Micah: Wine and Beer Pastors
They didnāt wanna sound negative. They wanted to cheer up people, cater to their entertainment proclivity. People just wanted happy messages that āblessedā them. Micah was preaching about the coming doom and criticizing religious leadersā errors and sins and the nationās disgrace. Among negative things he bombarded them with was how the rulers and leaders of the house of Israel despised and distorted the truth (Micah 3.9). But the wine and beer pastors or prophets cautioned him: āDonāt prophesy about these things. No disgrace will overtake us.ā (Micah 2.6). If you wanna hear nothing but praises and positive things and encouragements, chances are, you have an entertainment proclivity or spirit. And youāre perhaps reflecting the kind of church you attend. Many churches today are nothing but entertainment centers. Poor showbiz copy cats. They are not prophetic temple courtyards of God where His Word, Will, Ways, and Warnings (judgments) are powerfully declared. I...