1:3
“The Lord is coming from His dwelling place”. Israel and Judah had been carrying on as if there was no God, as it says in Judges, each did as they saw fit in their own eyes (Judges 21:25). This is pretty much the situation in the West today. But there is a God, and there comes a point when He intervenes in our affairs. So it was about to happen to Israel and Judah.”Tread upon the high places of the earth”. “High places” is often used as a term referring to places where idol worship occurred. However, here it probably means the places of power. The strongholds of men would not be able to withstand the coming of the Lord.
1:4
Micah’s message is given in poetic language, so it is important that we read it as such. On the one hand that entails not taking things over literally. However, more importantly, it means getting absorbed in the drama of the descriptions. Micah is painting a verbal picture, it is meant to evoke our imagination and emotions. Mountains are immovable, valleys are permanent features, yet before the Lord they will become nothing. So it is with human power. Men can seem to be in control, to have power. But their power is really nothing at all.
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