Micah 1 Commentary
Micah covers the same time period as Isaiah. He begins his volume by announcing God’s judgment on Samaria and Jerusalem, the two wicked sister kingdoms.
Samaria would be attacked and exiled—scattered. Jerusalem would have the same fate: defeated, exiled, and scattered. Reason? Idolatry; wickedness.
We can take a quick look at Israel’s history. The once powerful and prosperous kingdom under David and his son Solomon was scattered into two less powerful kingdoms. Consequently, their total occupied land shrank.
Further wickedness within the two separate Israelite kingdoms would provoke more scattering. Samaria would fall (722 BC), and Jerusalem would follow approximately a century later (587–6 BC).
Samaria becomes a heap of rubble. Check the facts again. It was meant to be a land flowing with milk and honey! Sin has happened. Edenic serenity disappears from what was already a fallen giant. Can things get worse?
The New Testament saint can reflect on these events and know the value of salvation. Humanity was kicked out of Eden because of wickedness. There is no way back to the heavily guarded tree of life until the time of the Messiah. He is actually the tree of life!
Then believers can trust in the promise made by the Messiah for land and ‘mansions’ in His Father’s house. Scattering reversed, and homelessness stopped permanently. It is the hope that comes with the right relationship with the Son of God.
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