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HERE is a stark contrast
presented in this chapter between Micah & the Jewish leaders of his day. The bulk of the chapter aims
to describe the inadequacies that were present in the "heads" of Israel. But, verse 8 erupts into the middle of
this section with a wonderful testimony about the holy calling and competency
of the great prophet Micah. It may sound boastful on the surface, but really,
Micah is presenting the pure and perfect power of God in the middle of a
pitiful pile of spiritual wickedness & weakness.
So, let's look at the guilt of
the leaders of Israel and Judah. They were supposed to be the defenders of
righteousness. Instead, they "hated
good and loved evil" (vs. 2 & 9). They used and abused the people
whom they were supposed to help (vs. 3 & 5). And, the things that they did
do, they did for personal profit alone (vs. 11).
The consequences for Israel's
leaders' errors were heavy. While they had been given their position, authority
and influence by God, He promised (not threatened, promised) to desert
them. He would not bless them, utilize them or work through them any more in
any positive way (vs. 6-7). Additionally, God indicated emphatically that He
would not only be removing the leaders from their positions, He would also be
removing their territory altogether. In other words, if there were no more
inhabitants over which to rule, then there could be no more evil rulers.
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