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"In that day the decree shall go far and wide"

Text: Micah 7:11

A PROPHECY CONCERNING REBUILDING JUDAH

Micah believed with all his heart that one day Babylon would be judged and destroyed. He also believed deeply that Judah would be rebuilt.

“In the day when your walls are to be built,
In that day the decree shall go far and wide.
In that day they shall come to you
From Assyria and the fortified cities,
From the fortress to the River,
From sea to sea,
And mountain to mountain.”
Micah 7:11-12

1. “In the day when your walls are to be built”

a) With a strong faith Micah made this prophecy.

b) Judah would be rebuilt one day.

c) The city walls of Jerusalem would be erected.

2. “In that day the decree shall go far and wide”

a) There were in fact three separate decrees:

i) King Cyrus made the first decree (Ezra 6:3).

ii) King Darius made a similar decree (Ezra 6:8).

iii) King Artaxerxes made an even more definite decree (Ezra 7:13).

b) The most significant decree was issued in the days of Ezra the scribe (Ezra 7).

i) King Artaxerxes commanded all his satraps and governors, far and wide, to give support.

ii) Much provision was made to ensure the success of the rebuilding of the temple and Judah.

3. “In that day they shall come to you”

a) This was a reference to all the scattered Jews.

b) They were found in Assyria.

c) They were found “from sea to sea”.

d) The River here is a reference to the Euphrates with respect to Babylon.

e) They were scattered in mountainous regions.

f) They would return to rebuild their homeland.

i) They would rebuild their Temple.

ii) They would rebuild the city of Jerusalem.

iii) They would rebuild the walls of the ancient city of Jerusalem (Ezra and Nehemiah).