And actually, I have to tell something, in English it starts out with a word that I’ve used a lot. Nehemia: He’s quoting a prophecy of Micah, and we have the original in Micah Chapter 3 verse 12. Nehemia: By the way, that quote is from Micah Chapter 3 verse 12 in Jeremiah. Well, the verse that we start out with is verse 7, Micah 5. We actually have Daniel mentioning Jeremiah, but Daniel’s not in the Prophets in the Tanakh, Daniel’s in the Writings.
They said, “Well, wait a minute, why is Jeremiah against the kingdom of Judah for prophesying that we’re going to be punished - Micah the Morashtite did that.” So that’s him, he’s a cool… it’s interesting, I don’t know that we have many other examples of one prophet who mentions another prophet in parallel. Jeremiah is talking about the different prophets, and it says, “Micah the Morashtite, who prophesied in the days of Hezekiah of Judah, said to all the people of Judah, ‘Thus said Yehovah of Hosts, Zion shall be plowed as a field, Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins and the Temple Mount a shrine in the woods.’” That was his famous prophecy.Īnd what they’re talking about there is if you have a negative prophecy, does that mean that you’re a traitor against the government? Because that’s what they were accusing Jeremiah of. It says… here let me read you in the JPS. Nehemia: So he’s actually mentioned by Jeremiah, if I’m not mistaken. Can you help me? Can you tell me something about this prophet? We talked earlier about Isaiah, and how I see him, and Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, and even Amos, but I have to tell you I don’t have an image for Micah.
Keith: You’re talking about the Book of Micah, so I have to tell you something. We’re trying to do our best to let you know about prophecy for yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and that’s exactly what we’re about to do in this section in the Book of Micah. We are here actually recording at breakneck speed, but really having an amazing time, not only having our nose in the Scriptures but actually walking amongst the people in the land. This is Keith Johnson and Nehemia Gordon down into the deep dark breaches of a basement in the side of a mountain in the land of Jerusalem. Thank you for supporting Nehemia Gordon's Makor Hebrew Foundation. You are listening to Prophet Pearls with Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson.
Prophet Pearls #40 - Balak (Micah 5:7-6:8) Looking forward to reading your comments! "He has shown you, O man, what is good And what does Yehovah require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?" Micah 6:8 Image courtesy of the Digital Image Archive, Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Theology, Emory University. In closing, Gordon and Johnson share their individual histories and perspectives with the closing verses that inform us “what the Lord requires.” In Micah’s context of blood, rams and oil, the good list sounds simple and can be stated on one foot-but even so requires the intention of a whole life. We learn the uses of the paragraph divisions of “samech” and “pei” and Gordon scours the Tanakh for other uses of “in that day.” The portion begins with Micah drawing from the song of Moses to illustrate what the remnant of Jacob will look like-“as showers upon grass.” The prophet also provides a list of things that will be cut off “in that day.” And lest we think biblical idolatry is obsolete, Gordon and Johnson provide modern day examples that masquerade as piety. In this episode of Prophet Pearls, Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson discuss the Prophets portion for Balak covering Micah 5:6-6:8.
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