Subscribe: RSS

Lesson Summary:

Micah prophesies about the Great Ruler and Deliverer of Israel.

Focus Passage: Micah 5.

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. The Identity of the Ruler: Messiah (Micah 5:1-6)

Principle: Jesus Christ is the Great Ruler and Shepherd of His People.
Application: Have you surrendered your life to the Lord Jesus Christ? Is He truly the Lord and Ruler of your life?
Scripture Reference

⁶For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
⁷There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousnessFrom then on and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
Isaiah 9:6-7 (NASB)

II. The Work of the Ruler: Deliverance (Micah 5:7-15)

Principle: Jesus Christ is the Great Deliverer of His People.
Application: What’s the story of your deliverance by the Lord Jesus Christ? What would you tell the world?
Scripture Reference

“In that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.
²“It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord of hosts, “that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered; and I will also remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
⁸“It will come about in all the land,”Declares the Lord,“That two parts in it will be cut off and perish;But the third will be left in it.
⁹“And I will bring the third part through the fire,Refine them as silver is refined,And test them as gold is tested.They will call on My name,And I will answer them;
I will say, ‘They are My people,’And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
Zechariah 14:1-2, 8-9 (NASB)