Many of Israel Worship False gods |
Micah 1:1-16 The Book of Micah [in Smaller Chunks] |
The Word of the Lord, that came to Micah, the Morasthite, [that] he saw [about] Samaria & Jerusalem, [during] the days of Jotham; Ahaz; & Hezekiah, [Judah's] kings. O earth, & all [who are in it, listen,] & all you people hear & let the Lord God witness against you, from [the Lord's] holy temple. |
For, [look,] the Lord comes out [from] His place, & will come down, & [walk] upon the [earth's] high places. And the mountains shall [melt beneath] Him. And the valleys shall be [separated & drip down] [like] wax [melts] [in front of] the fire, & [like] the waters that are poured down [from] a steep place. |
All this is for the transgressions of Jacob, & the sins of the house of Israel. [2 Peter 3:9-10 The Lord is not slack, [a.k.a. slow, about] His promise, [like] some men [consider] slackness; but is [patient toward] us, not filling that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. |
*But the day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, & the elements shall melt with fervent heat; the earth, & also the works, [a.k.a. things made,] that are [in there,] shall be burned up.] |
What is the transgression of Jacob? Isn't it, Samaria? [2 Kings 17:16 And they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, & made [themselves] 2 [molded] images, even 2 calves, & made a grove, & worshiped all the host of heaven, [a.k.a. stars and constellations,] & served Baal.] |
And [where] are the high places of Judah? Aren't they [in] Jerusalem? [1 Kings 14:22-23 And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, & they provoked Him to jealousy with their sins, [that] they had committed, above all that their [forefathers] had done. For they also built [themselves] high places, & images, & groves, on every high hill, & under every green tree.] |
Therefore, I will make Samaria [like a] [ruinous] heap [in] the field. And [like] planting [in] a [rocky] vineyard. And I will pour down [an avalanche of] stones [of it] into the valley. And I will discover, [a.k.a. uncover, its] foundations. |
And the [carved] images [of it,] be beaten to pieces, & all [those who played the unfaithful harlot,] shall be burned with fire. And I will [make] all [its] idols desolate. For she gathered it [like] the hire, [a.k.a. payment] of [a] harlot. |
[Revelation 17:1-2 And 1 of the 7 Angels came there, [who] had the 7 vials, & talked with me, saying to me, Come [here.] I will [declare] to you the judgment of the great [harlot, who] sits upon many waters: with whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, [a.k.a. adultery.] And the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her [adultery.] |
Therefore, I will wail & howl & I will go mourning, stripped & naked. I will make wailing [sounds] like the [jackals] & [like] the owls. For her wound is incurable. For it [has] come [into] Judah & he [has] come to the gate of My people, even to Jerusalem. |
[2 Kings 18:13 Now, [during] the 14th year, king Hezekiah [ruled,] & Sennacherib, [Assyria's] king, [came] up against the fenced, [a.k.a. fortified,] cities of Judah & [captured] them.] |
[Don't] declare it [in] Gath, & [don't] weep, at all. In the house of [Beth] Aphrah, roll yourself in the dust. You, having your shame, & naked, [go] away, you [inhabitants] of Saphir. The [inhabitants] of Zaanan, [didn't] come [out, during] the mourning of Beth Ezel. |
[From] you, he shall receive his standing, [a.k.a. reputation.] For the [inhabitants] of Maroth waited [cautiously] for good, but [disaster ] came down from the Lord, [into] the gate of Jerusalem. [Jeremiah 14:18-19 If I go [out] into the field, then [I] [see] the slain, [by] the sword! |
And if I enter into the city, then [I] [see those, who] are sick, [because of the] famine! [Yes,] both the prophet & the priest go [around] to a land that they [didn't] know. |
[Have] You [totally] rejected Judah? [Has] Your soul loathed Zion? Why [have] You [afflicted] us, & there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, & there is no good, & [looked] for the time of healing, & [saw] [only] trouble!] |
O you [inhabitants] of Lachish, [hitch] the chariot to the swift [horse.] She is the beginning of the sin [of] the daughter of Zion for the transgressions of Israel were found in you. [2 Kings 18:14-16 And Hezekiah, [Judah's] king, sent to Lachish, [Assyria's] king, saying, I have offended [you.] |
[Withdraw your troops] from me, & I will bear [whatever] you [put] upon me. And [Assyria's] king, [determined:] 300 talents of silver & 30 talents of gold, [for the payment of] Hezekiah, [Judah's] king. And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the [Lord's] house, & in the [treasury] of the king's house. |
At that time, Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the [Lord's] temple, & from the pillars [that] Hezekiah, [Judah's] king, had overlaid, & gave it to [Assyria's] king.] |
Therefore, you shall [still] give presents, [a.k.a. bribes or tribute,] to Moresheth Gath, & the houses of Achzib, shall [prove to be] a lie to the kings of Israel. [Still,] I will bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of Mareshah. He shall come to Adullam, the glory of Israel. Make [yourself] bald, & [cut your hair,] for your delicate children. |
[Increase] your baldness, [like] the eagle; for they [have] gone into captivity from you. [Amos 5:25-27 Have you offered sacrifices & offerings to Me in the wilderness 40 years, O house of Israel? |
But you have [carried] the tabernacle of your: Moloch & Chiun, your images & the star of your god, [that] you have made [for] yourselves. Therefore, I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, says the Lord, Whose Name Is The God of Hosts.] |