06/10/2026
TUESDAY, 6 OCTOBER
TEXT: MICAH 2:1-5
TOPIC: WOE TO THE OPPRESSORS EXPLOITING THE POOR
MICAH 2:1-5 (NIV)
1: Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.
2: They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud people of their homes, they rob them of their inheritance.
3: Therefore, the LORD says: "I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.
4: In that day people will ridicule you; they will taunt you with this mournful song: ’We are utterly ruined; my people’s possession is divided up. He takes it from me! He assigns our fields to traitors.’"
5: Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.
WOE TO THE OPPRESSORS EXPLOITING THE POOR
In our previous study of Micah 1:8-16, we discussed the activities of land grabbers who exploit the poor and defenseless.
Today's text continues to address the actions of these wicked individuals. We see them coveting the land of the poor, much like Ahab desired Naboth's vineyard (1 Kings 21:1-24).
These oppressors are robbing the people of Israel of their ancestral land, which was given to them as an everlasting inheritance during the time of Joshua.
These exploiters have been operating for a long time, evading justice from human authorities, but God will ultimately bring calamity upon them.
We witness a similar situation in Nigeria, where oppressors are forcing people off their own land. However, for Israel and for believers in Nigeria, the Lord promises to fight for them. Those who oppress God's people and forcibly seize their lands will face punishment.
The people originally entrusted their land to these individuals for farming and cattle grazing, but now these wicked individuals have taken ownership of what rightfully belongs to others; they will be held
