Tabernacle Baptist Church

Sep 6, 20231 min

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

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