Mic 5:7-8 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mic 5:7-15: 5:7-15 God’s purpose was not to create another nation like all the other nations (Exod 19:4-6 ; Num 23:9 ; Jer 7:23 ), but to have his own people who would walk in his ways and be holy as he is holy (Lev 11:45 ). In that day (Mic 5:10 ), God will rule a redeemed and purified people, healed of violence and the ravages of war. 5:7 The remnant are those whom God’s grace preserved to be the foundation of his new people (Ezra 9:8-15 ; Neh 1:2 ). • Dew and rain are gifts from the Lord; no person can prevent his sending them.

Summary for Mic 5:7-15: 5:7-15 ^a God’s purpose was not to create another nation like all the other nations (Exod 19:4-6 ^b; Num 23:9 ^c; Jer 7:23 ^d), but to have his own people who would walk in his ways and be holy as he is holy (Lev 11:45 ^e). In that day (Mic 5:10 ^f), God will rule a redeemed and purified people, healed of violence and the ravages of war. 5:7 ^g The remnant are those whom God’s grace preserved to be the foundation of his new people (Ezra 9:8-15 ^h; Neh 1:2 ⁱ).

• Dew and rain are gifts from the Lord; no person can prevent his sending them.
Summary for Mic 5:8-9: 5:8-9 ^j God’s people will have a unique place among the nations of the world (Gen 12:3 ^k; Exod 19:4-6 ^l). They will be the head and not the tail (Deut 28:13 ^m), and invincible as a lion (cp. Esth 6:13 ⁿ) as God gives them hegemony over the nations.

• The Lord will judge their foes (see Mic 5:15 ^o) if they continue to rebel against him. The Lord’s desire, however, is ultimately to bless the nations, not to curse or destroy them (Gen 12:3 ^p; Jon 4:11 ^q; John 3:16 ^r).