Micah 6:3-5 (ESV)
“O my people, what have I done to you?
How have I wearied you? Answer me!
For I brought you up from the land of Egypt
and redeemed you from the house of slavery,
and I sent before you Moses,
Aaron, and Miriam.
O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised,
and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal,
that you may know the righteous acts of the LORD.”
Remembering what God has done for us in the past might be the best way to make wise choices in the present. In the above passage, toward the end of Micah’s prophecy, the nation is confronted by God directly. Up to this point the prophecy has been both condemning (what will happen if they don’t repent) and full of hope (if they do repent). In the above verses God is asking them to judge who He is. He invites them to judge His character and treatment of them. He demands an answer from them. In this proclamation, Micah recalls four blessings from God for them to remember. He is trying to spark them to repentance and Godly living.
1. God redeemed them from Egypt.
2. God sent them leaders to guide them (Moses, Aaron and Miriam ... the latter despite her rebellion toward Moses)
3. His protect for them when Barack tried to deceive them with mixed marriages and compromising principles.
4. When He made a way from them to cross the Jordan River from Shittim to Gilgal.
He is trying to remind them of His goodness. It is meditating on God’s goodness that can rescue us from our badness.
No comments:
Post a Comment