The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Micah 5:7-8,
"The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man. The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one can rescue."
Just musing here. A remnant of Jews dispersed among the nations is a precise description of the Jewish diaspora that followed the destruction of Judah by the Babylonians in the sixth century BC, about a hundred years or so following the time of Micah.
The Lord utilized the diaspora, as well as other things, to facilitate the promulgation of the gospel following the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Greeks provided a common language for effective communication of the gospel in the known world, the Romans provided roads that made travel possible for the spread of the gospel, and the diaspora provided a home base for Paul and others to work from as they took the gospel from city to city in the known world.
Micah, as in a lot of prophetic material, jumps a bit from one future context to another, and, while I am not certain I am understanding this properly, one thing I do know: when it came time to take the gospel into the world, the Romans, with their roads, the Greeks with their common language of the day, and the diaspora were all things utilized for the spread of the Gospel.
It is my firm conviction that to understand what God does in the world, it needs to be understood from the context of God's over-arching agenda for this age: God is building his kingdom. The personal salvation of individuals is the goal. If that be kept in mind, questions might be framed better, perspectives on what the Lord is doing may be much closer to the mark, a lot of things in life become more understandable.
"He [the Lord] is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9b.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which do not wait for anyone or depend on man. The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which mauls and mangles as it goes, and no one can rescue."
Just musing here. A remnant of Jews dispersed among the nations is a precise description of the Jewish diaspora that followed the destruction of Judah by the Babylonians in the sixth century BC, about a hundred years or so following the time of Micah.
The Lord utilized the diaspora, as well as other things, to facilitate the promulgation of the gospel following the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Greeks provided a common language for effective communication of the gospel in the known world, the Romans provided roads that made travel possible for the spread of the gospel, and the diaspora provided a home base for Paul and others to work from as they took the gospel from city to city in the known world.
Micah, as in a lot of prophetic material, jumps a bit from one future context to another, and, while I am not certain I am understanding this properly, one thing I do know: when it came time to take the gospel into the world, the Romans, with their roads, the Greeks with their common language of the day, and the diaspora were all things utilized for the spread of the Gospel.
It is my firm conviction that to understand what God does in the world, it needs to be understood from the context of God's over-arching agenda for this age: God is building his kingdom. The personal salvation of individuals is the goal. If that be kept in mind, questions might be framed better, perspectives on what the Lord is doing may be much closer to the mark, a lot of things in life become more understandable.
"He [the Lord] is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." 2 Peter 3:9b.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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