How does Micah 3:2 describe the leaders' actions towards good and evil? Micah 3:2 – The Verse “you who hate good and love evil, who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones.” What the Leaders Hate and Love • Hate is directed toward everything God calls good—righteousness, justice, mercy (cf. Isaiah 5:20). • Love is poured out on evil—oppression, greed, corruption (cf. Amos 5:14-15). • Their affections are fully inverted, proving the heart’s condition shapes behavior (Matthew 7:18). Violent Exploitation Illustrated • “Tear the skin” – a shocking picture of flaying, stressing ruthless abuse. • “Remove the flesh from bones” – complete stripping of well-being; nothing is left for the people. • While poetic, the effects were literal: land seized, families ruined (Micah 2:2). The Heart Behind the Violence • Proverbs 4:23 reminds: “Guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” • Romans 1:32 shows the slide from approving evil to practicing it. • When leaders twist affection, the powerless suffer (Ezekiel 34:2-4). God’s Verdict on Such Leadership • “Then they will cry to the LORD, but He will not answer them” (Micah 3:4). • Ezekiel 34:10: “I am against the shepherds.” • Divine justice meets human injustice without fail. Living the Opposite Call • “Hate what is evil; cling to what is good” (Romans 12:9). • “Seek justice, rebuke the oppressor; defend the fatherless” (Isaiah 1:17). • Micah 6:8 gathers it simply: “act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.” |
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