Dec 14, 2024
MICAH 7:
The complete quote about the Messiah’s birthplace (Micah 5:2-5)
quoted to Herod in Matthew 2:6 mentions Bethlehem, a woman in labor
giving birth, and the Lord is pictured as our shepherd who will be
‘highly honored around the world’. Note that Herod would have had
cause for concern about his reign if such...
Dec 13, 2024
MICAH 5-6:
Remember that Isaiah and Micah were contemporaries. Yesterday we
read very familiar sounding verses at the beginning of Micah 4
which start like this:
Mic. 4:1 NLT In the last days, the
mountain of the LORD’s house
will be the highest of all—
the most important place on earth. …
That was so familiar...
Dec 12, 2024
MICAH 3-4:
In Micah 1 yesterday we heard one of the sections of Hebrew poetry
which is virtually impossible to translate and capture the same
impact as the original. Micah— expressing his deep sorrow at God’s
coming judgment, concatenated many place names— using them in a
compound figure of speech based on the...
Dec 11, 2024
Hi Everyone!
I’m so glad that you are listening to this extra podcast episode, because something that may cause confusion is going to happen soon. If you are listening to the NLT podcast series, and if you are now ready to listen to episode 345, you are used to seeing your next episode appearing daily at the top of...
Dec 11, 2024
MICAH 1-2:
The name “Micah”
is a shortened form of “Micaiah,” which means, “Who is like
Yahweh?” A different Micaiah, the son of Imlah, served as a prophet
in the Northern Kingdom during the reign of King Ahab of Israel
(874-853 B.C., 1Kings 22:8-28; 2Chron. 18:3-27).
Micah prophesied during the reigns of the...