Shalom. It is a privilege of mine to conclude today, by the grace of God, the study of the book of Micah, the Hebrew prophet Micha, which have prophesied concerning the Messiah coming in his first coming as well as in his second coming. He said in Micah, in the fifth chapter, "But thou, O Beth Lechem Ephrata, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me, that is to be a ruler in Israel, whose going forth have been from of old, from everlasting." The promise of the promise of the first coming of the Messiah. He also prophesied, and he spoke earlier, in the previous chapter, where he spoke about the gathering of the nations to the city of Yerushalayim, where if you remember in chapter 4, "But in the last days it shall come to pass that the mountains of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills, and people shall flow unto it, and many nations shall come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his path.

For the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Yerushalayim." Well, in the seventh chapter, this is the final chapter in the writing of the prophet Micha, the final words of Micah, the prophets. He is taking us now into the end of times, really into the tribulation period. And there he concludes the book with the final restoration of Israel as a nation. This is a wonderful chapter, and I trust that you will enjoy it as we go through this verse by verse. Let me read that chapter, and please follow me first of all, from Micah 7 and verse 1. "Woe is me, for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits as the grape gleanings of the vintage.

There is no cluster to eat. My soul desired the first ripe fruit. The good man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood. They hunt every man his brother with a net, that they may do evil with both hands earnestly. The prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward. And the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire. So they wrap it up. The best of them is as a briar. The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge. The day of thy watchmen, and thy visitation cometh. Now shall be their perplexity. Trust ye not in a friend.

Put ye not confidence in a guide. Keep the doors of thy mouth from hair that lieth in thy bosom. For the son dishonoreth the father. The daughter rises up against her mother. The daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man's enemies are the men of his own house. Therefore, I will look unto the Lord. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy. When I fall, I shall rise. When I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him. Until he plead my cause and execute judgment for me.

He will bring me forth to the light. And I shall behold his righteousness. Then she that is mine enemy shall see it. And shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? Mine eyes shall behold her. Now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets. In the day that thy walls are to be built. In that day shall the decree be far removed. In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria. And from the fortified cities. And from the fortress even to the river. And from sea to sea. And from mountain to mountain. Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate.

Because of them that dwell therein. For the fruit of their doing. Feed thy people with thy rod. The flock of thine heritage. Which dwell solitary in the wood. In the midst of Carmel. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilad. As in the days of old. According to the days of thy coming. Out of the land of Egypt. Will I show unto him marvelous things. The nations shall see. And be confounded at all their might. They shall lay their hand upon their mouth. Their ears shall be deaf. They shall lick the dust like a serpent. They shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth.

They shall be afraid of the Lord our God. And shall fear because of thee. Who is a God like unto thee. That pardoneth iniquity. And passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage. He retains not his anger forever. Because he delighteth in mercy. He will turn again. He will have compassion upon us. He will subdue our iniquities. And thou will cast all their sins into the depth of their sea. Thou will perform the truth to Jacob. And the mercy to Abram. Which thou had sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. The Lord. This is the conclusion of Michah. When the prophet is now coming to the climax in his message.

Now remember that Michah was presenting his message to the nation of Israel. In a time of decline. Where the Assyrians were ready to come to take the northern tribe to Assyria. Where the Babylonians about a hundred years later on were going to come to take the Jewish people Judah into Babylon. And he's writing these messages with the longing of the restoration of the people of Israel. In between as he speaks concerning the needs of the nation of Israel. Again you can see him appealing to the nation. And God himself is speaking to the nation. Desiring for the nation to have a change in their life and their behavior.

And God if you remember in the previous chapter 6 and verse 3 he said. Oh my people what have I done unto thee? And where have I wearied thee? Testify against me. We shared this already in the previous session as we study. And so here today we are speaking the conclusion of this message of Micah. Now naturally when we read a text such as this. We naturally find it difficult to grasp and to understand the thoughts that we have here in this passage. Naturally speaking without the help of the Spirit of God. We will not be able to understand what God has in mind when he's using Micah to speak this message to the Jewish people.

But with the help of the Spirit of God we will be able to understand this text. Because only he is able to help us to understand. You know what we read in 1 Corinthians chapter 2 and verse 14 where Paul said. The natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God because they are foolishness unto him. But the spiritual man can receive it. Meaning the spiritual individual that really want to know the Word of God. The Holy Spirit of God. Ruach HaKodesh is able to help us to understand the Word of God. And so in the 7th chapter we are being carried by the prophet. Even though he is speaking about immediate events that were going to come in 586.

The Jewish people are going to be taken to Babylon. The Babylonians will destroy the city of Jerusalem. And Israel will be carried to the rivers of Babylon. But he actually carrying us over to the tribulation time. And just before the tribulation comes. He explained to us of the events that are going to occur in the tribulation period. So in your mind understand that the theme of the 7th chapter is the repentance of the remnant of Israel. Before the salvation of God and the entrance into the kingdom of the Messiah. So Israel is confessing their condition to God after the previous chapter. Where he had a disputation against him.

And so in the first 6 verses. Michah himself is voicing as if he is a representation of the remnant of Israel. Who are going to voice themselves during the tribulation. Notice he began in verse 1. Michah speaks for Israel crying in the day of the tribulation. And look what he is saying in verse 1. Woe is me. For I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits. As the great gleanings of the vintage. There is no cluster to eat. My soul desire the first ripe fruit. What he is saying. The remnant of Israel crying to God. Represented by Michah here. And saying woe is me. I am thirsty for God.

I want to enjoy something that is refreshing to my heart. And he says I am as when they gather the summer fruit. As the grape gleaning of the vintage. There is no cluster to eat. In other words. In the starting of the tribulation. There will be a time. Where there will be nothing to refresh. To satisfy the soul of those who are in hunger and thirst for the Lord. Why? Because it will be a terrible time. A time of distress. Sorrow and suffering here in this world. And you know when you are going to glean. As it says here. The first grapes. And you want to come and to enjoy the first cluster.

What happens? You are not having this first cluster. Because everything has been totally removed. And disappeared from this earth. Because of the judgment of God. Today. When a person is going to glean the grape. He himself. Or she. Whoever does the gleaning. Take of these grapes. And enjoy it. Because it is the first fruit. It is just the first portion of the fruit. It is called here also the summer fruits. The first fruit that you take. That comes out of the ground. You want to eat it. And enjoy it. Because it is the start of the new gleaning. That is going to come. The harvest that is going to come.

But unfortunately. He is saying. Woe is me. The Hebrew word is. Alelai li. Oili. It is like. What a condition exists. I can't enjoy. That which my soul is longing for. And so. No first fruit. The vintage is no longer existing. There is no cluster to eat. And to enjoy. You and I don't realize. How good it is for us today. That we have the privilege. To sit under the sound. Of the word of God. And read the scripture. And have refreshment to our hearts today. When we look at Yeshua. Our Messiah. Our Lord. And our Savior. But there is coming a time. Where there will be dryness.

And emptiness. Here in this world. Because it is the time of God's judgment. Against this universe. Now notice. What he is saying here in verse 2. The good man is perished out of the earth. There is none upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood. They hunt every man his brother with a net. Now notice that. He says. The good man perished out of the earth. And there is none upright among men. There will be a period of time. In the history of this universe. Just after the rapture of the church. When the called out ones. Are going to be taken out of here.

And the tribulation period is going to start. There will be a short period of time. I do not know how long. Where the Bible showed to us. The good man is perished out of the earth. And there is no upright among men. Now we know very well. That the Bible teaches us. That all have sinned. And come short of the glory of God. That's true. It's true. But you and I who are sinners. Just the same like in the history of our people Israel. Who are sinners. The upright were those who were saved and forgiven. Who are part of God's people. But there will be a period of time.

Apparently. That once the church is being taken out of here. And at the start of the tribulation period. Where there will be a time. That there will be not even one individual. That will be saved in that little window. Now I know in chapter 14 of the book of Acts. The apostle Paul in verse 17 says. Nevertheless he. That is God. Left not himself without a witness. In other words. Throughout the whole human history. God always had a witness to himself. In order to share the truth of the fact. That God is the true and living God. But from the second verse here. Of Micah chapter 7 and verse 2.

It seemed to be. That there is a time. The little window. The little short period of time. When the church. The assembly. Had been taken out of here. And just at the start of the tribulation. That there is not even one. That is upright among men. Not even one. Now to prove this. From the context of some verses. I'd like you to go back to Psalm chapter 12. For a moment. And in verse 1. It says. Lord for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men. Here the psalmist. David the king of Israel. Prophetically speaking to the Lord. He said. Lord help.

The godly man ceases. There is no godly man any longer here. The faithful fail from among the children of men. Can you imagine. Of a time. Such as this. Where there will be the removal. Of anyone. That has god in his heart. Look at chapter 14 of Psalm. In verse 2. The Lord looketh down from heaven. Upon the children of men. To see. If there is any. That did understand. And seek god. But they are all gone aside. They are all together become filthy. There is none that doeth good. Not even one. This is amazing. All the time. When I read this text. I always apply it.

We are all sinners. But there is people who are saved. But it seemed to be. That there is a short period of time. In human history. Where there will be a time. Where there will be total godlessness. Here in this world. And as it says here. There is none that doeth good. Not even one. They have all workers of iniquity. No knowledge at all. You eat up my people. As they eat bread. And they call not upon the Lord. And it is interesting. That Psalm 14. And verse 3 says. No. Not even one. Again. I would like to say. The psalm suggests. That it speaks about this period of time.

Between the rapture of the church. And the starting of the tribulation period. Now. Remember. Micah is a Hebrew prophet. He doesn't know about the church age. It's totally hid in God. All what he knows. Is in the second coming of the Messiah. Israel is accepting the Messiah. And ultimately being restored. He doesn't know. Concerning the truth of the rapture of the church. But you and I know this today. And we know that. Before the tribulation period will come. There will be a rapture. A snatching away. Of the heavenly company. The ecclesia. And we are going to be taken. Before the tribulation begins. Now notice what it says.

In verse 3 and 4. Look at the evil. That will precede. That will exist here. During the day of God's visitation. When he is going to come. To judge this world. Verse 3 and 4. It says. That they may do evil. With both hands. Earnestly. The princes ask. And the judges ask for reward. In other words. There will be bribery. And then he says. That he uttereth his mischievous desire. And the great men. Which means the wealthy people. In other words. There will be a lot of mischief. And dishonesty. That will exist here on earth. And then he says. So they wrap it up. They all gather together. In such an activity.

That will happen. They all work evil together. In verse 4. It says. The best of them. Will be as a briar. And the most upright of them. Will be sharper than a thorn hedge. In other words. In this time. Of the starting of the tribulation. The best of the best of men. Will be as he says. Like a briar tree. A prickly tree. And then the most upright. In other words. There will be someone. That presumably will be upright. The best that human race can produce. Will be sharper than a thorn hedge. In other words. There will be a condition. That will prevail here. At the beginning of the tribulation period.

That will be a terrible condition. No one that is upright. The good men. Will perish out of this earth. The best of the human race. Can produce. Will be like. As it says here. In verse 4. Will be sharper than the thorn hedge. What a condition. That will prevail here. In this day. And you noticed it. What's going to happen. In this activity. It will fulfill. What the Hebrew prophets. Have spoken about. All along. In the prophecies. From Isaiah. To Malachi. The prophets of Israel. Prophesied about. The coming days. Where the judgment. Is going to happen. That's what he says. In verse 4. The day of thy watchmen.

And thy visitation. Cometh. Now shall be. Their perplexity. Now who are the watchmen. The Hebrew word. Tsofeh. Tsofeh. Or Tsofecha. Is the watchmen. The prophets of Israel. Who were anticipating. The promises of God. To come to pass. And they were watching. For the nation. They were warning. The people of Israel. They were giving instruction. To our own nation. Historically. There were watchmen. That have spoken. Concerning. Those days. That are going to come. You know. The watchmen. Of Israel. Spoke about good things. But they also spoke. About bad things. That were going to happen. In the history. Of our people. Israel. Let me read to you.

Just one or two things. Concerning the watchmen. In Isaiah. Chapter 62. And verse 6. God said. I have set. Watchmen. Upon thy walls. O Jerusalem. We shall never. Hold their peace. Day or night. Ye that make. Mention. Of the Lord. Keep not silence. And give him. Not rest. Until he establish. Until he make. Jerusalem. A praise. In the earth. God. Set a watchman. On the walls. Of the city. Of Jerusalem. And the responsibility. Of the watchman. Is to watch. Over the nation. And to say. Wait a minute. In the wrong direction. You should be. Responding to the Lord. And confessing your sins. And returning to the Lord.

Don't go in this direction. You know. We have today. Any of those. Bible. Teachers. The shepherds. That lead today. In the churches. In the assemblies. In a sense. They are like. A watchman. Who are watching. Over the spiritual. Welfare. Of the people. Of God. You and I. Have to be. So thankful. For these. Brethren. In their spheres. Who have been. Such a blessing. To us. Who tell us. Hey. Wait a minute. You know. Do you think. That that direction. Is right. Don't go there. Or. When we need. To repent. To tell us. Listen. Turn to the Lord. Who lead us. In the spiritual life. We have to be.

So thankful. When we have. These godly. Brothers and sisters. In the present day. Church age. We have said. It is in chapter 62. And in verse 6. On. That God. Set a watchman. To pray. For the nation. Of Israel. They are the one. Who were called. Not to keep silent. To make mention. Of the Lord. And constantly. To speak. To the nation. On behalf. Of the Lord. And to warn them. From a direction. That will be not. Pleasing. To the Lord. You can see. In our chapters. How Micah. Is pointing. Up to the watchman. His contemporary. Isaiah. Is the one. That was mentioning this. Notice now. Also.

And I'll just point out. Another verse. Concerning. The watchman. If you just go for a moment. To Jeremiah. Chapter 31. And verse 6. Verse. For there shall be a day. That the watchman. Upon the mount. Of Ephraim. Shall cry. Arise ye. And let us go up. To Zion. Unto the Lord. Our God. The watchman. Responsibility. Is to cry. And to challenge. The nation. Of Israel. To be restored. And to turn back. Unto the Lord. Turn back. Also. In Jeremiah. Chapter 6. And verse 17. Here's. The other side. Of the story. Also. I set. Watchman. Over you. Saying. Hearken. Unto the. Sound. Of the trumpet. But he said. We will not hearken.

You see. On the one hand. The watchman. Was challenging. Israel. To hearken. To the voice of the Lord. And Israel. Did not hearken. On the other hand. The watchman. Is crying. To the nation. To be restored. And Israel. Had. Been. The prophets. Of Israel. Who spoke about. The coming days. And now. Look at this. The day. That the watchman. Spoke about. Has finally. Arrived. The day. Of thy watchman. We can put it like this. The day. Of the prophets. Message. And your. Visitation. Cometh. This is the tribulation. When God. Is going to. Visit Israel. In discipline. And. Ultimately. Restoration. So the prophet. Spoke about. The day.

Of the visitation. And the time. Have come. And Micah. Is speaking about this. In this chapter. The day. Of the watchman. Have come. And while. In his. Immediate. Time. 586. BC. The Babylonian. Would come. And take. The Jewish people. To Babylon. But again. Beloved. Brothers. And sisters. Can see. And he places us down. Just at the beginning. Of the tribulation. And he's saying. The time. Of the visitation. Of the tribulation. Have come. Now. What will happen. At the tribulation. Period. Look at this. What a sad. Condition. You know. Israel. The Jewish people. Always were well known. As having a great. And a good family. Relationship. Always in the history.

Of our people. You would know. The Jewish people. Preserve themselves. As their family. Were united. Always together. The Jewish people. Were kept. Separated. From the nations. Of the world. But what happened. That during the tribulation. Because of violation. Of the word of God. The family tie. Will be broken. The relationship. Between husband. Wife. Children. Parents. Sons. And daughters. Will not be anymore. The way God. Have intended. It. To be. And it says. In verse 5. And 6. There will be. A broken down. Of all relationships. Trust not. In a friend. Put ye not. Confidence. In a guide. Keep the door. Of your mouth. From hell. That lieth.

In thy bosom. This is verse 5. Now look at this. Don't trust a friend. Don't put. Confidence. In the one. Who guide you. And it's even going. Zero in. To a marriage. Relationship. Where he said. The door. Of your mouth. Shut. From whom? From hell. That lieth. In thy bosom. Even the wives. And the husband. Relationship. Will be so. Torn down. Because. Of sin. And I don't have. To tell you. That even today. We can see. How. Often time. A friend. Betray us. And a guy. That you're supposed. To be led. By him. Or her. Or her. You cannot put. Confidence. Anymore. In a person. And what about.

The marriage. Union. They have been. Totally. Falling. Into pieces. And broken. And you see. This will. Get. It's climates. During the tribulation. Period. Where. The relationship. With friend. And a guy. And a husband. And wife. Relationship. A friend. Should be. Caring. For another friend. You remember. What Yeshua. Said. He called. The believers. The Hebrew apostles. He called them. Friends. In the Bible. We read. A friend. Stick closer. Than a brother. And yet. You remember. When Yeshua. Came. And his best friend. Have sold him. Mine own. Familiar friend. He said. With whom. I walk. To the house. Me. In other words. What we see. That because.

Of a departure. From the Lord. There is. The friendship. Being broken. The relationship. Being broken. And specifically. It is. In connection. With the tribulation. Period. With the nation. Of Israel. Doing. The tribulation. Period. Now. We read. When Yeshua. At his first coming. Came. And he spoke. To his disciples. Again. Remember. He was not talking. About the church age. As yet. Because. He was dealing. With the restoration. Of Israel. The nation. That he came. To redeem. At first. And so. After he called. Unto him. The twelve. It says. In verse five. These twelve. Yeshua. Sent forth. And he commanded them. Look at this. He said to them.

Go not. Underline the word. Not. Go not. Into the ways. But into the cities. Of the Samaritans. Enter ye not. But notice. Verse six. He says. But go rather. To the lost sheep. Of the house. Of Israel. When Yeshua. At his first coming. Came. He wanted. To establish. The messianic kingdom. He wanted. To introduce. His messiahship. And his kingship. Over the people. Of Israel. That's why he said. To the apostles. Don't go yet. To the Gentiles. Go to the lost. Sheep. Of the house. Of Israel. But what happened. He told them. As you go. Preach. Saying. The kingdom. Of heaven. Is at hand. The kingdom.

Is coming. The kingdom. Of God. Is coming. Heal the sick. Cleanse the leper. Raise the dead. Cast off the demons. And then he continued. Speaking to them. He says. In verse 15. Verily I say unto you. It shall be more tolerable. For the land of Sodom. And Gomorrah. Than in a day. Of judgment. Than for that city. In other words. Judgment. He was now taking us. To the tribulation period. And then he says. A verse. That is really. Speaking from. The prophet. In verse 21. A brother. Shall deliver up. A brother. To death. And a father. The child. The children. Shall rise up. Against their parents. And cause them.

To be put to death. And ye. Shall be hated. Of all men. For my name's sake. But he. That endureth. Unto the end. This is the end. Of the tribulation period. Was saved. To enter into. The messianic kingdom. Remember. In Matthew chapter 10. We don't have the church age. As yet. The thoughts. Of the messiah. Was concerning. The coming restoration. Of the people of Israel. And the language. Is very clear. So back to. The prophet. Micha. He's saying to them. In verse 5. Don't trust in a friend. Put not your confidence. In a guide. Keep the doors. Shut from the mouth. Of hair. That lieth. At your bosom.

That's the condition. That will prevail. In the tribulation period. And now. Here's verse 6. This is exactly. What Yeshua. Just quoted. In Matthew. Chapter 10. The son. Dishonores the father. The daughter. Rise up. Against her mother. The daughter-in-law. Against her mother-in-law. And the. The man. The man. The man. Of his. Own. House. What a condition. That will prevail. During the tribulation period. The son. Dishonored his father. The daughter. Rises up. Against her. Own. Mother. And daughter-in-law. Against her. Mother-in-law. And the enemies. Of men. Will be. In his. Very. Own. House. When Yeshua. He is the one. The God. Of Israel. Before his incarnation. Who gave. By divine.

Inspiration. The instruction. To. Michah. And I. Also. Want to point out. In connection. With verse 6. In the same. Chapter of Matthew. Chapter 10. Verse 35. And 36. He says. I am. Come to set. A man. Of variance. Against his father. And the daughters. Against her mother. And a daughter-in-law. Against her mother-in-law. Man's foe. Shall be. Of his own. Household. Yeshua's. Voice. In Matthew. 10. It's Yeshua's. Voice. From Micah. Chapter. 7. In verses. 5. And 6. It's the same. God. The God. Of Abraham. Isaac. And Jacob. That will prevail. In the tribulation period. A confession. Of Israel. Of their own. Condition. That's the condition. That will prevail. In the tribulation period. Now. Just to.

Remind you. If you remember. We just celebrated. Pesach. And we read. In Malachi. Chapter 4. And verse 5. God said. Behold. I will send to you. Elijah. The prophet. Before the coming. Of the great day. What Elijah. Is going to do. Look. He said. He shall turn. The heart of the fathers. To the children. And the heart of the children. To their fathers. Why? Because the relationship. Of the families. Have been broken. And the people of Israel. Did not enjoy. Any longer. That relationship. That God. Have intended. For them. And Eliyahu. Anavi. Elijah. The prophet. Will be sent. To restore. That relationship. The broken relationship. As we just read.

Elijah. Will be sent. And he will restore. The hearts. Of the fathers. To their sons. And the Hebrew. The Israeli. The Jewish. Family ties. Will be totally restored. In the messianic kingdom. They will enjoy it. In a full. Sense. Of the word. As God. Have intended. This. For the nation. Of Israel. But at the tribulation period. The sad condition. That will prevail. And Israel. Through Micah. The voice of the remnant. He speaks. He confessed. The sad condition. Of the nation. Of Israel. And so. In the next verses. Seven. Eight. Nine. And ten. Israel now. Through the prophet Micah. Having confidence. That the Lord. Will ultimately.

Redeem them. And save them. Look at the beautiful verses now. After the sad. Expression. That we have here. In verses one to six. That we prevail. At the start. And during the tribulation period. In verse seven. Israel. Will hope in the Lord. It says. Listen to this. Therefore. I will look unto the Lord. I will look unto Jehovah. I will wait. For the God. Of my salvation. My God. Will hear me. Micah is speaking. On behalf of the remnant. And he says. Now. I can see. The condition. I confess. The sad condition. Of my people. The remnant. Is really speaking. Is really speaking. We confess.

Our condition. Look at what's going on. Look at the chaos. That is existing. But. We are not going to. Stay there. We are going to have. Confidence. In the restoration. Of our Lord. And the beautiful word. That you have. Therefore. I. Notice the word. I. And my. Mentioned. In verse seven. Eight and nine. Look how many times. The prophet. The remnant. Are making it. Their own. They say. In verse seven. I will look unto the Lord. Wait. For the God. Of my salvation. By the way. The word. Salvation. Come from the Hebrew word. Yeshua. Yeshua. Or Yish'i. My salvation. The name of Jesus. The name of Yeshua.

In Hebrew. Is salvation. I. Will wait. For the God. Of my. Yeshua. Of my salvation. It says. In verse eight. He continues. Notice the confidence. I. Rejoice. Not against me. Speaking to the enemies. Of Israel. When I fall. I shall arise. When I sit. In darkness. The Lord. Shall be. A light. Unto me. Now. When the people of the world. Is looking at the nation. Of Israel. They have looked at Israel. Always. In history. And still looking at it today. And the counterfeit Messiah. During the tribulation period. And the enemies of Israel. Are looked. As if they are united together. Against Israel. Israel. And so the prophet.

Micha. A representation. Of the remnant. Of Israel. He says. Don't rejoice against me. Because. When I fall. I. Shall. Arise. In other words. There is an assurance. There is a confidence. That Israel. As a nation. Will be restored. And shall. Arise. What happened. With Israel. All the promises. The God of promise. Are they. In vain. All the watchmen. The prophets. In vain. And. Unfortunately. In this church age. There are many. Who believe. That God. Had finished. With Israel. The Jewish people. But look. What we read here. Very clear. That God. Have not finished. With his people. Israel. The apostle Paul. Said it. In Romans 11. Have God.

Cast away. His people. Whom he foreknew. And you remember. What he said. In Romans 11. Verse 26. Will be saved. The deliverer. Out of Jacob. And deliver. The nation. Of Israel. So Israel. Is going to rise up. One day. And here. We can see this. I. Shall. Rise. Up. He's actually. Also. Talking about. The prophet. Amos. That had prophesied. Concerning. Israel's restoration. In Amos. Chapter 9. Verse 11. The tabernacles. Of David. Which have been. Broken down. God will. In the future. Day. And again. The apostles. Dealt with it. In Acts. Chapter 15. Verses 16. And 17. The restoration. Of the nation. Of Israel. And then he says. Not only. That I will rise.

But he says. When I sit in darkness. It's because of the time. When Israel. Have been. Blinded. To the messiahship. Of Yeshua. They are in darkness. The people of Israel. Today. Our own nation. It's still in. Spiritual darkness. Verse 8. The Lord. Shall be a light. Unto me. The Lord. Had promised. That he. Will restore. Israel. And he. Will be a light. Unto. The nation. Of Israel. There are. Precious verses. That I must. Read. To you. In order. For you. To enjoy. At the same time. As Micah. In Isaiah. Chapter 60. Says. Arise. Shine. Verse 1. For thy light. Is come. And the glory of the Lord. Is risen upon thee.

Speaking to Zion. To Jerusalem. To Israel. For behold. The darkness. Shall cover the earth. And gross darkness. The people. But. The Lord. Shall rise. Upon thee. And his glory. Shall be seen. Upon thee. And the Gentiles. Shall come. To thy light. And kings. To the brightness. Of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes. Round about. And see. All they. Gather themselves. Together. They come. Unto thee. Thy sons. Shall come. From afar. And thy daughters. Shall be. Nursed. At thy side. When thou. Shall see. And flow. Together. And thine heart. Shall fear. And be enlarged. Shall be. Converted. Unto thee. The forces. Of the Gentiles. Shall come.

Unto thee. Isaiah. Speaking on behalf. Of the Lord. To the nation. Of Israel. Arise. And shine. For thy light. Has come. This really. Touched the heart. Because. When you think about. A nation. That had been. In darkness. For many generations. Persecuted. The Jewish people. Scattered. Among the nations. Of this world. The hope. For the nation. Of Israel. That they. One day. Will arise. And look at. The confidence. That the remnant. Says. To the enemies. Rejoice. Not against me. O my enemy. When I fail. I shall. Arise. When I sit. In darkness. Light. To me. In verse 9. He continue. And there. In all this. Israel. Agrees.

With the chastening. Of the Lord. See. They will come. To a time. But they will say. Lord. You know. You are right. When God. Discipline. Us. When we go. Astray. We deserve it. We really deserve it. When we sinned. Against him. We deserve. To be punished. And so. Israel. Will agree. With God. When a father. Discipline. His son. Or his daughter. They don't do it. Out of hatred. They do it. Out of love. Because they want. The blessing. For them. And when. We go wrong. We deserve. Discipline. And that's what. Israel is saying. Notice verse 9. I will bear. The indignation. The Hebrew word. For indignation.

Is. In other words. I will bear. Bear. Carry. I will carry. The judgment. The punishment. That I deserve. You see. They will come. To a point. When they will not. Have self-confidence. Anymore. They will not. Accuse God. And say. God. I don't deserve this. Why do I get this. From you. You know. We sometimes. Accuse. The Lord. When God. Discipline. And we accuse. Of God. If you really care. And understood me. You wouldn't have allowed. These things to happen to me. In my life. But we have to realize. That God is holy. You must judge. Sin. He cannot brush it. Underneath the carpet. And you know.

How we know. His love to us. Is when we look. At the cross. When Yeshua died. When he had to be placed. As the just. For the unjust. You and I. In order to bring. Us to God. And so. If God disciplined. Israel. Israel coming to a point. In the indignation. Where they said. I am going to bear. The indignation. I deserve it. I will bear. The indignation. Of the Lord. Why? Because. I have sinned. Against him. I have sinned. Against the Lord. They say. Micah said. On behalf of the remnant. The remnant. Will say it. During the tribulation period. I deserve it. You know.

It's so precious. When a person. Is willing. To take. The punishment. That he deserved. Instead of pointing. To somebody else. I didn't do it. You remember. Right away. In the garden of Eden. It happened. When Adam. Sinned. He was the federal head. Who were responsible. For the fall. For sin. To enter. Into this world. But you know. What he did. The first thing he did. He blamed the woman. Whom God. Had given unto him. That was the first thing. That Adam did. The woman. Which you. Have given to me. And yet. God had given this woman. To be a helpmate. A blessing to him. Instead.

Of blaming God. He should have said. I have failed you. I have sinned. I disobeyed you. I accepting. The punishment. That I deserve. Be merciful to me. And God is a merciful God. But it began right there. When man began to blame God. And to pass the buck. To somebody else. And since that time. You and I. Do the very same thing. Those of us. Who have children. Know very well. When our children. Play with the toys. And so on. And this one. Took the other one. And something happened. And they always passed the buck. They say. He did it. I didn't do it. And everything seems to be.

So innocent. But we are not innocent. We fail God. We are sinners. And we need to repent. Before him. But Israel. At the time. Of the indignation. They will say. I will bear it. You see. They would come. To be broken. Before the Lord. They accept. The judgment of God. I have sinned. And I deserve. To receive this punishment. But notice that. How precious. Here. In verse 9. While they confess. Their sins. And they admit. And they are willing. To bear that. They look to the Lord. For mercy. And they say. In verse 9b. He will plead. My cause. He will execute. Judgment. For me. He will bring me.

Forth. To delight. And I shall behold. His righteousness. You see. The tone. Of their language. Now. They are not looking. To themselves. They look. To him. And you notice. That word. He. In a prophetic sense. Is looking. To the Messiah. To Yeshua. He will plead. My cause. He will take. The judgment. For me. He will bring. Me forth. To the light. And you know. That's what happened. When Yeshua. Died for us. On the tree. He was the one. That bore. Our sins. He's the one. That plead. For us. He was the one. Who took. Upon himself. The judgment. That we deserve. That's why. We worship him.

And we adore him. Because of what you have done. For us. Every one of us. Can say. For me. He will do this. For me. So the remnant. Here is confessing. Their condition. Before the Lord. Israel. Will agree. With the chastening. Of the Lord. But Israel. Will look. To the one. Who will save them. The one. Who will plead. Their cause. Who will execute. The judgment. That they deserve. On their behalf. Into light. There are so many verses. That I can think about. For example. If you please. Turn with me. To the prophet. Zechariah. Chapter 12. And verse 10. We know. That this is the Messiah. Because God says.

About Jerusalem. About Israel. He says. I will pour. Upon the house of David. And upon the inhabitants. Of Jerusalem. The spirit of grace. And supplication. And listen. This is Jerusalem. This is Israel. This is the people of Israel. They shall look. Upon me. Whom they have pierced. And they shall mourn. For him. As one mourners. For his only son. And there shall be. In bitterness. For him. As one. That is in bitterness. For his first born. Israel. Will look. Upon him. The Messiah. Whom they have rejected. Have not accepted. And the Bible. Attribute. To the nation. Of Israel. Of the Messiah. Even though. Israel. Themselves.

Did not pierce him. It was the Roman soldiers. It was the Romans. Who actually. Crucified the Messiah. But Israel. As a nation. Will. Have the responsibility. Of not accepting. Yeshua. At his first coming. But he will be the one. That will plead. The cause of the nation. And he will the one. Will execute the judgment. On behalf of the nation. And he will be the one. That will bring forth. The nation. Of Israel. To the light. To the truth. Of the word of God. And Israel. As it said. At the end. I shall behold. His righteousness. Not my righteousness. Notice. It will be God's righteousness.

The Messiah's righteousness. Not our own righteousness. Why when we preach. The gospel today. We say. To people around us. You know. That all your righteousness. Cannot avail you. To be saved. You can do good deeds. Good mitzvot. You can give money. To the poor. You can do many good deeds. But it will not save you. Because it is not your righteousness. That brings salvation. But it is his righteousness. And that is why. Micha is emphasizing. The language of the remnant. I shall behold. God's righteousness. His righteousness. Messiah. Mashiach. Righteousness. And so. In verse 10. Israel's enemies. Will be ashamed. Then she. That is mine enemy. Shall see it.

And shame. Shall cover her. Which said unto me. Where is. The Lord thy God. Mine eyes. Shall behold her. Now. Shall she. Be trodden down. As the mire. Of the streets. You see. All throughout. Israel's history. People look at the nation. And says. Where is your God. The psalmist. Said that. In Psalm 42. Verse 3. Psalm 42. Verse 10. Psalm 79. As well. In verse 10. Wherefore. Should a heathen. Say. Where is their God. Let him be known. Among the heathen. In our sight. By the ravening. Of the blood. Of thy servant. Which is shed. You see. The heathen. Said to Israel. Where is your God. You say. That you. Have the true.

And living God. Where is your God. Look at your condition. Mocking at the Jewish people. Mocking at the Hebrew. Doing the tribulation. Where the persecution. Of the Jewish people. Will be at his. Atomos. They will say to them. Where is your God. Israel. You remember Pharaoh. Said to Israel. When Moses says. Let my people go. He said to Moses. Who is this God. Who is this God. That I need. To obey him. But in the end. Of the tribulation. When God. Is going to deliver. Israel. The nations. And you notice. It called her. She. You notice twice. It says she. And one time. The word her.

In verse 10. She. That is mine enemy. Shall cover her. Which said unto me. Where is the Lord. Thy God. Mine eyes shall behold her. I'm going to look at her. At the end. She be trodden down. As a mire. Of the streets. And the interesting thing. The word she. Is taken in feminine. And all the nations. Of the world. And even at that time. The tribulation period. Those who profess. To be. The church. The false church. Who will remain here. During the tribulation period. That her. This expression of her. Is in a feminine way. Why? Is because Israel. Is always looked to be. The wife of Jehovah.

The church. Is called. The bride. Of Christ. The bride. Of the Messiah. And so. The her. Here. To show. The true. People of God. Are those. Who are going to be. Delivered. While the false ones. The one who claimed. Previously. Before the tribulation. To be. The true church. Is actually. The false church. Who will enter. Into the tribulation. Period. And she. Become. Like an enemy. With the rest of the nations. Of the world. They will look. At Israel. And they will say. Where is your God? And at the end. In verse 10. She will be trodden down. And like. As a mire. Of the streets. There are many verses.

That we can use here. That trodden down. For example. In Isaiah. Chapter 63. At the second coming. Of the Messiah. The Messiah said. I have trodden. The wine. Fat. Alone. He comes. In judgment. Trodden down. The enemies. Of the nation. Of Israel. In Revelation. Chapter 19. In verse 15. Yeshua comes. From heaven. And he has trodden. Down. The enemies. Of the people. Of Israel. Eventually. At the end. Of the tribulation period. So you can see. The clear indication. Of the coming. End time. Tribulation. And the messianic kingdom. Now. Quickly. Let's move to the next. Verses 11. 12. And 13. Israel's God. Promised a restoration. To his people. Israel. Look what he says.

In verse 11. He promised an end. To judgment. And a restoration. Of the city. Of Jerusalem. In the day. That thy walls. Are to be built. In that day. Shall the decree. Be far removed. What is the decree. The decree. The decree. Is the law. Or the promise. That he had given. To the prophet. That judgment. Will come. Upon. Israel. But it's saying. It ultimately. Will have an end. It will be removed. As it says here. In verse 11. The walls of Jerusalem. Will be rebuilt. And Jerusalem. Will be protected. By the Lord. Again. In the end. Of the tribulation. As we enter. Into the messianic age.

Notice verse 12. He says. That God. Will bring. The nations. Of the world. To the city. Of Jerusalem. Not only. That he will restore. The Jewish people. To the land. But all the nations. Of the world. Will come. To Jerusalem. You know. That tells me. This verse 12. Let me read it. In that day. Also he. The word he. Is very important. To underline. This is the nations. He shall come. Even to thee. This is Jerusalem. From Assyria. And from the fortified cities. And from the fortress. Even to the river. And from sea. To sea. And from mountain. To mountain. In other words. God is going to.

Make Jerusalem. In the future day. A capital city. Not only of Israel. And the Jewish people. But it's going to be. A worldwide. Capital city. The nations. Will have to gather. Into the city. Of Jerusalem. They're going to come. From Assyria. From the fortified cities. From the fortress. From the field. From river. To river. From sea. To sea. From mountain. To mountain. They're going to come. To the city. Of Jerusalem. In order to worship. The Messiah. The king. Turn back for a moment. To chapter 4. Of Micah. And we read. There. In verse 2. Many nations. Shall come. And say. Come. Let us go up. To the mountain.

Of the Lord. To the house. Of Jacob. And he will teach us. Of his ways. And we will walk. In his path. For the Lord. Shall go forth. From Zion. And the word. Of the Lord. From Jerusalem. From Jerusalem. You see. This takes us. To a time. Where the nations. Will gather. It is a great time. I was born. In the city. Of Jerusalem. I was raised. In the city. Of Jerusalem. And I don't remember. A day. That we had. Total. Shalom. Not a day. That we didn't consider. What's happening. Just behind. The walls. Of the old city. That was before. 1967. When Jerusalem. Was not yet united.

It's before. The six day war. I was a. Young child. I was raised. In the city. Of Jerusalem. And always. The fear. And the worried. What about. The Arab nation. What about. This Egypt. And Syria. And Jordan. And Lebanon. And Iraq. And Iran. And on and on. Always this. Concern. About what's going to happen. If this nation. Will rise up. Against us. In 1967. By the hand. And we walked. Across the old city walls. In Jaffa gate. And we enter in. And I'll never forget. In my entire life. Because I was. Young child. Holding the hand of my father. Crossing. The broken walls. Over the rocks.

And the stones. And entering into. That place. That all along. It was. Behind. I was always afraid. What's going on. Behind those walls. But in the future day. No Israel. No Hebrew. No Jewish man. Or woman. Will ever need to be afraid. Because it says here. In these verses. That the walls. Will be. Built again. Israel. Will be restored. And God. Will gather. Listen. He will gather. All the nations. To come to Jerusalem. Now. Not to fight. Against the city. But to worship. In the city of Jerusalem. Jerusalem. Where the Messiah. Yeshua. Will be the one. That will be sitting. There. As king of king.

Zechariah. As we have read. Already. In the end. Of chapter 14. He said that. Verse 16. And it shall come to pass. That everyone. That is left. Of all the nations. Which came against. Jerusalem. That was in the past. But they even. Will come up. From year to year. To worship the king. That king. Is none else. But Yeshua. Jesus. The Messiah. The Lord of hosts. And to keep. The feast of tabernacles. Nations. Will come. To the city of Jerusalem. From all over. The world. From Assyria. From the fortified city. From the fortress. Even from the river. From sea to sea. And from mountain to mountain. They're all going to come.

Unto thee. That word for thee here. Is applied to the city. Of Jerusalem. Notice. Until that's going to happen. In verse 13. Until that time. God will have to judge the earth. And judge the world. In verse 13. It says. Nevertheless. That is coming yet in the future. But the land shall be desolate. Because of them. That dwell therein. For the fruit of their doing. In other words. Until that time will come. The desolation. That's going to have to happen. Upon the face of the earth. During the tribulation. Is because of them. That dwell therein. And that word. Land. It's. It may apply. To the land of Israel.

But it's also applied. To the whole universe. You know. This world. Is riping itself. For the day of judgment. We are really heading up. To the time. Where God. Is going to deal. With this world. In righteousness. When he's going to pour down. His judgment. Upon this world. Now let's move on. Towards the end. Of the chapter now. There are two more points. That I would like. To convey to you. In this concluding passage. Of the prophet Micha. In verse 14. To verse 17. We have. Israel's God. Care for Israel. As in the days of old. Now you can see. That God. Will take care. Of his own people.

Like. The old days. In the time. When Israel. Were in the land of Egypt. It says. In verse 14 and 15. Israel will pray. To God. To deal with them. As in the past. Feed. Thy people. With thy rod. The flock. Of thine heritage. Which dwell. Solitary. In the wood. In the midst. Of Carmel. Let them feed. In Bashan. And Gilad. As in the days of old. You see. What the prayer of Israel. God. Let your people. Be. Fed. With thy rod. Feed. Us. With thy rod. Now the rod. Is looked at. In two ways. On the one hand. The shepherds. Use the rod. To lead the nation.

The staff. But also. The rod. Is being used. For correction. And pulling them. And feeding them. Taking them. In the right direction. So. That Israel. Is crying. The remnant. Is crying. Micah. Voicing the voice. Of the remnant. And he crying. And he says. God. Feed your people. With your rod. Feed your flock. Of your heritage. They dwell. In a solitary place. In the wood. In the midst. And now he telling them. Where? In the midst of Carmel. This is Mount Carmel. This is in Haifa area. This is the center. Where God. In a miraculous way. The battle of the gods. When Elijah. And the false prophets.

Were heading this battle. And how God. Have accepted. Elijah's offering. This is the Carmel. And then he said. Let them. Feed in Bashan. Bashan. Is the area. Of the Golan Heights. Today. Right on the border. With Syria. And Lebanon area. And then in Gilad. Gilad. Is the side. In which. Just before they entered. Into the promised land. At the area. That on the Jordan side. Today. And so. What he's really saying. God. Feed. Your people. Feed. Your heritage. As you have fed them. In the days. Of old. You know. It's always good. To look back. And to look at the days. Of old. And how God.

Have been such a blessing. People. You know. You and I know it. Very well. As believers. Today. When we look back. And we look at the history. You know. We get up in age. And time passes by. And so many trials. We've gone through. We've gone through. In our lives. And we look back. And we see the faithfulness. Of God. Even though. We have been unfaithful. But he's always faithful. To his people. And so. They beseech God. The remnant. They said. God. Feed us. As in the past time. Notice. In verse 15. According to the days. Of thy coming. Out of the land. Of Egypt. I will show unto him.

Marvelous things. God is now. Saying. You know what. Just the same. Like I brought you. Out of the land. Of Mitzrayim. Egypt. And how I provided for you. I will show you. Marvelous things. In this coming day. Like I have showed you. Marvelous things. When I brought you. Out of the land. Of Egypt. You see. The preciousness. Of the ways of God. With his people. And it's always good. To go back. And to see. The faithfulness. Of God. And to be broken. Before him. And to confess. That he had been faithful. To us. According to the days. Of thy coming. Out of the land. Of Egypt.

I will show. Unto him. Marvelous things. This is in. Verses 14. And 15. And then. Verses 16. And 17. Israel's enemies. Will see. And they will be amazed. At the way. That God. Treat his people. Verse 16. They shall see. And be confounded. At all. Their might. They shall lay their hand. Upon their mouth. Notice. They're going to cover their mouth. Like saying. Wow. How is it possible? This is the nation. That one time. We mocked them. And we say to them. Where is your God? But now. They're going to look at them. And they're going to see. How the Lord. Feed them. Death. Is in the day of old.

When Israel. Repenting. And they will be amazed. In verse 16. They will be confounded. At all their might. And they shall. Lay their hands. Upon their mouth. And their ears. Shall be deaf. Now. Here is the judgment. That is going to come. Upon the nations. They shall lick. The dust. Like a serpent. They shall move. Out of their holes. Like worms. Of the earth. They shall be. Afraid. Of the Lord. Our God. And shall fear. Because. Of thee. This is Israel. You know. There is coming a day. Actually. At the end. Of the tribulation. Period. Where we call it. The judgment. Of the nations. You read it.

In Matthew. Chapter 25. And they're going to come. Before the king. The Messiah. As sheep. And goat. The sheep. On the right. On the left. The nations. Going to come. Before the king. You can read it. In Matthew. Chapter 25. And he will ask them. How did you treat. The people of Israel. How did you treat. The Jewish people. In the time of the tribulation. They will come. And the Lord. Will tell them. To the people. Who treated. The nation of Israel. In the right way. The Lord Jesus. The Messiah. Is going to tell them. And I want to read. In Matthew. Chapter 25. When the son of man.

Shall come. In his glory. Sit upon the throne. Of his glory. And before him. Shall be gathered. All nations. And he shall. Separate them. One from another. As a shepherd. Divide. His sheep. And goats. And he shall. Set the sheep. On his right hand. And the goats. On the left. Then shall the king. Say unto them. On his right hand. Come. You blessed. Of my father. Inherit. The kingdom. Prepared. For you. From the foundation. Of the world. I was hungry. And you gave me food. I was thirsty. And you gave me drink. I was a stranger. And you took me in. I was a naked.

And you closed me. I was sick. And you visited me. I was in prison. And you came unto me. Then the righteous. Will answer. And they will say to him. Lord. When saw we thee. And hungry. And we fed thee. Thirsty. And we gave you to drink. When we saw you. As a stranger. And we took you in. Or naked. And we clothed you. Or when we saw you. That you are sick. Or in prison. And we came to visit you. And the king. Will answer. And he will say unto them. Verily. Verily. I say unto you. Inasmuch as ye have done it. Unto the one.

Of the least. Of my brethren. You have done it. Unto me. Who are the brethren here? The brethren in Matthew. Chapter 25. And verse 40. Are the remnant of Israel. During the tribulation period. The Jewish people. The Israelis. The Hebrews. Who will be persecuted. During the tribulation period. And if they have done anything. That is positive. Because they trusted in the Messiah. For the Jewish people. He will bring them. And he will tell them. Enter into the kingdom of God. Prepared for you. From the foundation of the world. Of the world. But there will be the others. Like the goats. As we read of them. In the second part.

Of this chapter. And verse 41. He said unto them. On the left hand. He says. Depart from me. Ye cursed into everlasting fire. Depart to a place. That prepared for the devil. And his angels. For I was hungry. And you gave me not meat. I was thirsty. And you gave me not drink. I was a stranger. And you took me not in. I was naked. And you closed me not. I was sick. In prison. And you visited me not. Then shall they also answer him. And they said. Lord. When did we see you hungry. Or thirsty. Or stranger. Or naked. Or sick. Or in prison. And we did not minister.

Until they. And notice what he tells them. In verse 45. Then shall he. This is the King Messiah Yeshua. Will answer. And he said unto them. Verily I say unto you. Inasmuch as ye did it not to the list of these. These are the same brethren. That he spoke about them in verse 40. The Jewish people. The Israelis. The Hebrews. During the tribulation time. And as much that you have not done it unto these. Ye did not it unto me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment. But the righteous into eternal life. Or life everlasting. You see. God will vindicate his people in the coming days.

When he will ultimately judge the nations. That have come against his nation Israel. And persecuted the people of Israel. That's why I do believe with all my heart. That there is a responsibility of believers today. Of Christians. Bible believers today. To love Israel. To pray for Israel. To share the gospel with Israel. To be a blessing to the people of Israel. Today. In this present day church age. There is a responsibility that believers have. Towards the nation of Israel. And that's what exactly going to happen. As a result of those who will persecute the Jewish people. During the tribulation. They will be ashamed. And they will ultimately be judged by the Lord himself.

As it says in verse 16 and 17. They shall lick up the dust as serpent. They shall move out of the holes like worms of the earth. They shall be afraid of the Lord. Our God. And shall fear because of you Israel. That's the way it's going to be when the judgment day is coming. Coming. And now let me conclude. At the end of the whole book of Michah. Verses 18, 19, and 20. Israel ultimately will worship their God. For all that he is. And for all that he have done. And notice how it is going here in verse 18. Who is a God like unto thee? It's not a coincidence that this verse is there.

Because the name Michah. Micah. Is the word me. Who is like unto Jehovah. And here Michael. Who is like God. There is no one like him. He is the greatest. He is the precious one. He is the one that provided so much for us. Who is like God. When Israel came out of Egypt. In Exodus chapter 15. The song was. Who is like unto thee. Oh God. Exodus 15 and verse 11. There is no one like him. We need to ask God. To work in our hearts. To help us to see the preciousness. Of the person of the son of God. The Messiah. And the goodness. And the grace of God.

We are puzzled. Sometime. How men reject God. And despise the God. The God. Who gave us so much. And do not want to have anything to do with him. And yet God is so gracious. He loves us. He cares for us. And Israel. The remnant. Micah. Representing the remnant. Says. Who is a God like unto thee. Now notice. He is listing certain things in verse 18. He pardoned iniquity. Think about the iniquities. The crookedness. That exists in us. And yet God forgave us. He pardoned iniquity. He continued. He passes by the transgression. This is another Hebrew word. Pesha. You know how many transgressions. We have committed in our lives.

You know what 1st John says. That the violation. Sin is a transgression of the law. We have violated every law. That was ever given. To the human race. What law. You and I. Haven't violated. And transgress against. And Micah. Is saying here. About the law. Not only that you. Pardoning. Iniquity. But you pass by. The violation of laws. If you would be. Caught. By a policeman. Who caught you. Driving. 10 kilometers. Over the speed limit. And you will be sitting there. Ready to get your punishment. Right. And then the policeman. Will come to you. And says. Mister. You deserve to get. The 200 dollar ticket. Right now.

But I'm telling you. I'm going to. Pardon you. This. Don't do it again. Stay within the speed limit. You would leave that place. Boy. God. Thank you. For saving me 200 bucks. You will be thankful to the Lord. You know. You will be appreciated. You know. God. We deserve so much punishment. And here. He tells us. He passes by. The transgression. He passes by. Without to judge somebody. Sin has to be judged. The Messiah Yeshua. Paid for our transgression. You remember. What Isaiah says. In Isaiah 53. He was wounded. For our transgression. For my transgression. The just. For the unjust. In order to bring us to God.

Continuing. Verse 18. He says. And he passes by. The transgression. Of the remnant. Of his heritage. The remnant. Of Israel. And in the time. Of their confession. Listen to that. He says. In verse 18b. He retains not. His anger. Forever. God has a right. To be angry. With the human race. He has a right. He made us. He created the world. For his own pleasure. And yet. He has a right. To be angry. You remember. When Yeshua was angry. At the temple. When he cast out. The money. The tables. And he says. This is. A house of prayer. And you are made. At a den of thieves.

That was. A righteous. Indignation. You know. When I get angry. When you get angry. Often time. Most of the time. Is a sinful. Anger. Because we didn't. Get our way. But here. We see. The righteous. Indignation. Is not retainers. Forever. He retains. Not his anger. Forever. In other words. Mercy is coming. Because at the end. Of verse 18. Because he delight. In mercy. Mercy. And grace. Are two different things. Grace. Is we get. What we don't deserve. But mercy. Is we. Don't. Get. What we do. Deserve. To get. Chesed. Verachamim. The mercy. Of God. Towards. Dependent. Of Israel. But towards. You and I. As well. In verse 19.

He continues. He says. He will. Turn. Again. He will. Have. Compassion. Upon. Us. Israel. Is speaking. Verse 19. B. He will. Subdue. Our. Iniquities. You notice. Again. It's all. From. God. Light us. In mercy. He will. Turn. Again. He will. Have. Compassion. Upon. Us. Notice. That. You. Will. Cast. All. Our. Sins. Into. The. Depth. Of. The. You are going to take the load of our sins and you're going to cast it into the depth of the sea. You know how deep is the sea? You can go into the deepest part of the sea in the sins and the iniquities of Israel and the sins and the iniquities of the whole human race was cast into the depth of the sea when Yeshua the Messiah paid for each and every sin when he died for us on the cross.

Now, there is a custom among our Jewish people in Rosh Hashanah, just before the Day of Atonement, that you will see Jewish people going to the water, bodies of water. It could be a lake, it could be a river, it could be a sea. And they will take their pockets out, symbolically saying to God, He will cast all the sins into the depth of the sea. It's called, the Hebrew word is tashlich, to cast down sin and sins into the depth of the sea. That's done in Rosh Hashanah, just as in preparation for Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, that symbolically are Jewish people going to the bodies of water and practicing this practice called the tashlich, which comes right here from this verse of Micah 7 verse 19.

V'tashlich be-metzulot yam kol chata otam. And thou will cast all their sins into the depth of the sea. Do you know that every sin that you and I have committed, and we committed sins before we believed in Yeshua the Messiah, we committed sins when we believed in Yeshua the Messiah, and we committed sins since we believed in Yeshua the Messiah. All our sins have been cast into the depth of the sea. And don't you dare try to bring them up again. If God placed them there, don't you try to bring them up again. God is not going to go and find some of your sins and bring them back up.

He cast them into the depth of the sea when He judged the Messiah on the cross. In other passages, like Psalm 103 and verse 12, the psalmist says, As far as the east is from the west, so He removed our sins from us. Now you try to bring your sins back from the east and the west. The east and the west never meet. The north and south meet. But the turning of the universe in such a way that the east and west never meet. When God looks at the believer in Yeshua, He sees us totally. Sin had been removed. Cleansed by the blood of the Lamb of Yeshua the Messiah.

And we have to be so careful understanding the value of the work of Yeshua the Messiah. There is another verse that is found in Isaiah 38. In verse 17, we read, Behold, for peace I had great bitterness, but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption. For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. Isaiah tells us he cast all our sins behind his back. He doesn't look there. David said in the psalm, As far as the east is from the west, so our sins have been removed from us. And Michal said that God cast our sins into the depth of the sea.

That tells us of complete cleansing, complete salvation had been provided for the nation of Israel. It will be in the future for you and I, in the present day dispensation of the church age. What shall wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Yeshua. And he concludes the chapter and the book that all this God does on the basis of the Abrahamic promise, of the Abrahamic covenant. It says in verse 20, Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob and the mercy to Abraham, which you had sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. When Abraham was chosen by the God of Abraham, by the God of Israel, God said to Abraham, I, with an oath, I made a promise, Abraham, that I'm going to bless you.

And I'm going to give you this land. And I'm going to restore you to the land. Through you, all the nations of this earth will be blessed. Well, it hasn't happened yet. The world is still in blindness. Abraham's descendants are still awaiting the restoration day. And that day will come because God had made a promise, an oath. He is not a man who doesn't fulfill his oath. God will fulfill his promise to our people Israel in the coming day. And we who are part of the assembly of the church, of the ecclesia can enjoy these truths. Because if God promises to Israel, not going to be fulfilled, how we will be sure if the promises to us will be fulfilled.

He will fulfill the promises to the church, just as he must fulfill his promises to the nation of Israel. Well, may the Lord use this time of the word of God, study of the prophet Micah to your own soul blessing, and also for his own glory and honor.