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Themes in Micah 7

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Themes in Micah 7

Micah 7:1 (show verse)

How sad for me!
For I am like one who—
when the summer fruit has been gathered
after the gleaning of the grape harvest—
finds no grape cluster to eat,
no early 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)

Godly people have vanished from the land;
there is no one upright among the people.
All of them wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt each 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)

Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot 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 brier;
the most upright is worse than a hedge of thorns.
The day of your watchmen,
the day of your punishment, is coming;
at this time their panic is here.

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 rely on a friend;
don’t trust in a close companion.
Seal your mouth
from the woman who lies in your arms.

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

Micah 7:6 (show verse)

Surely a son considers his father a fool,
a daughter opposes her mother,
and a daughter-in-law is 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 I will look to 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, my enemy!
Though I have fallen, I will stand up;
though I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be my light.

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)

Because I have sinned against Him,
I must endure the Lord’s rage
until He argues my case
and establishes justice for me.
He will bring me into the light;
I will see His salvation.

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

Then my enemy will see,
and she will be covered with shame,
the one who said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will look at her in triumph;
at that time she will be trampled
like mud in the streets.

No Themes for this verse.

Micah 7:11 (show verse)

A day will come for rebuilding your walls;
on that day your boundary will be extended.

Fence » Made of stone walls

Micah 7:12 (show verse)

On that day people will come to you
from Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
even from Egypt to the Euphrates River
and from sea to sea
and mountain to mountain.

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

Micah 7:13 (show verse)

Then the earth will become a wasteland
because of its inhabitants
and as a result of their actions.

No Themes for this verse.

Micah 7:14 (show verse)

Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
the flock that is Your possession.
They live alone in a woodland
surrounded by pastures.
Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead
as in ancient times.

Bashan » Distinguished for its fine cattle
Carmel » Mountain » Caves of
Forests » Often afforded pasture

Micah 7:15 (show verse)

I will perform miracles for them
as in the days of your exodus
from the land of Egypt.

No Themes for this verse.

Micah 7:16 (show verse)

Nations will see and be ashamed
of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths,
and their ears will become deaf.

No Themes for this verse.

Micah 7:17 (show verse)

They will lick the dust like a snake;
they will come trembling out of their hiding places
like reptiles slithering on the ground.
They will tremble in the presence of Yahweh our God;
they will stand in awe of You.

Insects » Mentioned in scripture » Earthworm
Serpent » Feeds upon the dust
Serpents » Doomed to eat their food mingled with dust

Micah 7:18 (show verse)

Who is a God like You,
removing iniquity and passing over rebellion
for the remnant of His inheritance?
He does not hold on to His anger forever,
because He delights in faithful love.

Anger » The anger of the lord
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Delight » What the lord delights in
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God » To believers » To the penitent
God » Mercy of » Forgives sin
God's Promises » Of mercy » Of pardon
God's Promises » To the overcomers » To the penitent
Mercy » Forgives sin
God's Mercy » Is his delight
Pardon » Promised
Pardon » Exhibits the » Compassion of God
Penitent » Promises to
Sin » God » Alone can forgive
Sinners » Pardon of » Promised
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Unity of God » Exhibited in » His being the only source of pardon

Micah 7:19 (show verse)

He will again have compassion on us;
He will vanquish our iniquities.
You will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea.

Anger » The anger of the lord
Compassion » Of Christ » Of God
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God » Examples of Leadership » Compassion of
Pardon » Exhibits the » Compassion of God
Pardon » Expressed by » Casting sins into the sea
Penitent » Spiritual restoration of
Restoration » Spiritual, of the penitent
Spiritual » Future rest of the saints restoration » Spiritual, of the penitent
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions

Micah 7:20 (show verse)

You will show loyalty to Jacob
and faithful love to Abraham,
as You swore to our fathers
from days long ago.

Abraham » God's covenant with
Anger » The anger of the lord
Compassion » The lord being compassionate
Covenant » Of God with men » God faithful to
God, Faithfulness of » Manifested » In fulfilling his promises
Forgetting » What the lord will forget
God's Mercy » Described as » Sure
Transgression » The lord purging transgressions
Truth » Of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfillment of his covenant
the Truth of God » Exhibited in his » Fulfilment of his covenant