Daily Devotions
Micah
"He shall deliver us from the Assyrian"
Text: Micah 5:6
BELIEVING THE LORD
Micah held fast to his faith in the Lord and His word. He believed that Isaiah was right when he said that the Lord would defeat the Assyrians.
“They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
And the land of Nimrod at its entrances;
Thus He shall deliver us from the Assyrian,
When he comes into our land
And when he treads within our borders.”
Micah 5:6
1. God’s answer to the dilemma that Judah faced
a) It was truly Divine intervention.
b) The angel of the Lord attacked the Assyrian army in Judah.
c) 185,000 Assyrian troops fell to the sword of the angel of the LORD (Isaiah 37:36).
2. “They shall waste with the sword the land of Assyria”
a) Sennacherib swiftly returned home.
b) His land was being invaded.
c) He was slain by his own sons (Isaiah 37:38).
3. “He shall deliver us from the Assyrian”
a) When they come into the land of Judah.
b) When he impudently treads within the borders of Judah.
c) God’s deliverance was truly:
i) Spectacular
ii) Unique
THE CHALLENGE WAS TO FULLY TRUST THE LORD
Not all in the land of Judah had such a firm faith in the Lord! There was rampant fear that prevailed in the kingdom of Judah.
1. There was dark dismay.
2. The Assyrians had successfully conquered Israel.
3. Sennacherib had conquered other nations neighbouring Judah.
4. Unbelief prevailed.
THE TASK OF THE PROPHETS
Isaiah, Hosea and Micah were faithful and outstanding servants of the Lord.