Hi. I`d like to know what the verse in Micah means that says `Your enemies are the men of your own household`. My husband seems to think it is for us today and that the people in your own family are your enemies. How can I explain this to him so he`ll understand?
We need to follow certain principles while interpreting the Bible. The art of Bible interpretation is called as Hermeneutics which gives us important guidelines in applying Scripture for today. We cannot blindly take every verse in the Bible and apply it to the current context. Not all the verses in the Bible have a direct application today. For instance, the promise given by God to Abraham in Genesis that his seed will be like the stars in the sky cannot be applied to any of us today. It was given to a specific individual during a particular period of time.
Regarding this verse in Micah, we see that Prophet Micah was addressing to the nation of Israel as they were guilty of apostasy. In Micah 7:6 he is talking about how the family unit of the people of Israel were disintegrating. The sons were going against fathers, the daughters against mothers and daughter in laws against mother in laws. In this sense Micah says that a man's enemies are from his household. It doesn't have a direct application to people living in the world today.
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I think your family can become your enemy. Especially if they don't believe the same things that you belief. They can make life very difficult. But Jesus also said that we must love our enemies.
Thanks Stephan and Irene for the insightful comment.
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