Exegese Micha 3, 5-8 (German Edition)

In this case the thunder-bolts stay their course in mid-volley: I have no doubt that the first fulfilment of this prophecy was given when Cyrus conquered Babylon and gave permission for Israel to return to their own land 2Chr Cyrus may be regarded as the Breaker ; for the prophet Isaiah wrote concerning him: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron. It was of these favored ones that we find a striking fulfilment of our text as to the noise made by the concourse of men.

But, brethren, the promises of the Lord are perennial springs for ever overflowing with new fulfillments. In the latter days, the God of Israel, in abundant grace, will remember His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and will gather together His ancient nation, who are at this time a people scattered and peeled. These shall be converted to the Christ of God, and then shall be accomplished the word of the prophet: May this day soon come!

Then shall the veil be taken away from their hearts 2Cor 3: The day cometh when the Breaker shall go up before them, and the King at the head of them, and they shall be brought again unto the inheritance of their fathers. I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob More literally - Assembling I will assemble - Why would God abruptly give this prophecy after just describing the coming judgment of Judah? Recall that in the midst of His wrath, Jehovah always remembers mercy. And so this prophecy is clearly given to provide hope Biblical hope is not "hope so" but is an absolute assurance of future good - see our Blessed Hope and comfort to the Jews who would soon be experiencing the discipling hand of Jehovah.

Within less that years Judah would be taken into exile in Babylon. To whom is the prophet speaking? The phrase all of you, Jacob… Israel , would strongly support that this prophecy is not given only to the southern kingdom of Judah, but is given to all Israel Southern and Northern Kingdoms. I will make the lame a remnant and the outcasts a strong nation, and the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from now on and forever. Where will this occur? McComiskey says Jerusalem, but there is no clue in this passage that the place is the Holy City. There seems little doubt that the Hebrew word for "fold" botsrah is very closely related to the proper noun see map as both are derived from the same root batsar meaning to cut off, to make inaccessible, or to enclose.

While these facts suggest the possibility that Bozrah may be the place of gathering to which Micah refers, one can probably not be absolutely dogmatic. This pen would be full of noise and people because it would be a time and place of great rejoicing, like the city of Jerusalem was during one of Israel's annual feasts. When would Micah 2: While there may have been a partial fulfillment of this prophecy when Judah returned from 70 years exile in Babylon, there was not complete fulfillment because the other 10 tribes were "lost" having been taken exile into Assyria.

The establishment of Israel as a nation in would not fulfill this prophecy. A J Vernon McGee quips there "are more of the nation of Israel in New York City than there are in the whole land of Israel… so God has not yet assembled all of them according to this prophecy. While the general conception is that when the Messiah initially returns, He will return to the Mount of Olives, the Bible actually puts the Second Coming elsewhere. Four passages definitely place the Second Coming at the city of see map or Petra Ed: Its Old Testament name was Bozrah - Amos 1: The breaker, the king, and Jehovah are all the same Person in this verse.

At the Second Coming, the Messiah will enter into battle with the forces of the Antichrist that have gathered at this city. The Messianic Bible Study Collection. Matthew Henry - I will bring you together again, and not one of you shall be lost, not one of you shall be missing. I will surely gather the remnant of Israel, that remnant that is designed and reserved for salvation they shall be brought to incorporate in one body.

Assemble asaph basically signifies bringing together to a common point and so means to gather, to take away, to harvest Jer There is a similar contextual use in Micah 4: Both uses in Micah are translated in the Lxx with the verb sunago synago which means in passive voice as here to be gathered together. God is the One Who shall accomplish the gathering of all the tribes of Israel including the ten "lost" tribes. Surely… surely - God's Word never fails, but when He uses "surely" twice. Let Jehovah speak, and it is done; let Him command, and it shall stand firm.

I will surely gather - More literally the Hebrew repeats for emphasis " Gathering I will gather " which most versions render as "surely. This is a promise from the non-lying God cf Nu Indeed, let us all join with Solomon and declare…. Gather qabats means to collect, gather, assemble and is virtually a synonym for asaph above , the latter having a broader range of meanings.

Qabats is used two other times in Micah, one for gathering the spiritually lame of Israel Micah 4: Qabats is used eschatologically of gathering the Gentile nations for judgment in the end times Isa In a significant eschatological use of qabats , 28 verses out of total refer to gathering of the dispersed nation of Israel in the last days Dt All of you, Jacob… Israel - As noted above, this designation strongly supports the premise that Jehovah is speaking to the entire nation all 12 tribes, including the ten "lost" tribes.

It is notable that to the present day the ten northern tribes have not yet been specifically restored to their land, but remain the ten lost tribes! This fact would support the premise that the prophecy of restoration in Micah 2: In fact only a small percentage of Jews today the "remnant" believe in Messiah and are born again. This prophecy clearly awaits a future fulfillment when Messiah returns. Hindson and Kroll - The restoration envisioned is greater than that realized following the Babylon captivity when only the southern tribes Ed: Judah and Benjamin were restored to their land.

The restoration envisioned is that of the Millennium , when all of the nation will be restored and will experience the regeneration spoken of by Jeremiah Jer The ten tribes are lost only to man. God knows their whereabouts, and in His time will restore them completely. McComiskey EBC - If studied in isolation from the total context of the prophecy, the passage may be understood simply as a prediction of the return from the Captivity. Micah envisioned a kingdom of eternal duration with Yahweh as King Mic 4: The Deliverer-King of Micah 5: The fulfillment of the great prophecy in Micah 5: Kaiser - There is some debate among theologians as to when this oracle of salvation would become effective: Jamieson one of the more literal, conservative, "non-dispensational" commentaries prior to - The restoration from Babylon was partial.

The Assyrian and Babylonian exiles were only the first of several that the Jews have experienced. More recently, the Romans scattered them in A. The return of many modern Jews to the State of Israel does not fulfill this prophecy, as is clear from what Micah and the other prophets said about that future regathering. The ultimate and complete fulfillment of this verse will coincide with the fulfillment of Ro Martin - That long-awaited time of blessing will come about for the nation of Israel in the Millennium.

Some interpreters claim that this promise of blessing is being fulfilled now in the Church, rather than in the future for Israel. However, if Micah 2: Walvoord - In the midst of these prophecies of judgment, Micah also predicted the future restoration of Israel when her King will come to open the way before her. This will be fulfilled at the Second Coming.

Every Prophecy of the Bible. Patterson - The gathering qabats of the Hebrews scattered in exile due to covenant disobedience is an eschatological motif in the OT prophetic books e. So it shall be when all of these things have come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind in all nations where the LORD your God has banished you, 2and you return to the LORD your God and obey Him with all your heart and soul according to all that I command you today, you and your sons, 3 then note this strategically placed expression of time the LORD your God will restore you from captivity, and have compassion on you, and will gather you again from all the peoples where the LORD your God has scattered you.

I will surely gather the remnant of Israel - The remnant refers to those Jews who are alive in the last days and who receive Messiah as their Redeemer by grace through faith. Micah refers to the remnant 5 times "and each is connected with oracles of hope. Waltke adds "The oracles of hope , on the other hand, are based on the obligations God imposed on himself when he made an everlasting covenant with Abraham and the fathers and their descendants after them Ge In the first instance it speaks of disaster and loss ahead.

Israel as a people will not emerge unscathed from the scrutiny and outpouring of divine judgment. But there is promise in it too. It will not be a total catastrophe, for there will be a divinely preserved remnant. Remnant, Summary see another discussion , In the history of Israel, a " remnant " may be discerned, a spiritual Israel within the national Israel.

In Elijah's time 7, had not bowed the knee to Baal 1Kings In Isaiah's time it was the " very small remnant " for whose sake God still forbore to destroy the nation Isaiah 1: At the end of the 70 years of Babylonian captivity it was the remnant which returned under Ezra and Nehemiah. During the church-age the remnant is composed of believing Jews Romans But the chief interest in the remnant is prophetic or eschatological.

Some of these will undergo martyrdom Revelation 6: Many of the Psalms express prophetically the joys and sorrows of the tribulation remnant. Sheerith basically refers to the rest or to what is left over of anything. For example sheerith refers to wood left over after making a fire, this "remnant" being used to carve idols Isa Sheerith refers to undesignated territory Isa Sheerith as discussed below was used by the prophets to denote the few among Israel or Judah that remained faithful to God Isa Sheerith refers to the "remnant" or "survivors" of any people, not only the Israelites.

The Lord declared that He would destroy the remnant of the Philistines Jer. Sheerith refers to a part of a larger group or class of people such as the "rest" of the Babylonian officials Jer The Lord would cause the Israelites to dispossess the remnant of the Edomites Amos 9: The remnant that is referred to is often what was left after a catastrophe, often God's judgment.

The Lord promised to preserve a remnant of his people Amos 5: Sheerith often refers to the remnant left in the land after Babylon had destroyed Jerusalem and taken away the best of the people Jer. Jeremiah feared even the destruction of this remnant because of their lack of faith Jer In fact, the Lord caused them to perish in Egypt Jer Yet still a remnant of God's choosing would be spared Jer Webster defines remnant as "that which is left after the separation, removal or destruction of a part; a usually small part remaining, a small surviving group.

Lxx translates sheerith in Micah 2: Sheerith - 66v - NAS usage - left 1 , remnant 55 , rest 7 , survivors 2 , those who had escaped 1. Gary Cohen - This noun Sheerith , in every usage, carries forward the basic root idea of sa'ar and speaks of that which has survived after a previous elimination process or catastrophe. Until the pagans carve it into a god it is still just a piece of wood, neither morally good nor evil ; 2 an evil residue; 3 a good residue e.

When applied to human survivors, sheerith can refer to Amalekites 1Chr 4: In the vast majority of cases, however, context shows that the remnant is that which has come or will come from out of the house of Israel.

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Here it may further refer to a remnant out of Israel which was in existence and living during the lifetime of the biblical speaker or writer, hence a historic remnant. This is the case in such passages as Isa This remnant was still alive when Hezekiah referred to them as such, sheerith , however, finds what may be its most intriguing usage as a prophetic technical term representing the final future remnant of Israel, namely, those Jews who survive to the end of this present age Ed: And not just the Jews who survive but who place their faith in Messiah - cf Ro Thus sheerith is used in Zech 8: Scofield summarizes the Remnant: In the history of Israel a remnant may be discerned, a spiritual Israel within the national Israel.

In Elijah's time had not bowed the knee to Baal 1Ki In Isaiah's time, Israel had been reduced to only a few godly "survivors" Isa 1: At the end of the seventy years of Babylonian captivity it was the remnant that returned under Ezra and Nehemiah. During the Church Age the remnant is composed of believing Jews Ro But an important aspect of the remnant is prophetic. During the great tribulation a remnant out of all Israel will turn to Jesus as Messiah, the "sealed" Israelites of Rev 7: A prophetic aspect of remnant concept is seen in these verses Note: Not all use sheerith - Jeremiah The remnant motif implies both judgment and deliverance Ed: The very existence of a remnant of believing Jews or for that matter believing Gentiles is based solely on the kindness and mercy of God.

The OT prophets apply the remnant motif to three types of groups:. Patterson continues - Micah refers to a remnant sheerith [ ] five times Micah 2: The remnant purified, who go out strong as a lion Mic 5: The remaining four references to the Hebrew remnant appear to combine type one a historical remnant of those who survive the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles and type three an eschatological remnant who will be purified and experience the restoration of the Davidic kingdom.

Such telescoping of near historical fulfillment and distant eschatological fulfillment is not uncommon in biblical prophecy. Gaebelein - We must not exclude all allusion to the deliverance of the Jewish nation out of the earthly Babylon by Cyrus; at the same time, it is only in its typical significance that this comes into consideration at all, namely, as a preliminary stage and pledge of the redemption Ed: See discussion of " My year of redemption " in Isaiah Bozrah is mentioned most often by the prophets - Isa.

The Hebrew word for " fold " is very similar to the Hebrew word for Bozrah. Historically, Bozrah was known to be a center of shepherds, and was also known for its woolen garments Holman Bible Dictionary. It is possible that Micah's prophecy Mic 2: For more detail, see my in depth commentary on Isaiah Pastoral imagery depicts God as Shepherd over Israel cf Ps This picture brings to mind the Name Jehovah Roi: Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead As in the days of old. Matthew Henry - Sheep are inoffensive and sociable creatures they shall be as the flock in the midst of their fold, where they are safe under the shepherd's eye and care and they shall make great noise as numerous flocks and herds do, with their bleating and lowing by reason of the multitude of men for the sheep are men, as the prophet explains this comparison, Ezekiel They will be noisy with men - Who are they?

The Jews cf Ezek Not because of strife or contention there is no suggestion of that in the context , but by there sheer multitude cf Isa The NET Bible paraphrases it "they will be so numerous that they will make a lot of noise. I will increase their men like a flock. Their king passes on before them, the LORD at their head. They will break out, go through the gate, and leave. Their king will travel in front of them. The LORD will lead the people.

Their king will pass through before them, the LORD at their head. Your king will lead you; the LORD himself will guide you. Their king will pass on before them, the LORD at their head. Amplified - The Breaker [the Messiah] will go up before them. They will break through, pass in through the gate and go out through it, and their King will pass on before them, the Lord at their head.

God must punish His rebellious people but will afterward redeem them. Israel will be carried into captivity, yet a remnant will return. The Messiah, the One who breaks open the way, will lead them back home, and will restore the kingdom of David. The face of a person provides a window into their emotions, their inner intent, and here we see the Face Israel is to keep in continual focus is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Breaker. This is a good picture for all of God's sojourning saints - the way out of this world has been wrought by Jesus' finished work on the Cross, but we face "many snares and toils" and it is imperative that we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus the Pioneer Source and Perfector of our faith.

Matthew Henry writes - "Omnipotence for their van-guard. Their King shall pass before them, to head them in the way, even Jehovah He was their king on the head of them, as He was on the head of the armies of Israel when they followed the pillar of cloud and fire through the wilderness Ex He is not a deliverer just for the moment of need, but for the long haul. NET Note - The verb form of "breaks" is understood as a perfect of certitude, emphasizing the certainty of this coming event.

Then the people break out of the enclosure as they follow the One Who makes the breach. Can you see any parallels for your spiritual life? Let the words of Martin Luther give you a "clue" as how we can apply the truth that Jesus is the Breaker Who makes the way for us to follow…. Dost ask who that may be? They break out - This is the same verb parats - see below picturing the Jews as "breaking out" of the enclosure, following Christ, the Chief Shepherd 1Pe 5: The people do not break out until the Breaker , Who goes before them, has broken through.

The people break out of the enclosure as they follow in the footsteps of the One Who makes the breach Beloved is this not a good model for us to emulate today? Jesus our "Breaker" has broken the power of sin, but we experience the freedom He provides only as we follow Him, obeying His lead, surrendering to His Spirit Who leads us - Gal 5: The Breaker first opens the breach from the enclosure and then people of Israel break out, pass through the gate, and follow their King, Jehovah, their Head Leader. Breaker parats means to break through; burst out qal ; to spread abroad niphal ; to be broken down pual ; break loose hitpael.

MacKay - The word parats could be used for breaking down the wall of a captured city 2Kings It was also used of divine anger breaking out against those who have offended God Ex It can also mean to urge someone to a particular course of action 1Sam. It parats is a word which speaks of power that sweeps all obstacles before it, effectively undermining and demolishing all that would resist it.

The idea of parats is break down the hedge, break down the wall, break through a barrier or retainer, break into the house of God, tear down the wall of Jerusalem. Parats described the breaking open of a barrel of water, the breaching of a wall during a siege or the bursting of a dam. In a military context parats referred to a sudden, violent, devastating attack.

When God is subject it often describes His punitive activity upon individuals 2Sa 6: Micah's contemporary Isaiah describes the breaking that "The Breaker" must do to His people because they have broken covenant! I will remove its hedge and it will be consumed; I will break down its wall and it will become trampled ground. Parats is translated in the Septuagint Lxx of Micah 2: Diakope is used in Lxx of Jdg Webster says breach means describes the act of breaking or state of being broken; a rupture; a break; a gap.

Parats is used in 2Sa 5: Here Micah prophesies that the Messiah would break a way for Israel through their enemies. What a mighty God we serve! One Who beats down before them all barriers and impediments that obstruct their way. Victor Hamilton - Parats is used often in a military or disaster situation. The subject may be God or man. When God is the subject, parats describes his punitive activity upon Israel herself 1Chr When parats is associated with man it often connotes malicious and destructive activity, for example, to describe what the Babylonians did to the walls of Jerusalem.

This increase may be due to the assistance of a friend or relative Ge Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. Parats - 48v - NAS Usage: An interesting use of parats in Genesis where 3 related words one a proper noun are used…. The last phrase is more literally "'What! The parallel uses of parats in First Samuel and First Chronicles, both in the context of David fighting against a stronger enemy, are interesting…. Will You give them into my hand " he realized that victory was entirely dependent upon God—unless He delivered the Philistines into his hand, all would be in vain.

Gods of wood and stone, the idols of earthly fame and material wealth, will fail their devotees in the hour of need, but the living God will not disappoint those who are subject unto Him and seek His aid in the time of emergency. The Lord is ever "a very present help in trouble" Ps. The divine ordering of our ways, the directing of our steps, is urgently needed by all of us, nor will it be withheld if sought after the appointed order.

Those words were graciously spoken by the Lord to encourage and nerve David for the battle. We too are called upon to fight—"fight the good fight of faith. Has not God said to us He will "bruise Satan under your feet shortly" Ro If we lay hold of that promise we shall be able to exclaim, "I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beats the air" 1Cor 9: The Life of David, Vol 1: His Victory Over The Philistines. A good pattern to emulate!

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So here we see God break through David's enemies like violent, forceful flooding waters. And this is just the "fringes" [Job In other words David is saying "Jehovah has burst through [ parats ] my enemies before me like an outburst [ peres ]". Here, too, David has left a noble example for us to follow, and the more closely we do so, the more will God be honored, and the more will further successes be assured for us. Having obtained mercy to be dependent, David found grace to be humble, and ascribed the victory unto its true Author: In every forward step, in every resistance to temptation, in every success in service, learn to acknowledge "yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me" 1Cor May writer and reader be delivered from the self-praising, boastful, Laodicean spirit of this evil age, saying, "Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory" Ps No doubt the Philistines had expected both protection and help from their idols, but they failed them in the hour of need: Contrast the truth of Pr Now they were unwilling to preserve such gods as were unable to preserve them: A clear juxtaposition of God's provision of power and man's dependence upon that power.

God was the Breaker, but David had to carry out the "breaking" of the stronger Philistine army. Surely we can imitate David's pattern because the Breaker Christ Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever Heb What strong spiritual adversary or deep affliction temptation directed at our fallen flesh, lust inflamed by the godless world, fiery missile from the Evil One [Eph 6: However it is not too strong for The Breaker Who has already broken down all obstacles that might seek to impede our spiritual journey to heaven! Seek The Breaker as did David 2Sa 5: David was commanded to "work out his salvation deliverance in fear and trembling Php 2: Then like David who named the place of victory Baal-Perizim, give the glory to God for the great things He has done!

And set up a memorial, so that in future fights with your indefatigable adversaries the world, the flesh and the devil you might recall this to your mind and "Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD" Isa Let us not be sluggish be imitators of David's pattern for victorious Christian warfare and living and "through faith and patience inherit the promises. And remember that Baal-perazim means " Lord of the Breakthrough. Then obey Him and enter into the victory He has already provided by the breaking of His own body on the Cross!

And don't forget to "memorialize" the event plant a tree, make a note in journal, etc - something that allows you to recall the victory in the future when the Breaker breaks through. It's now been almost years since this victory, but we still remember it because David gave it the unique name, Baal-perazim! One of the most spectacular successes of Allied bombers during WWII was the bombing of one of the dams in the Ruhr valley in Germany, causing torrents of water to flood the area below.

David saw a similar outburst of the power of God upon the idol worshipping Philistines. In the present context the '' Breaker '', the ''One Who breaks through'', is none other than the King of the Jews, their long awaited Messiah, Who at His Second Coming returns first to the land of Edom and leads the remnant Many feel that the Jews in the time of the Great Tribulation will flee to Petra in Edom and Messiah will return and defeat the Antichrist and his armies as they seek to kill this hidden remnant See notes on Isaiah As an aside, be a Berean Acts Walter Kaiser explains "If the remnant of the flock are to be gathered and brought back to their land, they will need a leader.

He breaks the power of cancelled sin He sets the prisoner free His blood can make the foulest clean His blood availed for me. John Phillips - The Messiah is the One who clears the way. Just as He marched ahead of His people when they came out of Egypt into the promised land, so He will march ahead of them in a coming day.

He will clear out of their way the beast, the false prophet, and the massed armies of the world. Just as the Lord went before His people in the pillar of fire and the cloud through the wilderness, so three times in Mic 2: This Breaker can be none other than the Messiah Himself. Keil and Delitzsch interpret Micah 2: We must not exclude all allusion to the deliverance of the Jewish nation out of the earthly Babylon by Cyrus; at the same time, it is only in its typical significance that this comes into consideration at all, - namely, as a preliminary stage and pledge of the redemption to be effected by Christ out of the spiritual Babylon of this world.

Keil also cites Hengstenberg's note on the manifestation of power in Micah 2: John describes this King as " King of kings and Lord of lords " Rev So in Micah 2: What a great Savior and Redeemer is Jesus! John Trapp is an older pre - actually pre commentator well known for his pithy statements and quotable prose, but in this prophetic passage misinterprets this as relating to the "universal Church" even though it is written by a literal Jewish prophet and addressed to literal Jews in literal cities of Samaria and Jerusalem Micah 1: Ref The point we need to be like the Bereans "examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

As in sports, the "best defense is always a good offense," which you can accomplish by performing your own inductive Bible study especially emphasizing reading the text literally and reading the text in context so that you can be sure to keep context "king" , so that you will be able to competently comment on the commentaries including the one you are reading See thoughts on Consulting Conservative Commentaries!

As alluded to above, the motif of Jehovah leading His people into freedom is seen in Ex Jehovah was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. The passage may anticipate the Messianic Shepherd introduced in Micah 5: Adam Clarke written prior to - Jehovah being at their head, may refer to their final restoration, when the Lord Jesus shall become their leader, they having returned unto him as the shepherd and bishop of their souls; and they and the Gentiles forming one fold under one shepherd, to go no more out into captivity for ever.

Lord, hasten the time! Warren Wiersbe - This promise seems to reach ahead to the end times when Israel and Judah will be united and their King Messiah will reign over them. Micah describes a triumphant procession into the land, with King Messiah at the head and the Lord leading the people, just as He had led them out of Egypt.

J C Philpot - Now as to the prophetical meaning of this Scripture, it appears to my mind to point to a day not yet arrived, to "the latter day" of which the Old Testament prophets speak so much. When the Lord shall set his hand a second time to gather the remnant spread abroad on the earth, then this prophecy of Micah will be literally fulfilled--for there will be those difficulties in the way which none but "the Breaker" going before can remove.

But the Scriptures are written with that mysterious wisdom that there is not only in the Old Testament prophecies what is strictly prophetical, but also experimental.

We are not to discard the prophetical meaning as some do, for God has given it, and every word of God is pure. But on the other hand, it is the spiritual and experimental part which is food for the church of God.

Therefore though we dare not pass by the literal meaning Ed: May his tribe increase! And so Philpot's sermon deals primarily with application of the literal text … The people here spoken of are the people of God, the remnant according to the election of grace, God's own beloved family. But we gather from the words used that they had great difficulties, for why need they to have a Breaker go before them unless they were in such difficulties as nothing but an almighty hand could break down and remove? Thus we gather that the people to whom this promise is made are in such straits and difficulties, that they can never succeed in making a passage for themselves--but that this wondrous Person, this Immanuel, God with us, is to go before them; and for that reason he is called "the Breaker," because with His almighty hand He breaks up and breaks down these difficulties that lie in their path, and which they themselves could not by any wisdom or strength of their own remove out of the way.

Spurgeon - Morning and Evening on Christ as our " Breaker " "The Breaker goes up before them" - Inasmuch as Jesus has gone up before us, things remain not as they would have been had He never passed that way. He has conquered every foe that obstructed the way. Cheer up now thou faint-hearted warrior. Not only has Christ traveled the road, but He has slain all our enemies. Do you dread sin? He has nailed it to His cross Col 2: Do you fear death? He has been the death of Death 1Cor Are you afraid of hell? He has barred it against the advent coming of any of His children.

They shall never see the gulf of perdition. Whatever foes may be before the Christian, they are all overcome cf 1Jn 5: There are lions, but their teeth are broken cf Da 6: The sword that has been forged against us is already blunted; the instruments of war which the enemy is preparing have already lost their point. Well then, the army may safely march on, and you may go joyously along your journey, for all your enemies are conquered beforehand.

What shall you do but march on to take the prey? They are beaten, they are vanquished; all you have to do is to divide the spoil cp Zech You shall, it is true, often engage in combat; but your fight shall be with a vanquished foe. His head is broken Ge 3: Your victory shall be easy, and your treasure shall be beyond all count cf 1Cor The great work of our Divine Redeemer, by which He has broken for the captives the prison house of their bondage.

Many of us know not the bondage in which we are held. We are chained by sin, chained by the habit of evil with a strength of which you never know till you try to shake off. Jesus Christ as the Opener, and the Path, to God. Our condition is not only one of bondage to evil, but also one of separation from God. We do not know God as He is, except by Jesus Christ.

That God that is in Christ is the only God that humanity ever loved. He, by the fact of His Cross and Passion, has borne and borne away the impediments of our own sin and transgression which rise forever between us and Him, unless He shall sweep them out of the way. He is the Breaker for us of the bands of death. It is not possible that we can be held of the impotent chains that He has broken. Melvill - There is a remarkable prophecy in the writings of Micah, which seems closely to bear upon the subject of our present discourse "the veil of the Temple was rent" - Mk Who is this but the Lord Jesus Christ, Who, having vanquished death, and opened the closed gate of everlasting life, has gone before that He may prepare a place for His followers, who through faith and patience, shall inherit His promise Heb 6: And do you observe how the title of the Breaker, as applied to our Redeemer, is verified or vindicated by the prodigies which throng the crucifixion!

The broken earth, the broken rocks, the broken graves, the broken veil of the temple-how do all these teem to correspond with the Name of the Breaker! Amid a setting of national rebuke and reproof and under conditions in which there was little that existed worthy of the name of government, the Prophet Micah proclaims this bright and brilliant vision of deliverance.

The counselor, their king, had perished Micah 4: In the great pledge of this prophecy the Breaker is to come Who brooks no opposition, Who overturns oppression, Who overrides obduracy and Who overthrows all obstacles that stand in the way of permanent peace. The very blackness of the boisterous tempest described forms a suitable background to set forth the finer tints and fairer tones of the brightest rays of blessing ever given. Under the title of The Breaker, Christ appears as the Champion. Chivalrous in conflict, He is the Challenger who without fear assails the encastled foe.

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Yea, and He is the Conqueror Who without fail subdues the rebels and triumphs gloriously. The spiritual values of this section of the prophetic forecast are not only bright with vision but brighter with victory. He who raised up Gideon as the breaker to destroy the yoke of Midianite oppression, who called the mighty Cyrus to break the brazen gates of Babylonian bondage Isaiah The victory achieved over the Devil and death is complete.

Christ in His might has also broken down the middle wall of partition that hindered our approach to God, and by Him we now "have access by one Spirit unto the Father" Ephesians 2: The dramatic portrayal in Micah's thrilling figure of triumph is associated with certain of the grazing areas in Palestine.

When feeding among the thorn bushes, some of the sheep suddenly become startled because the appear to be entirely encircled. Then it is that the strong double-horned ram, with head down, plunges forward and breaks through the thorn barrier and opens a way for the sheep to follow. Until Christ came, underwent crucifixion and thus became the Conqueror, no evidence of victory for humanity over death and no assurance that evil would be vanquished had been established.

He has broken the bondage of sin and the bars of death, passed through at the head and led His people to larger life and lasting liberty. He not only breaks the power of canceled sin but enables each trusting soul to say,. My chains are snapped, the bonds of sin are broken And I am free. Oh, let the triumphs of His grace be spoken, Who died for me. Before you consult commentaries, sermons or other resources, first consult the Word of God, studying the Scriptures diligently 2Ti 2: In regard to the OT Prophetic books such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel, and the 12 "Minor" Prophets , remember that the most accurate interpretation is derived by applying the following principles:.

If one interprets a text symbolically allegorically , figuratively, spiritualizing when that text makes good sense literally, one potentially opens themselves to the danger of inaccurate interpretation, for then the question arises as to who's "symbolic" interpretation is correct and how imaginative one should be in evaluating a "supposed symbol"? Many of the commentaries and sermons on the OT prophetic books unfortunately are replete with non-literal interpretations except when it comes to Messianic Passages , which are usually interpreted literally. Therefore the watchword when reading any commentary on Old Testament prophecy is caveat emptor "buyer beware".

Read all commentaries like the Bereans Acts The promises of Jehovah to the nation of Israel e. Remember that while Scripture has only one correct interpretation , there can be many legitimate applications See Application , and therefore the OT prophetic books are extremely applicable in the lives of NT believers.

While an attempt has been made to list resources that adhere to these basic interpretative guidelines, not all the works listed in these collections have been read in detail. Blessing will follow Judgment. God Gathers to Judge and Deliver. God Judges Rulers and Comes to Deliver.

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God Brings Indictments and Ultimate Deliverance. Der Kommentar legt Micha als dramatischen Text aus und erschliesst dadurch die lebhaften Reden und eindringlichen Bilder so, dass das Micha-Drama in der Vorstellung gleichsam selbst inszeniert werden kann. Kommentare seit Allen, L. AncB, ; Ben Zvi, E.: NEB, ; Hillers, D. Hermeneia, ; Kessler, R.: HThK, , ; Mays, J. Soziale Arbeit als Kontrolle? Micha Pawlitzki analysiert die Wirkung der Bilder in Personalimageanzeigen, ihre latenten Botschaften und Mythen und nimmt eine Einteilung in sechs Hauptkategorien vor, die er umfassend vorstellt.

Micha Klotzbier ist am Ziel. Er ist beim Berlin-Marathon gestartet. Noch vor eineinhalb Jahren konnte er sich Zwar hat er weniger So lief die Raser Lamborghini- Micha mit seinem Anwalt vor Gericht. Den Anzug trug er auch bei der Horrorfahrt durch die Stadt.