Micah 1:1
The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Tag: God’s Word is True
To believe in Christ for your salvation, you have to believe God’s Word is true. In order for God’s Word to be true, all parts of it has to be true. The Gospel is based upon the historical account that Jesus lived, died and rose from the dead. If non of that is true, than we are all left to our own philosophies and die a death that leaves nothing left. The fact that the Bible says Jesus rose from the dead and was seen by over 500 people after his death, is an historical event the Bible claims true. So, all parts of the Bible have to be true for us to be saved.
In the above text we might not think there is much meat for spiritual food. However, the “prophets” all speak to things that “will happen” in the future. If ONLY one thing they prophecy to happens does NOT come true, the entire Bible loses its credibility.
The book of Micah is a great testing ground for the prophets since it has so many “predictions” and “prophecies” about the immediate future of Judah and far reaching “prophecies” about the Messiah, Jesus. Notice the following:
Note this comment from the commentary, “The Universal Bible Dictionary,” edited by A.R. Buckland and A.L. Williams: “Micah foretells in clear terms the invasion of Shalmaneser and Sennacherib (1:6-16) … the utter destruction of Jerusalem (3:12). Just as clearly he foretells the deliverance of Israel (2:12, 4:10, 5:8); the birthplace of the Messiah (5:2); the promulgation of His Gospel from Mount Zion, and its results; the exaltation of His Kingdom over all nations.”
Here is a prophet that predicted that Jesus would be born in Bethlehem 800 years prior to Jesus’ birth. In fact, the prophets as a whole, predicted over 300 prophecies. Note one blog’s statement:
“The Old Testament, written hundreds of years before Jesus’ birth, contains over 300 prophecies that Jesus fulfilled through His life, death and resurrection. Mathematically speaking, the odds of anyone fulfilling this amount of prophecy are staggering. Mathematicians put it this way: 1 person fulfilling 8 prophecies: 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000: 1 person fulfilling 48 prophecies: 1 chance in 10 to the 157th power 1 person fulfilling 300+ prophecies: Only Jesus!”
When we read a book like Micah and see that this prophet foretold key elements of Jesus birth, life and death, we can rest assured that our salvation is not based upon myth, mysticism, philosophy, or psychological gymnastics. Our faith is based upon the historical Jesus who, as the Bible records, died, was buried and rose from the dead to save us from our sins.
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