Choice 1: Micah;
Nahum. “The Lord Shall Reign”
(a)
Read Micah 1:1–9; 2:1–11. Write a brief
statement describing what Micah prophesied would happen to Israel and Samaria.
Read Micah 3:4–12 and list the reasons why these things happened to them. Read
Micah 4:1–3 and the institute student manual commentary for Micah 4:1–2, “What
Special Meaning Do These Verses Have for Latter-day Saints?” (pg. 121). Then
make a second list of Israel’s future reasons for hope.
All their idols and graven images would
be destroyed. Israel and Samaria will be
destroyed.
They hid from God
They will not be led my prophets of God
Micah 4:1-3 says the people will flow
into the gospel. We are blessed with the
constitution of the United States. We
are blessed under this constitution to have freedom of religion. We should not only be good but be willing to
bring forth his work and establish Zion.
(b) What additional insights does Doctrine and Covenants
45:66–71 reveal about Micah 4:6–8?
The righteous will gather to Zion. The wicked will not go up and fight those in
Zion. It is a place that is a refuge
from the wicked. It is where the
righteous will flee to escape the wicked.
(c)
In your own words summarize the
teachings in Micah 4:12; Isaiah 55:8–9.
When we choose to not follow the Lord
our thoughts do not align. We are not
following the ways of God. God’s
thoughts and ways are always higher than ours if we choose wickedness.
(d)
Read Micah 5:1–5 and the institute
student manual commentary for Micah 5:1-4, “But Thou, Bethlehem, ... out of
Thee Shall He Come ... That Is to Be Ruler in Israel,” (pg. 122). Then list
what Micah said about the first and second coming of the Lord.
This scripture is a prophecy of Jesus Christ being born in Ephratah
Bethlehem. The righteous will gather
together and find strength through the Lord.
(e)
Read the messages of Micah 7:7–9,
18–19; Nahum 1:1–7 and the institute student manual commentary for Nahum
1:2–10, “The Second Coming” (pgs. 219–20). Then write an outline for a three-minute
talk on the topic of “The Last Days and the Second Coming.”
The Lord will be our light. He is the God of our salvation and he will
hear us. The Lord will have compassion
on us. He is very merciful. The Lord is slow to anger. He knows all those who put trust in Him. The wicked will be burned to stubble in the
second coming. If we are on the Lord’s
side we will be okay at His second coming.
The wicked will be destroyed by fire.
The Lord is very merciful to those who go to Him. You don’t need to be perfect just a willing
to follow the Lord.
