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Themes in Micah 7

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Themes in Micah 7

Micah 7:1 (show verse)

Woe is me! For I am
Like the fruit pickers, like the grape gatherers.
There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,
Or a first-ripe fig which I crave.

Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » Jeremiah
Despondency » Jeremiah
Gleaning » Figurative
God » Is declared to be » Longsuffering
Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Summer » Fruits of
Trust » Who not to trust in
Wrath » Who is not appointed to wrath

Micah 7:2 (show verse)

The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a net.

Net » A snare for men
Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Trust » Who not to trust in
Uprightness » The wicked » Do not act with
Wrath » Who is not appointed to wrath

Micah 7:3 (show verse)

Concerning evil, both hands do it well.
The prince asks, also the judge, for a bribe,
And a great man speaks the desire of his soul;
So they weave it together.

Character » Of the wicked » Evil doers
Character » Of the wicked » Mischievous
Character of the wicked » Mischievous
Court » Corrupt
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Corruption of
Earthly » Reward » Earthly, a source of temptation
Evil » Zeal » Against » Manifested by evil men in pursuing their plans
hands » Of the wicked, described as » Mischievous
Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Reward » Spiritual crowns » Earthly, a source of temptation
Sin » Love of
Trust » Who not to trust in
Zeal » Evil » Manifested by evil men in pursuing their plans

Micah 7:4 (show verse)

The best of them is like a briar,
The most upright like a thorn hedge.
The day when you post your watchmen,
Your punishment will come.
Then their confusion will occur.

Days » Feast of » Of visitation
Days » A time of judgment called a day of » Visitation
Hedges » Often made of thorns
Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Thorn » Used » Hedges formed of
Trust » Who not to trust in
Uprightness » The wicked » Do not act with
Visitation » Day of

Micah 7:5 (show verse)

Do not trust in a neighbor;
Do not have confidence in a friend.
From her who lies in your bosom
Guard your lips.

Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Trust » Who not to trust in

Micah 7:6 (show verse)

For son treats father contemptuously,
Daughter rises up against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;

A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.

Children » Dishonouring parents » By strife in the household
Daughter-in-law » Unfilial » Prophecy of
Home » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By strife in the household
Parents » Dishonouring parents, different ways of » By strife in the household
Removal » The righteous being removed from the earth
Trust » Who not to trust in
War » Figurative » Often arises from the opposition of friends or relatives
Warfare of saints » Often arises from the opposition of friends or relatives

Micah 7:7 (show verse)

But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.

Afflictions » Tempered with mercy
Prayer » Causes of failure in » True prayer heard
Prayer » Heard » True prayer heard
Waiting » Exemplified » Micah
Waiting » With full confidence
Waiting upon God » Exemplified » Micah
Waiting upon God » Should be » With full confidence

Micah 7:8 (show verse)

Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy.

Though I fall I will rise;
Though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a light for me.

Afflictions » Tempered with mercy
God » Leader » Light, a
Light, spiritual » Believers' duty performed in » God a
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Light
Spiritual » Light » God a light
War » Figurative » Encouraged in
Warfare of saints » Saints » Encouraged in

Micah 7:9 (show verse)

I will bear the indignation of the Lord
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me.
He will bring me out to the light,
And I will see His

righteousness.

Afflicted saints » Should acknowledge the justice of their chastisements
Afflictions » Tempered with mercy
Indignation » Who shall bear the indignation of the lord
Resignation » Motives to » Our own sinfulness
God, Righteousness Of » Saints » Confident of beholding

Micah 7:10 (show verse)

Then my enemy will see,
And shame will cover her who said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will look on her;

At that time she will be trampled down

Like mire of the streets.

No Themes for this verse.

Micah 7:11 (show verse)

It will be a day for building your walls.
On that day will your boundary be extended.

Fence » Made of stone walls

Micah 7:12 (show verse)

It will be a day when they will come to you
From Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
From Egypt even to the Euphrates,
Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.

Assyria » Predictions respecting » Participation in the blessings of the gospel