Micah

Then, You Beg


Note: This is posted a day late due to my being sick.

Micah is another book of prophecy written during the end of the kings (he was a contemporary of Hezekiah) and near the time of the destruction of Jerusalem.  In themes familiar to Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, this book condemns Israel and Judah for their sin and idolatry.

Chapter 3 is particularly graphic in its description, "You eat my people's flesh, strip off their skin, and break their bones. You chop them up like meat for the cooking pot." (v.3)  Here Micah is talking to the leadership of Israel and the shameful way they treated the common person.  Amassing great wealth to themselves and letting the people starve physically and spiritually.  Verse 4 condemns them, "Then, you beg the Lord for help in times of trouble! Do you really expect him to answer? After all the even you have done, he won't even look at you!"

Isn't that indicative of human nature yet today?  We ignore God and pursue our own lusts and only call on Him when we are in trouble or have a serious health issue.