The Book of Micah (Week 4)–Accusation (Cont.) and Consolation: Hope for the Future

08/12/2020 – Wednesday Evening Service

Micah 2:12-13

1. Accusation (Vss. 1-11)
   1. – The fact that these religious leaders rejected Micah’s message did not mean that the message was wrong; it meant that the hearers were wrong.
   2. – The way we respond to God’s Word indicates our relationship to the Lord.
   3. – But the nation did not learn from its history: The people repeated the same sins as their ancestors but thought they would avoid the same consequences.
2. Consolation (Vss. 12-13)
   1. – Consolation without true repentance is only giving false hope; it is saying, “Peace, Peace!” when there is no peace. But conviction without hope creates only hopelessness.
   2. – God would work because of the faith of this remnant. (This is also true of the professing Church.) The hope of the nation lies with the remnant.