Sunday, October 10, 2010

Micah 1-4: The Mountain of the Lord

Hear this, you leaders of the house of Jacob,
       you rulers of the house of Israel,
       who despise justice
       and distort all that is right;

   who build Zion with bloodshed,
       and Jerusalem with wickedness.

  Her leaders judge for a bribe,
       her priests teach for a price,
       and her prophets tell fortunes for money.
       Yet they lean upon the LORD and say,
       "Is not the LORD among us?
       No disaster will come upon us."
- Micah 3:9-11 NIV

Micah's prophecy and condemnation was no different from that of the other true prophets of God during the later reigns of Israel and Judah's kings.  The land was filled with bloodshed, wickedness, distortion, and false promises.  Although the people still thought they were trusting in God, their actions revealed that was not the case. Their view of God and themselves had become distorted.  God would not let the situation go on any longer.
   Look! The LORD is coming from his dwelling place;
       he comes down and treads the high places of the earth.

   The mountains melt beneath him
       and the valleys split apart,
       like wax before the fire,
       like water rushing down a slope
. - Micah 1:3-4 NIV

While Micah's prophecy of punishment for the Israelites will come true, it will not always be lasting destruction.  Someday, it will all change.
  In the last days
       the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established
       as chief among the mountains;
       it will be raised 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 house 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
. - Micah 4:1-2 NIV

Someday, true justice and righteousness will prevail.  All of the nations will be drawn to the mountain of the Lord.  They will stream to it to learn God's ways. True justice and righteousness will prevail.
 

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