1:1 The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
1:2 Hear, all you peoples! Listen, O earth, and all that is in it! Let the Lord God be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple.
1:3 For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place; He will come down And tread on the high places of the earth.
1:4 The mountains will melt under Him, And the valleys will split, Like wax before the fire, Like waters poured down a steep place.
1:5 All this is for the transgression of Jacob, And for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem?
1:6 “Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field, Places for planting a vineyard; I will pour down her stones into the valley, And I will uncover her foundations.
1:7 All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces, And all her pay as a harlot shall be burned with the fire;
All her idols I will lay desolate, For she gathered it from the pay of a harlot, And they shall return to the pay of a harlot.”
STUDY:
Micah was a fearless prophet who preached against sin. He warned the people of Israel of severe consequences of their continuing in sin, and predicted the fall of Samaria and Jerusalem. He pronounced God’s coming judgement on both Israel and Judah when they were losing their identity as God’s people, as a result of their sins of idolatry and prostitution (v.7).
Prostitution portrays the picture of Israel’s abandonment of the Lord, her true husband, in exchange for the blessings promised by the pagan gods whose carved images filled both Samaria and Jerusalem. However, God did not overlook their sins, rather, He sent the prophet Micah to warn them of the coming judgement.
Beloved, what are those things the devil is using to attract you to turn your heart away from God in order to lose your identity in Christ? How have you been handling God’s warning? Always remember that sin exposes the sinner to God’s judgement and destruction. Therefore, listen to God’s warning by confessing and forsaking your sins today so as to escape God’s wrath (Num. 3:23; Heb. 2:3-4).
Prayer:
Lord, please help me to listen to your warnings to stay away from anything that may expose me to your wrath. Amen!
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