Scripture Reading : Micah 2
Theme : What Goes Around Comes Around
Humbling the Proud (1-5). The Lord indicts those who commit evil to obtain financial gains. His fitting punishment is to bring disaster upon them, just as they brought disaster upon those whom they cheated (See Judges 1:7). God will humble them (James 4:6). God will give the land to the Assyrians, apostate (4), and the Assyrians will ridicule and mock these oppressors.
Disputation of the Proud (6-11). The proud oppressors command Micah not to preach such judgmental sermons. But God rebukes them and points out the obvious that He punishes evil and rewards righteousness. These oppressors rob sojourners and violently seize the houses of widows and fatherless children (8-9). So God warns them to be prepared to go to exile (10), because they refuse to heed to His word but love false prophets (11).
Final Conclusion (12-13). Though God will exile the nation, He is faithful and will call the remnant back to Israel. He will open the gate of exile and return them to Israel again. He will pass before them, protect them, like He did during the exodus (Ex. 13:21). This is another reference to the future, final exile and exodus of Israel (see Hosea 2:14-15; Zech. 14:2). All of this will be completely fulfilled during the second coming of Jesus.
Praying the Scripture
- The Lord God is the vindicator of all evil. It is in this truth that we find meaning in life for all the injustices in the world and in our lives. Without a God who judges righteously, life is meaningless. The preacher in Ecclesiastes solves the problem of meaninglessness through the righteous judgment of God (Eccl. 12:14). If you are oppressed unjustly, take comfort and know that God will vindicate.
- It is common for evil doers to give false reasons for spurning God’s truth. We pray they will stop justifying themselves and humble themselves and forsake their idols of pleasure and money in order to commit themselves to our righteous and gracious God who is mighty to forgive and restore, just as He will restore the nation of Israel and anyone who repents.
经文：弥迦书2
主题：凡事都有报应
骄傲者的谦卑（1-5）。主指责凡为谋取金钱利益而作恶的人。神合宜的惩罚是在他们身上降灾难，就如他们对自己所欺骗的带来灾难一样（见士1:7）。神会使他们谦卑（雅4:6）。神将把地交给不信主的亚述人（4），而亚述人会对这些欺压者嘲讽讥笑。
骄傲者的争论（6-11）。骄傲的欺凌人士吩咐弥迦不要再传这类含审判性质的道。可是，神斥责这些人，并指出祂当然会惩罚罪恶、赏赐公义。这些欺凌人的不但剥夺客旅之物，还以强暴手段占据寡妇及其孩子的住家（8-9）。因此，神警告他们预备被流放（10），因为他们不愿听从神的话，喜爱的是假先知（11）。
用经文祷告
- 神必然报应罪恶。我们是基于这真理才能忍受世上及生命中所有的不义之行。若无一位秉持公义的神，生活便毫无意义了。《传道书》的传道人是借着神公义的审判解除生命之虚空的疑惑（传12:14）。因此，你若受到不公平的对待，要安心知道神必报怨。
- 恶人为要蔑视神的真理编织出各种假理由已是司空见惯的事。我们祷告他们会停止自圆其说，谦卑虚己，舍弃享乐和钱财的偶像，委身于大有能力赦免并医治他们的公义、恩慈的神，因为祂会复兴以色列及凡愿意悔改的人。
