Biblical Reading and Reflections: September 3rd (Micah 1 & Matthew 5:21-48)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The at of the Nations
The imagery of verses three and four is of a theophony, with the natural order being thrown into commotion as the lord comes on the scene. To this point, we don't know who is being judged. All the nations have been assembled, but we have yet seen who as standing in the dark. In verse five, we finally discover that the judgment is against israel and judah. The language here should be taken more symbolically. It describes the decapitation of the great head of the whole nation of israel,. With it, the whole nation was cut off.
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