Micah's Prophecy

נמצאו 6 תוצאות חיפוש

  1. Michah 1-2

    Matan Al Haperek

    Rabbi David Sabato

    Michah prophesied to Israel and Judah in the second half of the eighth century BCE. He is the last of the “four prophets who prophesied at the same time” and we can see a similarity between his prophecies and those of Yeshayahu, who came slightly before him. Michah is called “the Morashtite” from the name of his village, Moreshet, which was in the area of Beit Guvrin. Michah rebukes Judah for the social injustice which has spread among them, and the ruling classes of Judah and Israel for the oppression of the lower classes and for taking their inheritance. In addition, he foresees the destruction of Samaria by Assyria and the Assyrian domination of Judah in the time of Chizkiyahu.

    Sefer Michah begins with a prophecy of the destruction of Samaria and the calamity which will befall Judah (2-9). At the beginning of the prophecy there is a description of the revelation of God as a witness and a judge (2-4), afterward the sins which are grounds for the case are listed (5) and in the end the verdict is described (6-7).

    Perek 2: The bulk of the chapter deals with the prophet’s struggle with the wealthy landowners in Judah. It opens with a rebuke to those who steal the fields and inheritances of those weaker than them (1-5). It then shows the argument between the prophet and the wealthy oppressors who demand that he stops prophesying (6-11). The perek ends with a prophecy of consolation which envisions the return of the exiles of Israel (12-13).

     

                                    

  2. Michah 5-7

    Matan Al Haperek

    Rabbi David Sabato

    Following the prophecies of consolation and the description in the End of Days in Perek 4, Perek 5 includes four prophecies of consolation about the future. The four prophecies speak of: the renewal of the Davidic dynasty (1-3), the peace which will come forth from Beit Lechem in the times of the Messiah (4-5), the “remnant of Yaakov” which is found among the gentile nations (6-8) and the destruction of idolatry in Israel (9-14).

    Perek 6: The developed economic situation in Judah caused the increase of trade routes in Judah, and with that came fraud and deceit. Foreign influence on the kingdom of Judah is noticeable in its idolatrous rituals and in social and economic spheres. This perek includes two rebukes of the people which are constructed as if they are legal actions of God against His people.  In the beginning of the perek (1-7), God calls His people to justice for their ingratitude for the good that they have been granted. In the end of the perek there is a rebuke to the merchants of the city who are influenced by the distorted social order which was created by Omri and Achav (9-16). In contrast to these two rebukes, in the center of the perek we find God making a claim against man (8), which summarizes the ethics of the prophets. The Rabbis commented on this: “Michah came and reduced them to three [principles], as it is written, It has been told to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord does require of you: Only to do justly, and to love mercy  and to walk humbly before your God.” (Makkot 24a).

    In the beginning of perek 7 (1-7), Michah laments the gloomy situation of society in his time. He describes a discouraging social situation, where there is rampant corruption and no man his honest and faithful. From the general description of the evil, the prophet turns to describe the corruption in public life, and then he focuses on friends and family. The intimate relationships between people are replaced by deep suspicion and mistrust. The book ends with two prayers: a prayer to renew the kingdom of Israel to its former glory, as in the days of the Exodus from Egypt (14-17), and a prayer for the forgiveness of the sins of Israel (18-20). 

  3. Yosef's Dreams and Prophecies of Rebuke

    Rabbi David Silverberg

  4. Eikev: What Does It Mean To Be A Good Person? Part I

    Rabbi David Fohrman |

    In this week's parsha, Moshe tells the nation exactly what God wants of us, but the prophet Micah makes a similar speech many generations later and exhorts the people very differently. Why? Rabbi Fohrman takes us into Micah's speech and explains the critical building blocks to being a good person.

     

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  5. Eikev: What Does It Mean To Be A Good Person?- Part 2/2

    Rabbi David Fohrman |

    Are Micha and Moses arguing? Find out in this epilogue to Parshat Eikev.

     
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  6. Sefer Micha: Archaeology

    Nachliel Selavan | 21 דקות

    Micha is book #6 of the Trei Assar, and the last of the “Four Prophets” who prophesied in the same time period or alongside each other.

     

    Archaeology Snapshot is a discussion on the location, timeline, main characters and highlights from history and archaeology, for each Sefer in Tanach.