Micah 4

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TALKS FOR GROWING CHRISTIANS

The Good News of Israel’s Future

BACKGROUND NOTES



DOCTRINAL POINT(S)

  1. The Lord will restore and renew the peace of Israel.

  2. The Lord will rescue and redeem the people of Israel.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

  1. Let prophecy change your character.

QUESTIONS

  1. Refer to the phrase “latter days” in Micah 4:1. When are the latter days?

  2. In the same verse, is the Lord’s house the church today?

  3. When the Lord returns and sets up His kingdom here on earth where will He have His headquarters?

  4. When the Lord returns and sets up His kingdom on this earth, what will that kingdom be known as?

  5. Micah predicts four events which would have to take place before the realization of the restored godly remnant and the glorious kingdom of the last days. List these four events.

ANSWERS

  1. This refers to the time of the Lord’s second coming.

  2. No. It is the temple that will be rebuilt in Jerusalem in the future when the Lord returns.

  3. In Jerusalem, which will become the capital of the world.

  4. The Millennial Kingdom of Christ, because it will last 1,000 years. See Revelation 20:1.

  5. a. The Jews would go as captives to Babylon.
    b. The Jews would return from their captivity in Babylon.
    c. Many nations will be gathered against Israel.
    d. Israel will be victorious.

DISCUSS/CONSIDER

  1. Micah 4:3 promises a day when swords will be turned into plowshares and nations will no longer train for war.  The U.N. displays this verse as a vision for peace, but Scripture teaches it will only be fulfilled when Christ returns as the Prince of Peace.  What does this reveal about where our hope for lasting peace should be placed, and how should that shape the way we live now in a world still full of conflict?

  2. In Micah 4:6–8, God promises to rescue a faithful remnant of Israel and make them into a strong nation once again, after the times of the Gentiles have run their course (Luke 21:24). How does this promise of God’s faithfulness to Israel encourage us to trust His promises for our own lives today?

CHALLENGE

  1. What is your response to the study of prophecy?  The study of prophecy reveals God’s plans for the future, but its real power is in how it changes us today.  How can you use your time, talents, and treasures this week to serve God more faithfully, knowing that earthly possessions and concerns will ultimately fade?

KEY VERSES

  • “Now it shall come to pass in the last 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 peoples shall flow to it.” Micah 4:1

  • “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.” Micah 4:2

  • “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation…” Micah 4:3

  • “…we will walk in the name of the Lord our God forever and ever.” Micah 4:5

  • “Now many nations have gathered against you…but they do not know the thoughts of the Lord…” Micah 4:11-12



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