Micah 05: Peace that Reigns Forever

Siege at the gates, fear in the air, and a prophet pointing to a quiet town with a world-changing promise. We walk through Micah 5 and discover how a ruler from Bethlehem becomes the source of peace that outlasts empires and outlives our anxieties. The chapter anchors a bold claim: real peace doesn’t come from bigger walls or sharper swords; it comes from a shepherd-king who stands in the strength of the Lord and gathers scattered people into rest.

We start with the historical pressure—Assyria on the march, injustice at home, and a weary nation—and trace how Micah reframes crisis as a stage for hope. The Bethlehem prophecy isn’t a poetic aside; it’s the hinge of the story that Matthew later connects to Jesus. From there, the text widens: Assyria becomes a symbol for every force that storms our lives. We explore how God appoints leaders, restores dignity, and turns his people into a quiet blessing among the nations, like dew that no one can restrain and a young lion that doesn’t cower.

Then comes the hard mercy: God tears down chariots, walls, witchcraft, and idols. Not to punish for punishment’s sake, but to dismantle everything that promises control and delivers emptiness. We talk about what that looks like now—careers that become identities, habits that numb instead of heal, and narratives that keep us stuck. The invitation is simple and demanding: let the true king rule, and watch peace take ground where anxiety used to live.

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Hello, everybody.
Welcome back to the BibleBreakdown Podcast with your
host, Pastor Brandon.
Today, Micah chapter five, andtoday's title is Peace That
Reigns Forever.
Peace That Reigns Forever.
One of the things I love aboutreading the minor prophets is we
remember that they are not minoras in less quality or less

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value, but they just getstraight to the point.
For whatever reason, theseprophets did not have as much to
write as, let's say, Isaiah,Ezekiel, all of that.
But it's no less important.
And when we see this, you know,as we've been calling him, this
small town southern prophet justreally speaking like it is, as
we see so many times, he startsto turn the corner and always

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remind Israel of the hope that'son the way.
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Well, if you've been with us forthe past few days, we've been
talking about this idea ofMicah's message is really
direction during difficulty.
And there's all these differentthings that's going on in the
nation of Israel.
And of course, as always,Assyria is, you know, during the

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time when a lot of theseprophets were talking, Assyria
is on their way.
This is not that long after thetime of Jonah.
And it's just, it's just gettingbad.
And God sends a prophet to tellthem over and over and over
again, hey, listen, justicematters to me.
Treating others with kindness,it matters, you know, not doing
these things.
And one of the reasons why isbecause all the way back in

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Genesis, God told Abraham,Through you, I'm going to show
the world who I am.
Like all the nations will beblessed because of you.
And we know that eventually thatwas a prophecy fulfilled with
Jesus.
But even before then, what Godhad planned was he wanted to
show himself through the nationof Israel.

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And so when they're not doingwhat they're supposed to be
doing, God's like, What are youdoing?
You know, and he's been sayingthat over and over again in
Micah, but now as he begins toturn the page, as we're kind of
coming around, you know, thirdbase and getting ready to head
into home, he starts to talkabout the future and what's
coming.
And this is actually the chapterwhere later in Matthew, you will

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see that prophecy was fulfilledthat when the wise men came to
Jerusalem and then he said,Where is your king to be born?
Well, they said, Well, accordingto Micah, he's going to be born
in Bethlehem.
And so we find that out righthere.
So if you're ready, let's divein.
Micah chapter 5, verse 1 saysthis mobilize, marshal your
troops.
The enemy is laying siege toJerusalem.

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They will strike Israel's leaderin the face with a rod.
But you, O Bethlehem ofEphratha, that's a hard word.
You are only a small villageamong the people of Judah, yet a
ruler of Israel, whose originsare in the distant past, will
come from you on my behalf.
There it is.

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That's talking about Jesus whois coming.
The people of Israel willabandon to their enemies until a
woman Let me say that again.
The people of Israel will beabandoned to their enemies until
the woman in labor gives birth.
Then at last his fellowcountrymen will return from
exile to their own land, and hewill stand to lead his flock

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with the Lord's strength, inmajesty and in the name of the
Lord his God.
Then his people will live thereundisturbed, for he will be
highly honored around the world,and he will be the source of
peace.
When the Assyrians invade ourland and break through our
defenses, he will appoint sevenrulers to watch over us, eight

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princes to lead us.
They will rule Assyria withdrawn swords and enter the gates
of the land of Nimrod, and hewill rescue us from the
Assyrians when they pour out theborders to invade our land.
Now pause.
Now what Micah is doing is he isusing this the Assyrians as a
metaphor for all incoming armieswill not be able to overcome

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this coming king that's going tobe coming one day.
And so we know that wasfulfilled with Jesus, that you
know, Jesus, Jesus was notkilled, he laid down his life,
that no one had authority overJesus.
He walked all the way to thecross himself.
He was actually the conqueringhero.
All right, verse seven.
Then the remnant left in Israelwill take their place among the

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nations.
They will be like dew sent bythe Lord, or like falling rain
on the grass, which no one canhold back, and no one can
restrain.
The remnant left in Israel willtake their place among the
nations.
They will be like a lion amongthe animals in the forest, like
a strong young lion among flocksof sheep and goats, houncing and

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tearing as they go, with norescuer in sight.
The people of Israel will standup to their foes, and all their
enemies will be wiped out.
In that day, says the Lord, Iwill slaughter your horses and
destroy your chariots, I willtear down your walls and
demolish your defenses, I willput an end to all witchcraft,
and there will be no morefortune tellers.
I will destroy all your idolsand sacred pillars, so you will

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never again worship the work ofyour own hands.
I will abolish your idol shrineswith their ashera poles and
destroy your pagan cities.
I will pour out my vengeance onall the nations that refuse to
obey me.
So basically, God's saying, I'mgonna come clean house, and I'm
gonna leave nothing that canstand up against me.

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And what I love about this is asthis southern prophet comes in
here and says, You know, youguys better get right.
You know, this this bad thing iscoming, but God's gonna get the
last laugh.
He's gonna come through, he'sgonna do these amazing things.
And you know what's amazingabout this is he is still giving
hope as God is giving him theinspiration to do so, right in

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the middle of all this decay andall this difficulty.
I mean, think about what's goingon.
The Assyrians are pressing in,and it looks like they're gonna
overwhelm them any day.
You still got these obstinate,rebellious people who are not
wanting to return to God, butthey're turning to all the other
things except God.
And in the middle of this, he issaying, listen, all this stuff
is wrong, but God was not gonnagive up on you.

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And one day, God is going todefeat every idol in your life
until he reigns supreme.
And can I tell you that's theamazing thing that happens to us
when we come to God?
Is when we come to God, we weserve the Lord, but sometimes it
can be difficult.
And when the battle is raging,when enemies are coming at us
and whatever form they may comeinto, if we're not careful, we

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want to run to our addictionsand run to these other things,
hoping that they'll bring uspeace.
But God loves us so much thatnot only does he warn us, but he
systematically goes to war witheverything that sets itself up
as an idol in our lives.
Because those things can neversatisfy.
They leave us hollow, they leaveus without peace.
And God is willing to sometimeshurt our feelings, to destroy

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our idols so that we can knowpeace.
And so what do we do?
We turn to the Lord instead offighting against him, we run to
him and say, God, if there'sanything in my life that is more
important than you, if there'sanything I'm running to other
than you, open my eyes, let mesee it, because I want you to be

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the king of my life.
Because here's the thing when wetry to be in control of our
life, and we can make a mess ofthings, but when God leads our
life, he leads us to peace andhope and joy.
What do you need to turn over tothe Lord today?
Let's pray together right now.
God, thank you so much fortoday.
Thank you, God, that you see usand that you know us.
And Lord, even in you know,passages like this, when we see

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times when God, it seems likeyou're just going to war with
everything.
When we realize what you'redoing, we realize you're going
to war with all of the thingsthat try to steal our soul, try
to steal our love for you, stealour joy.
So, Lord, we say, Do your work,have your way in our lives, set
us free from everything so wecan be truly free in you.

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In Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.
And amen.
God's word says in Micah 6,verse 8, we're going to read
this tomorrow together.
It says, What does the Lordrequire of you to act justly,
love mercy, and walk humbly withyour God?
You can't say it better thanthat.
I love you.
I'll see you tomorrow from Micahchapter six.