The REAL preacher - Micah style
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Micah has issues with false prophets. Not only are they endorsing the land barons property grabbing schemes (Micah 2.6), but they are self-justifying and self-satisfying money grabbers (Micah 3.5). They're the ones who are going to experience the darkness of God's terrible judgement (Micah 3.6-7). In contrast, Micah is the man:
"As for me, I am filled with power,
with the Spirit of the Lord,
and with justice and might
to declare to Jacob his transgression
and to Israel his sin" (Micah 3.8).
There you have it: the four qualities of the REAL preacher:
- Ability - for that is probably how best to translate the Hebrew word kowach here translated power. i.e. Micah is up for this, he can do it
- Infilled by the Spirit - not only is he humanly able, he is spiritually enabled
- Justice - this means he can say the right thing, even when it is unpopular (what the false prophets could not do)
- Might - or, better, courage (Heb gabuwra). He's not got a popular message, but the man of God is bold with it
These four qualities are not divisible for Micah, nor for any preacher.
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