The coming of the Lord at Christmas is such a big deal, in history and in everything, that the story of His people, and the prophesies of WHY He was coming (and will come again), is written down to be retold over and over… Micah in chapter 5 verse 2 gives the location of Bethlehem as Jesus’s birth, and the stories of Isaiah (a contemporary prophet) and of others persisted over the years to tell of the Messiah. Even when there were no new prophets, in a quiet period of new reminders, the cared for writings read and reread kept the Word alive and there are SO MANY prophets like writer Micah. Micah spoke FOR the Lord, to the common people.

Despite the abuses of power (much of these old testament chapters have spoken of broken people, fallible rulers), Jesus, a true Lord and King, was prophesied to be coming for His people Israel AND to be a LIGHT to the Gentiles too.

Micah covered the history of the wandering and the trials of broken people in broken split kingdom times (see chapters 1-3). Micah spoke against the nations who attacked Israel, and spoke concerning Jacob’s people getting delivered by God Himself. It was a continuous hope in the future. Micah 2 states: “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture;  the place will throng with people. The One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their King will pass through before them, the Lord at their head.”

And Micah 4:4-5 speaks about the people from Jacob, the Israelites, being chosen:  But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree, And no one shall make them afraid; For the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken. For all people walk each in the name of his god, But we will walk in the name of the Lord our God Forever and ever.

Amen 

LET US ALL REMEMBER THAT WE WILL WALK IN THE NAME OF THE LORD FOREVER!!!!

Amen and Merry Christmas – continue walking!!!

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Micah 4 NIV

The Mountain of the Lord

In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and peoples will stream to it.

Many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between many peoples and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore. Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken. All the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.

Zion’s Future Triumph

“In that day,” says the Lord, “I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted; I will make the lame a remnant, And the outcast a strong nation; So the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion From now on, even forever. And you, O tower of the flock, The stronghold of the daughter of Zion, To you shall it come, Even the former dominion shall come, The kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.”

Now why do you cry aloud? Is there no king in your midst? Has your counselor perished? For pangs have seized you like a woman in labor. Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, Like a woman in birth pangs. For now you shall go forth from the city, You shall dwell in the field, And to Babylon you shall go. There you shall be delivered; There the Lord will redeem you From the hand of your enemies.

Now also many nations have gathered against you, Who say, “Let her be defiled, And let our eye look upon Zion.” But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord, Nor do they understand His counsel; For He will gather them like sheaves to the threshing floor.

“Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; For I will make your horn iron, And I will make your hooves bronze; You shall beat in pieces many peoples; I will consecrate their gain to the Lord, And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.”