:24:22,900 --> 00:24:26,000 Zion shall be plowed like a field and Jerusalem would become 379 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,400 heaps of Ruin because of these things. 380 00:24:28,900 --> 00:24:33,100 But as Mike of, though has ended his words about the Judgment in 381 00:24:33,100 --> 00:24:37,500 the second message because once again, each message is judgment 382 00:24:37,700 --> 00:24:40,800 and a future blessing. And so it is the case with this 383 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,300 message as well. He is ended his words about 384 00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:47,600 judgment and because Because of their wicked civil and spiritual 385 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:50,900 leaders, but now he tells them of a future promise, which will 386 00:24:50,900 --> 00:24:53,700 happen many years from the time that he wrote this book. 387 00:24:54,100 --> 00:24:58,100 And that brings us now to chapter 4, which he read in our 388 00:24:58,100 --> 00:25:01,500 textured this morning already. But I want to read specifically 389 00:25:01,500 --> 00:25:05,400 the first five verses and I want you to keep in mind these words 390 00:25:05,700 --> 00:25:09,500 and remember just bits and pieces of it, if you can because 391 00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:14,100 it holds huge significance. It helps shoots huge 392 00:25:14,100 --> 00:25:19,500 significance to those people. But also even to us, to his says 393 00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:21,800 beginning in verse 1 of chapter 4. 394 00:25:22,300 --> 00:25:25,900 Now, what's up come to pass in the latter days that the 395 00:25:25,900 --> 00:25:29,900 mountain of the Lord's house, shall be established on the top 396 00:25:29,900 --> 00:25:34,800 of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills and 397 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:38,200 people shall flow to it. Many nations shall come, and 398 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,200 say, come and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord to the 399 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:45,200 house of the Out of Jacob, he will teach us his ways and we 400 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:50,200 shall walk in his paths for out of Zion, the law shall go forth 401 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:53,700 and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. 402 00:25:54,100 --> 00:25:58,700 Keep that in mind, he said judge between many peoples and rebuke, 403 00:25:58,700 --> 00:26:01,800 strong Nations afar off. They shall beat their swords 404 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,500 into plowshares and their pruning Spears into pruning. 405 00:26:04,500 --> 00:26:08,400 Hooks Nation shall not lift up sword against Nation, neither 406 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:12,500 shall they learn War anymore, but everyone shall sit. 407 00:26:12,700 --> 00:26:16,400 Under his Vine and under his fig tree and no one shall make them 408 00:26:16,400 --> 00:26:19,000 afraid. For the mouth of the Lord of 409 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:23,500 hosts has spoken for all people walk each in the, in the name of 410 00:26:23,500 --> 00:26:26,900 his God. But we will walk in the name of 411 00:26:26,900 --> 00:26:29,800 our Lord, Our God forever and ever. 412 00:26:30,500 --> 00:26:36,000 Now, remember these words, And I want you to turn, I want to 413 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:38,100 deter with me over to Isaiah now. 414 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:43,500 In fact there is a parallel passage in Isaiah chapter 2 and 415 00:26:43,500 --> 00:26:47,600 people are most familiar with that with the passage in Isaiah 416 00:26:47,600 --> 00:26:52,100 as opposed to the passage here in Micah and Isaiah chapter 2. 417 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:58,000 Beginning of verse 2. Isaiah writes, this. 418 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:02,300 Now, remember Isaiah had prophesied to the same people 419 00:27:02,300 --> 00:27:06,900 not long before Micah did. And he says that, he says, this 420 00:27:06,900 --> 00:27:10,600 in Isaiah 2, verse 2. Now, it shall come to pass in 421 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:13,600 the latter days that the mountain of the Lord's house, 422 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,900 shall be established on the top of the mountains and shall be 423 00:27:15,900 --> 00:27:19,300 exalted above the hills and All Nations shall flow to it. 424 00:27:19,300 --> 00:27:22,200 Many people shall come and say, come and let us go up to the 425 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,600 mountain of the Lord to the house of the god of Jacob. 426 00:27:24,600 --> 00:27:27,900 He will teach us his ways and and we shall walk in his paths. 427 00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:30,900 Route of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the Lord 428 00:27:30,900 --> 00:27:33,000 from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the 429 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,000 nation's and rebuke many people. They shall beat their swords 430 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,100 into plowshares and their Spears into pruning. 431 00:27:38,100 --> 00:27:41,500 Hooks and Nation shall not lift up sword against Nation. 432 00:27:41,700 --> 00:27:43,700 Neither shall they learn War anymore? 433 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:47,500 Now, I realized that the words here are very similar and I want 434 00:27:47,500 --> 00:27:50,700 you to understand that and that's quite interesting to me 435 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,000 with these two parallel passages here. 436 00:27:53,800 --> 00:27:58,700 Notice these words are the same Very similar in sentence and 437 00:27:58,700 --> 00:28:03,000 also content as well. Now because of that, there are 438 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:06,500 some people that think the Micah and Israel were closed and 439 00:28:06,500 --> 00:28:08,600 Isaiah here. We're close friends. 440 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,700 And Micah had possibly pinned. What? 441 00:28:11,700 --> 00:28:15,400 Isaiah had wrote concerning this future promise, that's what some 442 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:20,200 people think. But others believe, as I sort of 443 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:25,200 tend to think that it didn't happen this way, but yet we must 444 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:29,400 realize that they Feed this message from the same source. 445 00:28:30,300 --> 00:28:33,600 The Lord God. And how did they receive it? 446 00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:36,700 They received it by way of the Holy Spirit. 447 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:44,300 So, whether whether it was the Micah, got this Prophecy from 448 00:28:44,300 --> 00:28:49,300 Isaiah, let it be known. That is from the same Source, 449 00:28:49,300 --> 00:28:53,900 the Lord God Almighty it is from the Lord God. 450 00:28:54,900 --> 00:28:58,400 But understanding this, looking at this feature, promise to 451 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:04,200 Israel, Micah said some key things here, Number one, it 452 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:10,600 would happen in the latter days. Number two, the word of the Lord 453 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:16,000 will go forth from Jerusalem. And also number three, many 454 00:29:16,000 --> 00:29:23,900 nations shall come to it. Now, if this three key things to 455 00:29:23,900 --> 00:29:29,400 keep in mind about this great prophecy, and this prophecy is 456 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:36,000 concerning the kingdom of God. The coming kingdom of God. now, 457 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:39,200 there are two main views to this prophecy given by both Mike and 458 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:44,200 Isaiah There are some that believe which are not us, but 459 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,600 there are those that of out there that believe that this 460 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:50,500 prophecy has not yet been fulfilled, that Micah and Isaiah 461 00:29:50,500 --> 00:29:54,900 wrote those who take this view fit into the category called the 462 00:29:54,900 --> 00:29:59,200 preeminent premillennialists. In fact, they are still seeking 463 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:02,600 a time when the Rapture will come and after a while, Jesus 464 00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:05,900 would come back to this world to establish his kingdom and Reign 465 00:30:05,900 --> 00:30:07,900 for a thousand years at that time. 466 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:12,800 And they take this view by Miss rep misinterpreting The Book of 467 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:17,500 Revelations and that's how they view the kingdom. 468 00:30:17,500 --> 00:30:21,200 It is not yet been established according to their view. 469 00:30:21,500 --> 00:30:24,200 But then on the other hand, there are those of us who 470 00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:27,000 believe that this Prophecy of the Kingdom has already been 471 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:29,800 fulfilled. And we know this, because the 472 00:30:29,800 --> 00:30:32,400 proof of the Fulfillment is as follows. 473 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:39,500 Remember number one, that Micah describe at the house of the 474 00:30:39,500 --> 00:30:42,100 Lord will be established in the latter days. 475 00:30:43,300 --> 00:30:47,400 Now with that in mind, consider 1st Timothy 3 verse 15. 476 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:52,100 It says there, but if I'm delayed, I right. 477 00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:55,900 So that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the 478 00:30:55,900 --> 00:30:58,700 house of God, which is the Church of the Living. 479 00:30:58,700 --> 00:31:01,800 God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 480 00:31:02,100 --> 00:31:04,500 Now, there are something that is key here that we must 481 00:31:04,500 --> 00:31:07,600 understand. We find here that the Lord's 482 00:31:07,600 --> 00:31:11,700 House is said to be the Church of the Living God. 483 00:31:12,100 --> 00:31:16,000 So applying that to what Michael room, we find that the church 484 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,300 would be established here in the latter days. 485 00:31:19,100 --> 00:31:21,800 But notice something else about this prophecy though. 486 00:31:22,100 --> 00:31:25,500 It said that the Lord's house or church would go forth from 487 00:31:25,500 --> 00:31:29,100 Jerusalem. What did that happen? 488 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:36,900 Consider with me to passages. Number one, Mark, 9 and 10. 489 00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:42,900 Mark 901 says that this Kingdom would come with power instead. 490 00:31:42,900 --> 00:31:46,000 And he said to them, assuredly, I say to you, that there are 491 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:49,500 some standing here who will not taste death to, they see the 492 00:31:49,500 --> 00:31:51,300 kingdom of God present with power. 493 00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:53,400 So it's going to come with power for one thing. 494 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,800 But keeping that in mind, remember, we're still thinking 495 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,200 about Jerusalem. Will it actually go forth from 496 00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:02,200 Jerusalem? Well, we know it's going to come 497 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,900 with power. But consider with me. 498 00:32:04,900 --> 00:32:09,800 Luke 24 verse 46. Then he said to them Jesus 499 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:13,400 speaking here, thus it is written and thus, what it was 500 00:32:13,400 --> 00:32:16,800 necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the 501 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:20,600 dead, the third day, and that repentance and remission of sins 502 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,600 should be preached in his name, to All Nations. 503 00:32:24,100 --> 00:32:30,800 Beginning at Jerusalem, And your witness of these things behold I 504 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:35,800 send the promise of my father upon you but Terry in the city 505 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:42,300 of Jerusalem until you are what until what happens he says until 506 00:32:42,300 --> 00:32:44,500 you are endued with power from on high. 507 00:32:45,700 --> 00:32:49,700 So this power is going to come to the apostles in Jerusalem at 508 00:32:49,700 --> 00:32:53,000 some time. Jesus said it would happen. 509 00:32:54,300 --> 00:32:57,900 Well, keeping that scripture in mind, these are still future 510 00:32:57,900 --> 00:33:01,500 promises. Now it hasn't yet come to pass. 511 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,600 Well, we now turn over to Acts chapter one. 512 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:13,900 Now, Acts 1:8 says this. But you shall receive power when 513 00:33:13,900 --> 00:33:17,900 the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be witnesses 514 00:33:17,900 --> 00:33:22,900 to me in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end 515 00:33:23,100 --> 00:33:26,000 of the Earth. So we find here it is still in 516 00:33:26,008 --> 00:33:28,900 future promise. We find that the power is going 517 00:33:28,900 --> 00:33:33,700 to come from the Holy Spirit now and the upon these Apostles as 518 00:33:33,700 --> 00:33:36,200 they are gathered there in Jerusalem. 519 00:33:36,400 --> 00:33:39,200 So little by little, we're getting a little bit more 520 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,400 information about When this kingdom is going to be 521 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,900 established and how it's going to be established. 522 00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:53,200 Now, consider with me, Acts chapter 2 now, Listen to what 523 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:56,800 happens while the apostles are gathered here in Jerusalem, they 524 00:33:56,800 --> 00:34:01,900 are at the right place. What happens beginning in verse 525 00:34:01,900 --> 00:34:05,200 number one of chapter 2. Well, the day of Pentecost had 526 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:08,000 fully come. They were all with one Accord in 527 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:11,600 one place. And suddenly there came a sound 528 00:34:11,600 --> 00:34:15,000 from Heaven as of a rushing, Mighty Wind and it filled the 529 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,800 whole house where they were sitting, then there appeared to 530 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:21,600 them divided, tongues as of fire, and one sat upon each of 531 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,800 them. They were all filled with the 532 00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:26,900 Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the 533 00:34:26,900 --> 00:34:30,199 spirit, gave them utterance and there were dwelling in 534 00:34:30,199 --> 00:34:35,800 Jerusalem, Jews, devout men from every nation from every nation 535 00:34:36,199 --> 00:34:39,000 under heaven. Now, these are important words 536 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:41,800 because we find here that the apostles here are gathered in 537 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,500 Jerusalem and it is then that they receive this power from the 538 00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:49,699 Holy Spirit, as divided tongues set up on each one of them sat 539 00:34:49,699 --> 00:34:52,199 upon each one of them. Now, that would have been quite 540 00:34:52,199 --> 00:34:58,200 a A sight to see as a side note at just imagine just seeing that 541 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:00,800 all happened in that in that place. 542 00:35:01,700 --> 00:35:07,800 But this was happening now, Now, as this happened, I want you 543 00:35:07,800 --> 00:35:12,000 notice little more detail about the time that this happened Acts 544 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,900 chapter 2. Verse 15 says this for, these 545 00:35:15,900 --> 00:35:20,800 are not drunk as Peter's applied to these people as you suppose, 546 00:35:20,800 --> 00:35:24,200 since it is only the third hour of the day. 547 00:35:24,900 --> 00:35:29,900 Now, we know here that it is revealed that it is 9:00 in the 548 00:35:29,900 --> 00:35:33,900 morning and looking back to what we saw in verse number one here 549 00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:37,300 in chapter 28. Was the day of Pentecost, which 550 00:35:37,300 --> 00:35:41,500 meant that these things were happening on Sunday, Sunday 551 00:35:41,500 --> 00:35:46,800 morning at 9:00. now keeping that in mind and the events that 552 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:52,000 had already happened noticed this, In verse 47 here, listen 553 00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:56,500 to what happens. Praising God, and having favor 554 00:35:56,500 --> 00:36:01,400 with all the people and the Lord added to the church. 555 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:04,900 Daily, those who were being saved. 556 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:11,300 Lord added to the church. The church was established. 557 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:15,500 It is not something that was featured to this particular 558 00:36:15,500 --> 00:36:19,300 point in time here, in Acts chapter 2, it happened right 559 00:36:19,300 --> 00:36:22,500 thing. It is not something that we are 560 00:36:22,500 --> 00:36:25,400 still looking forward to, it happened, right? 561 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:29,600 Then you see those who heard the message by Peter obeyed it and 562 00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,700 people were added to the kingdom or to the church. 563 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:37,700 So we find that the Lord's house or church or kingdom was 564 00:36:37,700 --> 00:36:41,100 established just as was prophesied about by Micah and 565 00:36:41,100 --> 00:36:44,600 also Isaiah and it came with power and it happened in 566 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:48,400 Jerusalem and it all happened on Sunday morning at 9:00 in the 567 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:53,600 morning. In the year about 33 ad or 30, 568 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:55,900 depending on what calendar you look at. 569 00:36:57,000 --> 00:37:00,600 But we can pinpoint it to the very hour of when the church was 570 00:37:00,600 --> 00:37:05,200 established. And that is infallible proof. 571 00:37:05,500 --> 00:37:08,100 When they're speaking to people who are still seeking a kingdom 572 00:37:08,100 --> 00:37:11,600 to come, that Christ is going to come after a Rapture that he's 573 00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:14,000 going to Reign for a thousand years and establish his kingdom 574 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:17,700 there. Then how did they then? 575 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:20,100 Look at what happened in to Acts chapter 2. 576 00:37:20,900 --> 00:37:25,300 You can't deny the prophecy that was fulfilled in Acts chapter 2. 577 00:37:25,900 --> 00:37:31,400 It is infallible proof, the church was established And so it 578 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:34,800 is remember that Micah said that it would go forth from Jerusalem 579 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:38,200 and well, this happened during Peter sirmon to all those 580 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:40,000 Nations that were gathered there on that day. 581 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:42,400 These people heard the word of the Lord, and the church World 582 00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:44,900 establish, and it went forth everywhere. 583 00:37:45,100 --> 00:37:47,800 It did not go forward, just only limiting to the Jews that went 584 00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:49,700 forth even to the Gentiles as well. 585 00:37:49,800 --> 00:37:53,400 And it has gone for two, even us today who have accepted that 586 00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,900 gospel. And in fact, we know that went 587 00:37:55,900 --> 00:37:59,300 to the Gentiles because of what we see over in Acts chapter 10, 588 00:37:59,300 --> 00:38:02,300 when the, when the gospel, Preach to Cornelius and his 589 00:38:02,300 --> 00:38:04,600 household. And it was there proof that we 590 00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:08,000 find that Gentiles could be saved because the convert the 591 00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:11,800 conversion of Cornelius. And so let us let God be 592 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:13,600 praised. The his word came true. 593 00:38:13,700 --> 00:38:17,100 His kingdom is here. His kingdom is alive and we are 594 00:38:17,100 --> 00:38:21,000 members of that Kingdom. This very day, what Micah and 595 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:24,500 Isaiah wrote, did come to pass showing us that there were truly 596 00:38:24,500 --> 00:38:29,400 God's prophets and and they spoke the words of the Lord, 597 00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:33,000 they were not there, just don't their ideas. 598 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:40,300 They were God's words. and as they're speaking to this nation 599 00:38:40,300 --> 00:38:46,200 or actually Judah in particular, but also Israel Maybe they 600 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:48,300 didn't understand these future promises. 601 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:51,700 But they knew about the punishments that were coming. 602 00:38:53,500 --> 00:38:58,100 But he reassured. Things will be better God's 603 00:38:58,100 --> 00:39:00,700 going to stablish a kingdom and he did. 604 00:39:00,700 --> 00:39:04,800 So, as we wrap these things up this morning, as we have ended 605 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:09,200 the second message of this book. Let us remember the words of 606 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:10,900 Micah. For his words, may be addressed 607 00:39:10,900 --> 00:39:17,600 not only to Israel, Judah, but can apply to us to remember, if 608 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:22,200 we stray from God, by doing Injustice to others, like the 609 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:25,600 Civil leaders did, or if we deceive ourselves. 610 00:39:25,700 --> 00:39:28,600 There's like the spiritual leaders did the listen. 611 00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:33,000 They're not the only ones who are going to be punished will be 612 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:36,500 punished as well by doing the same as those people did back. 613 00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:40,600 Then number two, we must be remember that being a profit for 614 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:44,300 the Lord was no, easy task. And the same is true today. 615 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:47,700 It takes discipline. It takes Zeal and it takes 616 00:39:47,700 --> 00:39:51,600 knowledge in order to be a proclaimer of God's word. 617 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,600 And then thirdly, let us remember that. 618 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:57,300 The church was prophesied hundred years before it ever 619 00:39:57,300 --> 00:40:00,200 came to pass. But let it be Be known that it 620 00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:04,300 was fulfilled and we do not seek an Earthly Kingdom for Jesus to 621 00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:06,500 establish as after he has come again. 622 00:40:07,300 --> 00:40:11,500 But it is already here. Praise be to him for that. 623 00:40:12,900 --> 00:40:16,700 We don't have an empty hope. We've seen it fulfilled. 624 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:22,500 And so these are the things which I have gathered from Micah 625 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:26,700 and and as as has been the case the Ramos and through hosea's I 626 00:40:26,700 --> 00:40:29,800 have presented here, there's such a wealth of information 627 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:33,600 from these Minor Prophets even though they addressed those 628 00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:38,000 people back then what great applications they have for us 629 00:40:38,000 --> 00:40:42,200 today. And we would do well to dig a 630 00:40:42,207 --> 00:40:46,500 little deeper into their words. 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