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Mikas 5

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1 Ngayon ay mapipisan ka sa mga hukbo, Oh anak na babae ng mga hukbo: siya'y nangubkob laban sa atin; kanilang hahampasin sa pisngi ang hukom ng Israel ng isang tungkod.

2 Nguni't ikaw, Beth-lehem Ephrata, na maliit upang lumagay sa libolibo ng Juda, mula sa iyo ay lalabas sa akin ang isa na magpupuno sa Israel; na ang pinagbuhatan niya ay mula nang una, mula nang walang hanggan.

3 Kaya't kaniyang ibibigay sila hanggang sa panahon na siya na nagdaramdam ay manganak: kung magkagayon ang nalabi sa kaniyang mga kapatid ay babalik sa mga anak ni Israel.

4 At siya'y titindig, at magpapakain ng kaniyang kawan sa kalakasan ng Panginoon, sa kamahalan ng pangalan ng Panginoon niyang Dios: at sila'y mananatili; sapagka't ngayon siya'y magiging dakila hanggang sa mga wakas ng lupa.

5 At ang lalaking ito ay magiging kapayapaan natin. Pagka ang taga Asiria ay papasok sa ating lupain, at pagka siya'y tutungtong sa ating mga palacio, tayo nga'y mangagtitindig laban sa kaniya ng pitong pastor, at walong pinakapangulong tao.

6 At kanilang wawasakin ng tabak ang lupain ng Asiria, at ang lupain ng Nimrod sa mga pasukan niyaon: at kaniyang ililigtas tayo sa taga Asiria, pagka siya'y pumasok sa ating lupain, at pagka siya'y tumungtong sa loob ng ating hangganan.

7 At ang nalabi sa Jacob ay magiging parang hamog na mula sa Panginoon sa gitna ng maraming bayan, parang ulan sa damo, na hindi naghihintay sa tao, ni naghihintay man sa mga anak ng tao.

8 At ang nalabi sa Jacob ay magiging sa gitna ng mga bansa, sa gitna ng maraming bayan, na parang leon sa mga hayop sa gubat, na parang batang leon sa mga kawan ng mga tupa; na kung siya'y dumaraan ay yumayapak at lumalapa, at walang magligtas.

9 Mataas ang iyong kamay sa iyong mga kaaway, at mangahiwalay ang lahat ng iyong mga kaaway.

10 At mangyayari sa araw na yaon, sabi ng Panginoon, na aking ihihiwalay ang iyong mga kabayo sa gitna mo, at aking gigibain ang iyong mga karo:

11 At aking ihihiwalay ang mga bayan ng iyong lupain, at aking ibabagsak ang lahat ng iyong katibayan:

12 At aking ihihiwalay ang mga panghuhula sa iyong kamay; at hindi ka na magkakaroon ng mga manghuhula:

13 At aking ihihiwalay ang iyong mga inanyuang larawan at ang iyong mga haligi mula sa gitna mo; at hindi ka na sasamba sa gawa ng iyong mga kamay;

14 At aking bubunutin ang iyong mga Asera mula sa gitna mo; at aking sisirain ang iyong mga bayan.

15 At ako'y maguukol ng panghihiganti sa galit at kapusukan sa mga bansa na hindi nangakinig.

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Micah 5

Po 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 4:3

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3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.