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Biblical Commentary Micah 5:2-5a EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: The first verse of this book tells us that the word of Yahweh came to Micah "in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah." This was in the eighth century B.C. when Assyria was the reigning superpower.
20 gru 2015 · Micah’s oracle serves as a reminder that the promise of God’s covenant is certain, yet the expression of its fulfillment is not always predictable. Micah’s oracle speaks to a world that is caught in the bewilderment of violence, uncertainty, and economic disruption.
9 lis 2014 · Micah invites us to reframe our lives within God’s story, to see our lives anew. This passage can help us investigate false powers and distorted relationships in our lives today. During election season, it’s worth asking about the ways we invest identity and power in political leaders.
13 lis 2022 · Micah 5:2-5a With its reference to Bethlehem and its messianic imagery, this oracle features prominently in Christian tradition, which understands the promise of a great king—“the one of peace”—as being fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth.
17 gru 2018 · Micah’s indictment of Judah’s leaders reaches a peak in 3:11. “Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they lean upon the Lord and say, ‘Is not the Lord among us?’” But Micah declares what all the prophets knew all too well.
The remnant of the Jewish nation shall return to the spirit of the true genuine children of Israel, a people in covenant with God; the hearts of the children shall be turned to the fathers, Mal. 4:6.
"Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us; they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek." "He hath laid siege against us" indicates that Micah identified himself with the besieged city, hence the conclusion that it must be Jerusalem.
