# Micah 07 đź“–: Who Is a God Like You
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### Micah Laments Judah’s Sin
[[#Verse 01.]]Â Woe is me!
For I am like those gathering fruit
and those harvesting grapes,
when there is no grape cluster to eat
and no fresh figs that my stomach craves.
[[#Verse 02.]] Faithful men have disappeared from the land;
there are no godly men left.
They all wait in ambush to shed blood;
they hunt their own brother with a net.
[[#Verse 03.]]Â They are experts at doing evil;
government officials and judges take bribes,
prominent men announce what they wish,
and then they plan it out.
[[#Verse 04.]]Â The best of them is like a thorn;
their godly are like a thorn bush.
Woe to your watchmen;
your appointed punishment is on the way.
The time of their confusion is now.
[[#Verse 05.]]Â Do not rely on a friend;
do not trust a companion!
Even with the one who lies in your arms,
do not share secrets!
[[#Verse 06.]]Â For a son thinks his father is a fool,
a daughter challenges her mother,
and a daughter-in-law her mother-in-law;
a man’s enemies are his own family.
[[#Verse 07.]] But I will keep watching for the Lord;
I will wait for the God who delivers me.
My God will listen to me.
### Jerusalem Will Be Vindicated
[[#Verse 08.]] My enemies, do not gloat over me!
Though I have fallen, I will get up.
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light.
[[#Verse 09.]] I must endure the Lord’s fury,
for I have sinned against him.
But then he will defend my cause
and accomplish justice on my behalf.
He will lead me out into the light;
I will witness his deliverance.
[[#Verse 10.]]Â When my enemies see this, they will be covered with shame.
They say to me, “Where is the Lord your God?”
I will gloat over them;
then they will be trampled down
like mud in the streets.
[[#Verse 11.]]Â It will be a day for rebuilding your walls;
in that day your boundary will be extended.
### A Closing Prayer
[[#Verse 12.]] In that day people will come to you
from Assyria as far as Egypt,
from Egypt as far as the Euphrates River,
from the seacoasts and the mountains.
[[#Verse 13.]]Â The earth will become desolate
because of what its inhabitants have done.
[[#Verse 14.]]Â Shepherd your people with your rod,
the flock that belongs to you,
the one that lives alone in a thicket,
in the midst of a pastureland.
Allow them to graze in Bashan and Gilead,
as they did in the old days.
[[#Verse 15.]] “As in the days when you departed from the land of Egypt,
I will show you miraculous deeds.”
[[#Verse 16.]] Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength;
they will put their hands over their mouths
and act as if they were deaf.
[[#Verse 17.]]Â They will lick the dust like a snake,
like serpents crawling on the ground.
They will come trembling from their strongholds
to the Lord our God;
they will be terrified of you.
[[#Verse 18.]]Â Who is a God like you?
Who forgives sin
and pardons the rebellion
of those who remain among his people?
Who does not stay angry forever,
but delights in showing loyal love?
[[#Verse 19.]] Who will once again have mercy on us?
Who will conquer our evil deeds?
Who will hurl all our sins into the depths of the sea?
[[#Verse 20.]]Â You will be loyal to Jacob
and extend your loyal love to Abraham,
which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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###### Verse 07.
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###### Verse 20.
## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Micah compares himself to someone searching for fruit after the harvest and finding none (7:1).
2. Jesus quotes 7:6 about enemies in one's own household (Matthew 10:35-36).
3. 7:7 is a turning point in the book, from lament to hope.
4. God is pictured shepherding His people with His staff in Bashan and Gilead (7:14), lands known for rich pasture.
5. "As in the days when you came out of Egypt" (7:15) connects future hope with the exodus.
6. "Who is a God like You?" (7:18) is a wordplay on Micah's own name, which means "Who is like the Lord?"
7. God throwing sins into the sea (7:19) recalls Pharaoh's army thrown into the sea (Exodus 15:4-5).
8. The Jewish custom of Tashlich, done near water at Rosh Hashanah, is based on 7:19.
9. 7:18-20 is read in many synagogues on Yom Kippur afternoon, along with Jonah.
10. Zechariah's song in Luke 1:72-73 echoes 7:20 about God's oath to Abraham.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the One through whom God pardons sin and throws our sins into the depths of the sea (7:18-19). In Him God shows the faithful love He swore to Abraham (7:20; Luke 1:72-73).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
> [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way.
## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Micah says he will watch for the Lord and wait for God his Savior (7:7). What does it look like to wait on God when everything around you is falling apart?
2. "Though I have fallen, I will rise" (7:8). How does God's light bring hope in our darkest moments?
3. God does not stay angry forever but delights in faithful love (7:18). How should this truth shape the way we come to Him after we sin?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 7: I will watch for the Lord and wait for the God of my salvation.
- đź“– verse 8: Though I fall, I will rise; though I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light.
- đź“– verses 18-19: Who is a God like You, who pardons sin and hurls our sins into the depths of the sea?
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[Luke 01#Verse 72.|Luke 1:72-73]] - God remembers His oath to Abraham.
- đź”— [[Matthew 10#Verse 35.|Matthew 10:35-36]] - Enemies within one's household.
- đź”— [[Psalm 103#Verse 12.|Psalm 103:12]] - As far as the east is from the west.
- đź”— [[Exodus 15#Verse 11.|Exodus 15:11]] - Who is like You, O Lord?
- đź”— [[1 John 01#Verse 09.|1 John 1:9]] - God is faithful to forgive our sins.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Micah 07 - SOAP|Remember the Goodness of God]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes