According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
What does Micah 7:15 mean?
When God is about to deliver his people, he stirs up their friends to pray for them.
Key themes
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Keep this verse inside Micah 7:14-15 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Commentary on Micah 7:15
According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt - God answers the prayer, beginning with its closing words . Micah had prayed, "Turn Thy people like the days of old; "God answers, "like the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt." Micah had said, in the name of his people, "I shall behold His Righteousness; God answers, I will make him to behold marvelous things" .
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According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt,.
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Context in Micah 7
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Micah 7 belongs to the closing movement of the book, especially the section often described as covenant lawsuit and concluding mercy. Micah joins social critique, Zion hope, and one of Scripture’s most memorable summaries of what the Lord requires. Read this chapter with the wider themes of justice, humility, and judgment in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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Glossary
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The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture. Modern identification: Ain Shams.