For my three talks on Micah at Sydney Uni Cumberland, I've been trying to succinctly capture some of the considerations necessary to read the prophecy correctly. In other words, what is it we're actually reading?
These points don't constitute the main thrust of each sermon, but are utilised as a form of both introduction and in later weeks to summarise the content of the previous talk.
Talk 1 introduced the concepts that Micah is;
a. History - this is an historical book, spoken to a particular people at a particular time in their history
b. Theology - this is 'The word of the LORD that came to Micah', it is in the pages of this book that we can know God.
At this stage, for talk 2 I am recapping those points again and introducing
c. Prophecy - this contains a vision of the future, from God
The final talk will again recap a-c with the introduction of;
d. Poetry - we cannot tell if Micah actually spoke in this poetic way as if he was in a Shakespearean play. But it is presented to us with poetic characteristics.
To read Micah correctly is to understand it as History, Theology, Prophecy and Poetry. Each of these aspects shapes our reading and comprehension of the book.
0 comments:
Post a Comment