Micah 7

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TALKS FOR GROWING CHRISTIANS

The Confession of the Godly Remnant of Israel

BACKGROUND NOTES



DOCTRINAL POINT(S)

  1. The godly remnant of Israel will acknowledge the sins of the nation.

  2. The godly remnant of Israel will experience the blessings of God.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

  1. Have you experienced God’s more than a pardoned love?

QUESTIONS

  1. Why is Micah called a minor prophet?

  2. What does Micah’s name mean?

  3. God brought two indictments against Israel. The response of the people to the first indictment was one of penitence. What was their response to the second indictment?

  4. For whom was Micah speaking as representative in Micah 7:1-10?

  5. What is the time known as Jacob’s trouble?

ANSWERS

  1. Because his book is small compared to the major prophets, but that does not mean that his message is of lesser importance.

  2. Micah’s name means, “who is like the Lord.”

  3. One of penitence.

  4. Micah voiced the confession of the godly remnant of Israel. He was speaking as representative of the godly Jews in Judah who were sorry for their sins and who had repented of their wrong doing.

  5. The coming tribulation period.

DISCUSS/CONSIDER

  1. Micah spoke for the godly remnant in Judah—those who repented and trusted God rather than taking revenge.  This remnant foreshadows the faithful who will exist in Israel before Christ’s return.  How can we apply this example in our own lives by confessing our sins and trusting God to handle justice instead of seeking revenge ourselves?

     

  2. The godly remnant of Micah’s day were few and far between. Things were so bad that the people were treating each other like animals, leaders and judges could be bought off by bribes, and family relationships had broken down. Is there a parallel in our nation today? What is your part in this kind of behavior?

CHALLENGE

  1. Micah 7:18–20 celebrates God’s unmatched mercy.  He pardons our sins, removes them completely, and casts them into the depths of the sea (Psalm 103:12; Jeremiah 31:34).  These verses, central to Yom Kippur and the future confession of the godly remnant, remind us of Christ’s forgiveness today.  Reflect this week on God’s mercy in your life.  Are there areas where you need to fully accept His forgiveness and extend it to yourself and others?

KEY VERSES

  • “I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me.” Micah 7:7

  • “When I fall, I will arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me…He will bring me forth to the light; I will see His righteousness.” Micah 7:8-9

  • “Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity…He delights in mercy, He will again have compassion on us… and will cast all our dins into the depth of the sea…” Micah 7:18-19



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