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彌迦書 5

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1 成群的民(原文是女子)哪,現在你要聚集成隊;因為仇敵圍攻我們,要用杖擊打以色列審判者的臉。

2 伯利恆以法他啊,你在猶大諸城中為小,將來必有一位從你那裡出來,在以色列中為我作掌權的;他的根源從亙古,從太初就有。

3 耶和華必將以色列人交付敵人,直等那生產的婦人生下子來。那時掌權者(原文是他)其餘的弟兄必歸到以色列人那裡。

4 他必起來,倚靠耶和華的大能,並耶和華─他之名的威嚴,牧養他的羊群。他們要安然居住;因為他必日見尊大,直到極。

5 這位必作我們的平安。當亞述人進入我們的境,踐踏宮殿的時候,我們就立起個牧者,個首領攻擊他。

6 他們必用刀毀壞亞述和寧錄的關口。亞述人進入我們境踐踏的時候,他必拯救我們

7 雅各餘剩的必在多國的民中,如從耶和華那裡降下的水,又如甘霖降在上;不仗賴力,也不等候世之功。

8 雅各餘剩的人必在多國多民中,如林間百中的獅子,又如少壯獅子羊群中。他若經過就必踐踏撕裂,無人搭

9 願你的舉起,敵人!願你的仇敵都被剪除!

10 耶和華:到那日,我必從你中間剪除馬匹,毀壞車輛,

11 也必從你國中除滅城邑,拆毀一切的保障,

12 又必除掉你中的邪術;你那裡也不再有占卜的。

13 我必從你中間除滅雕刻的偶像和柱像,你就不再跪拜自己所造的。

14 我必從你中間拔出木偶,又毀滅你的城邑。

15 我也必在怒氣和忿怒中向那不從的列國施報。

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Micah 5

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff

In Micah 5:1, a troop means the good that comes from truth. But... what is a good that comes from truth? Here's a mundane example: you know that it's true that it's safer to buckle your seat belt, so you do it; it's a good action that comes from knowing a truth.

In this verse, a daughter means affection, so it's talking about an affection for doing such good actions. A siege against that would be bad ideas trying to get in, and to smite on the jaw with a rod means to destroy falsities. The prophecy in verse 2 has this in mind. This is what Jesus is being born to do, to lift the siege of false ideas.

In Micah 5:2, we find the familiar prophecy about where the Lord will be born.

Then, in Micah 5:3, 4, there's reference to the Lord gathering the people of His church and teaching them. The term used for the people of the church here is "brothers", as they all address the Lord as Father. The same is true of “the sons of Israel”. "She which travails" is a reference to the woman clothed with the sun spoken of in the book of Revelation.

In Micah 5:5, 6, Assyria means reasoning. Reasoning from the truths taught, as meant by the feeding in verse 4, can bring agreement and peace. But reasoning from the falsity that Assyria brings in must be destroyed. The seven shepherds and eight princely men means a total deliverance from their falsity. Seven means something holy, and eight means complete conjunction.

In Micah 5:7, some of the people left behind were good and had stayed apart from the idolatry of the Israelite kingdom. These remnants could come to the new church the Lord was establishing, where they could be saved. But the vast bulk of the people were led away to captivity not only to physical slavery, but - spiritually - to reasoning from falsity, which becomes a form of slavery, too.

Micah 5:8. The lion and young lion, trampling and tearing are the evil and falsity of the kingdom of Judah, and there will be no support there for the church the Lord will establish.

Micah 5:9. The Lord’s church will win.

Micah 5:10-15. The Lord will establish a new church when He "bows the heavens and comes down" but He will not destroy the physical things that are listed here. It will really be a desrtuction caused by people who operate from selfishness, greed, ignorance, indifference, and love of power.

Horses mean someone’s understanding, and chariots their own false doctrine. Cities mean more general doctrine, and fortresses symbolize their strong opinions. Graven images are idols, i.e. false gods.

The Lord’s anger and vengeance are only appearances in people's imaginations. It's the way they feel when they want what is evil. When evil loves conflict, everyone is going to get angry with everyone else. The Lord would greet them with love if only they would mend their ways.

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Micah 5:7

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7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.