Micah 3: 1-2

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I will analyze chapter 3 in the book of Micah, the purpose of the passage was to demonstrate that malicious intentions contribute to the growth poor leadership. In Micah 3 I will analyze Micah’s purpose in the passage; which was to display the growth of evil in poor leadership which intentions are malicious. The mischievous actions (that were taken place led to the ruins of the nation) considered as disobedience to God, which in return the nation developed into a nation of ruins. I will start off by supporting the idea that malicious intentions lead to punishment and explaining the content of the following verses: Micah 3: 1-2, Micah 3:4, and Micah 3:12; I will then support the idea with verses Jeremiah 9:9 and Numbers 32: 12-14, lastly I …show more content…

Is it not for you to know justice?— you who hate the good and love the evil, who tear the skin from off my people and their flesh from off their bones…” (Mic 3.1-2) Micah explains that the leaders of Israel loved evil, which is causing them to harm the nation. When Micah says “…who tear the skin from off my people and their flesh from off their bones…” He does not mean that the leaders are physically tearing the flesh off of their bones, but he is demonstrating that the poor leadership with bad intentions is harming the people of the nation. The purpose of Micah 3: 4 is to demonstrate what will happen to the individuals whose intentions of their actions are to harm others “Then they will cry to the LORD, but he will not answer them; he hid his face from them at that time, because they have made their deeds evil.” (Mic 3.4) This verse explains that the person will soon regret their actions and will seek God, but he will not answer for the harm they have caused; God will not reveal himself to the person who has purposely caused harm to others, as a consequence The last verse I will analyze differentiates from the rest, in Micah 3:12 has the purpose of giving a visual image of what will occur in the near future if a leader has made poor decisions, in which it has affected the people of the Zion and Jerusalem. Micah 3:12, “Therefore because of you, Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.”(Mic 3.12) This verse allows the reader to understand that the land that is under control of the corrupted leaders will eventually collapse as a reaction to the actions being taken. In this passage, it summarizes that because individuals are damaging other people they will receive consequences such as the silence of God or if it is the head of the nation they will

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