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Right, my Bible in 365 brothers 
and sisters, we have arrived at 

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the book of Micah and folks, 
this one falls in the category 

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of the minor prophets, but there
was nothing minor about them by.

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The way. 
They got the name the Minor 

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Prophets because of the body of 
the work that they did, not the 

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significance of it. 
And this one is remarkably 

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significant for a lot of 
different reasons. 

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Now, I want to just simply say 
this. 

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If you want to dig deeper into 
these books, you can go to 

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jamescadis.com. 
I've got all the Bible studies 

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that are there designed to walk 
you through every little thing. 

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But I have to tell you, I love 
this book. 

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I think this book matters for so
many reasons. 

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So let's talk about some of 
them. 

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Micah prophesied during a time 
of tremendous spiritual and 

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moral. 
Corruption, folks. 

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Very similar to the time that we
are observing right now. 

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And make no mistake, the days. 
Are getting darker. 

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As in the time of Micah, the 
leaders were abusing their 

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authority, the wealthy were 
actually exploiting the 

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vulnerable, and people were 
maintaining this outward 

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appearance of religion while 
literally rejecting the very 

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Word of God and His ways. 
And Micah announces that 

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judgment is coming against both 
Samaria and Jerusalem. 

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Yes, that's the northern Kingdom
of Israel and the southern 

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Kingdom of Judah. 
However, judgment, praise God, 

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is not the end of the story. 
Right in the middle of the 

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warning, God gives one of the 
clearest prophecies concerning 

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the coming Messiah, our Lord 
Jesus Christ. 

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And it is. 
Beautiful listen. 

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Israel's leaders had failed, but
God clearly. 

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Promised. 
That a perfect ruler would come,

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He would come from an 
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Bethlehem, but his existence 
would be from eternity, and that

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is incredible. 
So let's go to the passage where

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this is brought up. 
This is Micah chapter 5. 

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Many of us already know this, 
these sets of verses, I think 

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they're beautiful. 
Many of you can quote these 

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verses by memory, but I'm going 
to tell you it is so significant

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and we're going to go over some 
of the phrases that we read 

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about in these passages. 
Let's look at verse 2 of Micah 

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chapter 5. 
It says, But thou Bethlehem, if 

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for test thou that thou sorry 
thou, thou belittle among the 

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thousands of Judah. 
Yet out of these shall he come 

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forth unto me, that is, to be 
ruler in Israel, whose goings 

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forth have been from old, from 
everlasting. 

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Therefore will He give them up 
until the time that she which 

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Travaileth have brought forth. 
Then the remnant of his brethren

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shall return unto the children 
of Israel, and he shall stand 

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and feed in the strength of the 
Lord. 

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Notice this. 
Notice this in the majesty of 

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the name of the Lord his God. 
And they shall abide, for now 

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shall he be great unto the ends 
of the earth. 

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Oh, I love this listen. 
To this last set of sentences, 

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this last little tiny paragraph,
look what it says. 

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And this man shall be the peace 
when the Assyrian shall come 

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into our land, and when he shall
tread in our palaces, then shall

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we raise against him 7. 
Shepherds and eight. 

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Principal men, OK. 
Let's talk about this for a 

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second. 
Because there's so much to. 

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Say here and again, I want to 
educate you on how gracious our 

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God is, how merciful he is. 
It's amazing. 

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Let's look at this little 
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Though thou belittle beg to Ham 
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Or impressive in any way? 
Remains that way still to this 

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day. 
It was a small town among the. 

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Thousands of Judah. 
And understand that God chose 

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Bethlehem as the place from 
which Israel promised. 

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God promised Israel a ruler, A 
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perpetuity, one that would save 
them God frequently. 

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And I want to say this because 
this is important. 

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I want you to understand this. 
God. 

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Frequently works through what 
the world considers small. 

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Weak. 
Or insignificant. 

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God is in the business of taking
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insignificant and. 
Using it for something 

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unbelievable, the importance of 
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You guys in its size? 
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that the importance was found in
the one who would be actually 

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born there, our Messiah got. 
To take a break, hold on. 

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Telling you this stuff is 
unscripted. 

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I'm like, I'm not going to start
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I'm going to continue with my 
thoughts. 

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All right, Let's go on with the 
thought with Bethlehem. 

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Look, God had already. 
Associated Bethlehem. 

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With the throne, because it was 
the city of David. 

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That's the thing that we have to
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OK, now he announces that 
greater Son of David would come 

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also from Bethlehem. 
Out of thee shall he come forth 

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unto me. 
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being created there. 
The Messiah's arrival would not 

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be. 
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Not even close. 
He would come forth according to

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the determined, the foreordained
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The religious leaders understood
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the Messiah. 
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a doubt. 
And when the wise men came to 

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Jerusalem, asking where the king
of the Jews would be born, the 

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chief priests and the scribes 
answered by pointing to this 

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very prophecy. 
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a second, the significance of 
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Literally. 
In Matthew chapter 2 verses 5 

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and 6, we see them actually 
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Prophecy. 
Jesus was born exactly where 

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Micah said the Messiah would be 
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This. 
Was not some fake, you know, 

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vague prediction. 
This was not like some fake 

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assertion. 
God identified the town 

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centuries before the birth of 
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OK, He was. 
Called one to be ruler in 

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Israel. 
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Says in Micah. 
Jesus came first in humility, 

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but he was literally born to 
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The Davidic covenant that was 
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It's consequential. 
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merely as a teacher or a prophet
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He shows him to be the ruler of 
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Israel rejected her king at the 
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Christ came, Israel rejected 
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But that rejection did not 
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nor did it cancel the promise 
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Throne of David still belongs to
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Looks far beyond Bethlehem to 
the day when Christ will. 

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Rule over Israel and his. 
Greatness will reach. 

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Unto the ends of. 
The Earth. 

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Understand that you guys his. 
Greatness will reach unto 

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eternity. 
The Messiah was born in 

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Bethlehem. 
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Notice the phrase. 
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Whose goings forth? 
Have been from old, from 

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everlasting. 
I think this is one of the most 

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important statements in the 
passage that I just read to you.

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The Messiah would come out of 
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He did not begin in Bethlehem. 
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He would come out of Bethlehem, 
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This human birth took place at a
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his existence reaches back into 
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John tells us this. 
When he declares who Jesus is at

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the very beginning, the child 
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Born in Bethlehem is the 
everlasting God, the one who 

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will. 
One day rule as King of Kings 

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and Lord of Lords, the one who 
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will become the King of it all. 
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It's amazing. 
Micah presents both of these 

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truths together. 
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yet he had existed from 
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Look, Jesus didn't come into 
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to him. 
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flesh. 
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tells us where he entered the 
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Everlasting tells us who he 
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Israel's not finished, guys. 
That's the lesson that we 

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learned from this. 
Look, Micah says that Israel 

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would be given up until the 
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That's the operative 
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The word until here is 
critically important because it 

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establishes A literal limit. 
Israel would not experience 

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judgement. 
Not the. 

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Way that the world says Israel's
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Listen, let me just explain 
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Israel has been judged by God. 
There's been a. 

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Scattering. 
UK there's been a period of 

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separation, but. 
God is not permanently finished 

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with His people. 
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It's very important that we 
recognize that Micah speaks of 

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a. 
Remnant that will. 

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Be returning the same God who 
warned Israel of judgment also 

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promised Israel restoration and 
that. 

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Restoration has not happened 
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Failure of that the nation of 
Israel did not nullify the very 

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promises and the faithfulness of
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We know that Christ will return.
We know that Israel will be 

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restored and we. 
Also know that the promises of 

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God will be fulfilled exactly. 
As he gave them to King David, 

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notice the phrase He shall stand
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Think about that phrase for just
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It bears deep consequence when 
Christ comes and He comes back 

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as our King. 
Understand right now he is 

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pictured as our high priest. 
He's pictured as a shepherd. 

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He doesn't rule with corruption 
and selfishness and sort of 

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wickedness. 
That characterize the leaders of

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Micah's day and certainly 
characterizes the leaders of 

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today he. 
Stands in the strength of the 

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Lord. 
And notice this, He feeds his 

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people. 
His rule provides security. 

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That's what it says. 
It says and. 

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They shall abide. 
That's what it says in the 

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passage I just read to you. 
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This is true. 
Human governments, they rise and

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fall, literally day in and day 
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Their strength is. 
Temporary and their leaders will

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eventually disappear. 
We know that. 

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But the government that Christ 
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The government of Christ will be
righteous. 

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It will be secure and it will be
everlasting. 

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His people will dwell safely 
because their shepherd is also 

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their king. 
This man shall be the peace. 

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That's what it says there. 
Micah does not merely say that 

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Christ will create peace. 
That's. 

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Not what it. 
Says it says this man shall be 

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the peace, meaning peace is 
found in a person, and that 

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person is Christ. 
The world continually searches 

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for peace. 
We're seeing it right now. 

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Through all kinds of. 
Political alliances. 

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Military. 
Maneuvers. 

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We're watching it happen right 
now all over the place. 

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But those efforts? 
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restrain conflict somewhat 
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Speaking, but they cannot remove
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That's where Christ comes in, 
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He made. 
Peace between God and man 

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through his blood. 
When he returns to rule, he will

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establish peace on. 
Earth and that. 

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Peace will be fundamentally 
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His righteousness the world will
never possess lasting peace 

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while rejecting what we know. 
Who we know. 

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Is the Prince of Peace now? 
This is important because sin is

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serious and God will judge those
who persist in rebellion to 

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persist in sinning against Him. 
Religious activity. 

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Will never be. 
Able to substitute for obedience

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to God, Corrupt leaders cannot 
prevent God from accomplishing 

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His purposes. 
Why? 

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Because God remains faithful 
even when His people are 

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unfaithful. 
The Messiah would be born in 

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Bethlehem. 
He was He existed from 

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everlasting, and he will return 
to rule Israel his. 

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Greatness will reach. 
The very ends of the earth and 

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he alone, let me say this again,
He alone let me say it one more 

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time. 
He alone is the peace this world

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desperately needs. 
Micah was looking at a nation 

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that was filled with corruption.
He saw the injustice, he spoke 

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about it. 
He saw the empty religion and he

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saw the failed leadership. 
But God's answer was not another

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human system or another 
temporary ruler. 

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His answer was a person. 
A ruler would come from 

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Bethlehem, whose existence was 
from everlasting. 

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He came once to save, and he 
will come back again to be our 

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ruler and our king. 
Make. 

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No mistake, the future of Israel
and the hope of the entire world

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rests in only one person, and 
that's Christ Jesus. 

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He's our hope, He's our peace, 
and I hope we find it in Him. 

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Why? 
Because he's good, He's 

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faithful, He's our God, and he 
has great plans for us as we 

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seek His holy face. 
Fight the good fight, you guys, 

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because it's worth fighting. 
Because the Messiah, the one who

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is from everlasting to 
everlasting, has given us the 

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grace and the mercy and the 
peace that we so desperately 

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need. 
Go to Him for it. 

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Because He is good and His mercy
endures forever. 

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God bless you guys.