Session 13 Micah 7:1-10,18-20
Micah’s personal confidence and hope for the future.
~`7 But I will look to the LORD;
I will wait for the God of my salvation.
My God will hear me.
8 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.
9 Because I have sinned against him, I must endure the LORD’s fury
until he champions my cause and establishes justice for me.
He will bring me into the light;
I will see his salvation.
10 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.
(7:7) Just as Micah was sure God would bring judgment on Israel because of their unfaithfulness to the Lord, he was confident the Lord would keep His covenant with those who loved Him and were faithful to keep His covenant. (See Micah 7:20; Deut. 30:1-10.)
(7:10) When Israel’s enemies saw God restore His people, they would be humiliated and realize that all of their efforts to destroy the people of God had come to nothing. In the ancient Near East, people believed that when one nation conquered another nation, the conquering nation had also defeated the loser’s god. Therefore, Israel’s enemies would believe they had vanquished the Lord God and would taunt Israel about their supposed accomplishment. However, these enemies would be shocked when the Lord defeated them.
`~Point out that Micah 7:7 is the memory verse for this session.
encourage the group to commit this verse to memory this week.
Lead the group to identify actions that Micah indicated he would take
and God’s response to his actions.
We wait for those things we trust.
If we believe a bus is coming soon, we will wait at the bus stop.
But when we lack trust that the bus driver will keep his appointed schedule,
we look for alternate methods of transportation.
Micah waited because He trusted God in the process.
Micah declared God to be like none other
by His showing compassion through forgiveness.
Micah reminded his hearers of God’s faithfulness to His promises.