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"Because of your sins"

Text: Micah 6:13

THE JUDGMENT OF THE LORD

Some thought that the Lord would only rebuke them, but then He would forgive and the judgment is never fulfilled. The grace and mercy of the Lord were bestowed but few had appreciated what they had received from Him. There came a time when the judgment of the Lord had to fall on the nation.

“Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you,
By making you desolate because of your sins.
You shall eat, but not be satisfied;
Hunger shall be in your midst.
You may carry some away, but shall not save them;
And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword.”
Micah 6:13-14

1. “Therefore I will also make you sick by striking you”

a) The “strike” is a veiled reference to impending warfare.

b) There are many consequences of war:

i) Loss of lives

ii) Destruction of the land

iii) Illness and disease

2. “By making you desolate”

a) This sense of desolation would be palpable.

b) It would be a devastating experience to see the whole country overrun by enemies.

3. “Hunger”

a) In war, food will be scarce.

b) Many will experience hunger.

c) They would not be able to eat enough to be satisfied.

d) They would now understand how the poor in the land had felt all this while.

4. “You may carry some away, but shall not save them”

a) They may attempt to save money or food.

b) But their efforts would result in failure.

5. “And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword”

a) It would be normal to try and rescue some people.

b) Some may actually be rescued.

c) But the enemies would ultimately catch the runaways and they would be killed in the end.