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divides. Now, Matthew 10:36 is a quotation

from Micah 7:6, and in the context of Micah 7:6,

it appears to me that the prophet can find

comfort only in God Himself because he lived

in a society that was ripe for judgment and

hated God. He came to a place where he

couldn't trust friends or family or neighbors or

anyone — opposition in every way — so he said,

"I'll trust God.” So Matthew 10:36, “And a man's

foes shall be they of his own household,” is a

quotation from Micah chapter 7, verse 6.

Micah lived among a people that were ripe for

judgment. America is ripe for judgment. There

is a hostility that is growing in the families

across our land against the truths of the Word

of God. In orthodox Judaism to this day a Jew

can accept Christ — and many do — they can

accept Christ to this day, and they will be

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