The Minor Prophets Part 10 (Micah)

INTRO: And so, we are over half way through the book of Micah. What have we seen? Well, the first message was a message to Jerusalem and Samaria, the capitals of the southern and northern kingdoms. Also, the upper class people were warned. Then the second message is addressed to the political and religious leaders of the day. What I have called message three, some believe to be a continuation of message 2, since both are addressed to the leaders. But I have pointed out that message three is specifically deals with Jerusalem, and Jerusalem is mentioned over and over again.

We have now come to the fourth and final message of the book of Micah. The fourth message is set forth as a court case and God is against Israel. The Wycliffe Bible commentary says, "In these last two chapters the prophet describes the sin of the people, as well as Jehovah's striving with them and His judgment upon them; he also foretells that the people will confess their sin and receive the promised blessings. All this is set forth in the form of a lawsuit. The prophet is represented as the prosecuting attorney for Jehovah, with the mountains and the hills (perhaps symbols of unchangeable justice) as the court and the judges. Jehovah pleads through the prophet; the people reply; the mountains and the hills sit in silent judgment" (p. 859).