Micah 7:7-17
“Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.”
King James Version
Micah's personal declaration of hope in darkness, a model of faith leading to ultimate vindication.
Fulfillment References
John 8:12 Psalm 27:1
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation.' Though fallen, the faithful one trusts God to arise — 'when I fall, I shall arise... he will bring me forth to the light' — a confidence fulfilled in the Lord Jesus, the God of our salvation, who is Himself the light (John 8:12) and who raises the fallen. The waiting of the prophet is the waiting of all who trust the Saviour.
JewishA confession of trust amid darkness — waiting for the God of salvation who will vindicate, restore, and shepherd His people; light after the fall.
CatholicThe believer's hope in the God of salvation who brings light out of darkness, fulfilled in Christ the Light.
ProtestantTrusting endurance — 'I will look unto the LORD' — and the assurance of rising and light, fulfilled in the salvation of Christ.
AcademicA liturgy of confidence closing Micah; the alternation of lament, trust, and assurance is characteristic of the psalmic tradition.
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