Reading: Micah 1:8-16; 2 Kings 8:17-37 In verse 10-16 Micah speaks about the country of Judah. ‘It has come to Judah’, he said in verse 9. It has come to the gate of my people – to Jerusalem. From Samaria, the focus now shifts to Jerusalem. The people must know that the fate of Samaria… Continue reading Meditation: Micah 1:10-16
Reading: Micah 1:8-16; 2 Kings 18:1-16 The time during which Micah prophesied was a time full of injustice. The people were oppressed by the political elite. Those who devise iniquity (see 2:1). It were not only the poor who were oppressed, but the middle class in Israel and Judah was also degraded, oppressed and reduced… Continue reading Meditation: Micah 1:8-9
Reading: Micah 1:1-7; Hosea 1:1-9 Micah prophesies that God will make Samaria a heap in the open country, a place for planting vineyards. The city will be destroyed. It will be open land so that there is space to plant vineyards. The city was built on a hill, but now that Samaria will be destroyed, her… Continue reading Meditation: Micah 1:1-7 (2)
Reading: Micah 1:1-7; Hebrews 12:18-25 The prophet Micah lived in the time just before the fall of Samaria in 722 before Christ. Micah came from Moresheth, southwest of Jerusalem. He worked and prophesied especially in Judah. The time of Micah was a time of many prophets. Isaiah, Amos, Hosea, and Joel all prophesied in those… Continue reading Meditation: Micah 1:1-7
Reading: John 14:7-11; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 In an earlier meditation, we read from Hebrews 1:3 that Jesus Christ is the express image of the Father (30 October: God’s image – Father-Son). God reveals Himself to us through His Son. We cannot see God, the Father. But God the Son assumed human nature and in Him God revealed… Continue reading Meditation: that God may be all in all – 1 Corinthians 15:28
Reading: Romans 8:18-30 Adam and Eve, created in God’s image, were called to rule over this creation. Ordained as king over this creation, man was called not only to rule over but also to protect this creation from harm, from attacking enemies. Filling the earth and subduing it. Developing it, all to God’s glory. When the… Continue reading Mediation: God’s image: the firstfruits of the Spirit – Romans 8:18-30
Reading: Genesis 1:28; Genesis 9:1-17; Revelation 20:4-6 God created mankind to live in relationship with Him and with each other. God also created mankind to rule over God’s creation. In previous meditations we saw how we reflect God in our relationships. Today we will look at the last aspect of being God’s image: our… Continue reading Meditation: God’s Image: have dominion – Genesis 1:28
