Confession and Comfort (Micah 7:1-20) - 9/6/23

Micah 7:1-20

Chapters 1-3 the coming judgement (Punishment)

Chapters 4-5: The restoration to follow (Promise)

Chapters 6-7: The plea for repentance (Pardon)

Lament for a Nation – (7:1-7) A Moral Wasteland—No Fruit on the Vine (7:1–4) “Don’t Trust Anyone!” (7:5–6) Look to God Alone! (7:7) Israel’s Hope in Yahweh’s Grace: Final Prayer of Confession, Hope, and Praise (7:8–20) Acceptance of Judgment, Confession, and Hope (7:8–9) The Demise of the Enemy (7:10) Jerusalem: The Metropolis of the World (7:11–13) The Divine Shepherd’s Salvation (7:14–15) Defeat and Salvation of the Nations (7:16–17) Hymn of Praise to the Incomparable God (7:18–20) STEPHEN G. DEMPSTER, “MICAH,” IN DANIEL–MALACHI, ED. IAIN M. DUGUID, JAMES M. HAMILTON JR., AND JAY SKLAR, VOL. VII, ESV EXPOSITORY COMMENTARY (WHEATON, IL: CROSSWAY, 2018), 496

The Sins of the People – vv. 1-7

• A confession of sin – vv. 1-4

  • Woe is me!

  • The day of the watchman comes
    

• Broken relationships -vv. 5-6

  • Personal relationships have deteriorated

  • No compassion or trustworthiness to be found
    

• Hope in the Lord -v. 7

  • Laying flat on our back… all is gone but GOD

The Hope of the People – vv. 8-20

• The remnant will rise- vv. 8-9

  • I will bear His indignation (my sin)

  • His discipline has brought repentance and forgiveness

  • In darkness we see the light
    

• The enemy will fall – v. 10
  

• The Kingdom will grow – vv. 11-13

  • The spiritual influence of the people of God

  • THE CHURCH TODAY
    

• The Shepherd will lead – vv. 14-15

• Flock, garden land, Bashan and Gilead

  • A picture of provision and plenty

  • Great Shepherd
    

• The Nations will come – vv. 16-17

  • mouths and ears. Reverence and Awe

  • Animals crawling form their den trembling before God
    

• The Lord will reign – vv. 18-20

  • Genesis 13:15; 17:7–8, 13, 19; 48:4

  • 2 Corinthians 6:16