The devil and Michael

“But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, ‘The Lord rebuke you!’” Jude 1:9
The epistle to Jude contains several references to things that are not talked about at length in the rest of the Bible: ‘the angels that sinned’ (v6), the dispute between Michael and Satan (v9), and a prophecy from the book of Enoch (v14-15).
A wise man once said, ‘Where the Scriptures are silent, we must remain silent.’ Jude tells us that Michael and Satan disputed over the body of Moses – which is a mystery, since no-one knew where he was buried (Deut. 34:5-6). But he doesn’t tell us what the dispute was about, so it is pointless for us to speculate. The point Jude is making is comparing the actions of Michael with the actions of certain false teachers.
Michael is an archangel. He is mentioned five times in the Bible. He is the archangel who protects Israel (Dan. 10:13, Dan. 10:21, Dan. 12:1), and it seems he is constantly fighting against Satan (Jude 1:9, Rev. 12:7). It would seem that he is the most powerful angel there is, and the leader of the angelic army (Rev. 12:7). Here is Jude’s point: even the most powerful angel, Michael, does not accuse or rebuke Satan, but he leaves that to God. Yet these people, who are less powerful than any angel, don’t have a problem making fun of Satan (Jude 1:8). Christians can fall into this kind of behaviour too, through ignorance. Satan is real, and he is powerful. You don’t mess with him in your own strength. It is only through the power of Christ in us that we have victory over Satan (1 Cor. 15:57, 1 John 4:4). And so we would be wise to note what Michael does, and leave the rebuking and ‘binding’ of Satan up to God.