Micah 1-4: Theirs to Devote to the Lord

But now many nations
   are gathered against you.
They say, “Let her be defiled,
   let our eyes gloat over Zion!”
But they do not know
   the thoughts of the LORD;
they do not understand his plan,
   he who gathers them like sheaves to the threshing floor.
“Rise and thresh, O Daughter of Zion,
   for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hoofs of bronze
   and you will break to pieces many nations.”
   You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the LORD,
   their wealth to the Lord of all the earth. - Micah 4:11-13 NIV

These prophecies of Micah do not seem probable in light of the current situation with Israel.  Or perhaps they are most probable and this is the time.  The nations certainly are gathered against Israel.  Even those nations who were considered, perhaps not allies, but at least not enemies, have changed regimes in the past year and Israel's situation is even more tenuous than it was just a year ago.  It seems that only the US has any concern for what happens to that small country clinging to their land by their fingertips.  The rest of the world does not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan.  In the end, that is all that matters.  It may not be in our life time, it may not be for generations but the Daughter of Zion will rise and thresh.  The ill-gotten gains and wealth of all the nations will be theirs to devote to the Lord. 

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