Upon this rock (36): A remnant returns (1)
Don Doezema expounds on Micah's prophecy concerning Jerusalem's captivity in Babylon and subsequent deliverance, demonstrating how God's covenant promises remained sure even amid exile. The article traces the fulfillment of ancient prophecy through Cyrus's conquest and the restoration of God's people, illustrating God's sovereign faithfulness across the dispensations.
Previous article in this series: October 15, 2018, p. 36. The history of the church in the old dispensation has been aptly likened to birth pangs. "For pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail," said Micah the prophet. "Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the Lord shall redeem thee from the...
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