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Verse Micah 1:3. _FOR, BEHOLD, THE LORD COMETH FORTH_] See this
clause, Amos 4:13. He represents Jehovah as a mighty conqueror,
issuing from his pavilion, stepping from mountain to mountain, which
ru...
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FOR, BEHOLD, THE LORD COMTH FORTH - that is, (as we now say,) “is
coming forth.” Each day of judgment, and the last also, are ever
drawing nigh, noiselessly as the nightfall, but unceasingly. “Out of...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATION
THE FIRST PROPHETIC MESSAGE
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. The introduction (Micah 1:1) _
2. Judgment announced (Micah 1:2)
3. The destruction of Samaria (Micah 1:6)
4. The lamentation o...
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THE JUDGMENT OF ISRAEL. The nations of the earth are summoned to take
warning from the Divine judgment to be executed on Israel. Yahweh
comes forth from heaven (His holy temple; _cf._ Habakkuk 2:20; I...
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BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6.
TREAD UPON, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:13;
Deuteronomy 33:29). App-92. Compare Amos 4:13....
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_cometh forth out of his place_ Two persons may use the same
expressions in very different senses. Heathen poets imagined that
divine beings -came forth" and mingled in the strife of mortals; the
prop...
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_THE LORD'S WORD CONCERNING SAMARIA AND JERUSALEM -- MICAH 1:1-4:_
Micah's message came by revelation of God. It was given to him when
Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were the kings of Judah. It was a mess...
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FOR, BEHOLD, THE LORD COMETH, &C.— He pictures out to us the Lord as
a mighty conqueror, marching forth from his royal palace to reduce his
enemies. The prophet in this whole description manifestly al...
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A CALL TO HARKEN. Micah 1:2-4
RV. Hear, ye peoples, all of you; hearken, O earth, and all that
therein is: and let the Lord Jehovah be witness against you, the Lord
from his holy temple. For, behold,...
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JUDGMENT ON SAMARIA AND JUDAH
Sargon destroyed Samaria, the capital of North Israel, 722 or 721.
Micah, about 720 b.c., declaring (Micah 1:6) that Samaria's fall has
been due to its sin, announces a l...
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MICAH SPEAKS A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO ALL THE NATIONS
MICAH
_LES PAINTER_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF MICAH
‘_People, the *LORD told you what goodness is. This is what the
*LORD wants you to do. Be fair to ot...
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‘High places’ and ‘valleys’ describes all places everywhere.
It may mean strong, important institutions. People in other nations
met together on the high places. They prayed to their gods there. God
h...
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כִּֽי ־הִנֵּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה יֹצֵ֣א מִ
מְּקֹומֹ֑ו ו
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MICAH THE MORASTHITE
Micah 1:1
SOME time in the reign of Hezekiah, when the kingdom of Judah was
still inviolate, but shivering to the shock of the fall of Samaria,
and probably while Sargon the dest...
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GOD'S WITNESS AGAINST HIS CHOSEN
Micah 1:1-16
Micah was contemporary with Isaiah and Hosea. Jeremiah quotes from
him. Compare Micah 3:12 and Jeremiah 26:18.
In Micah 1:1-4 the prophet _summons the n...
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The first message of Micah consists of a summons, a proclamation of
Jehovah, and a prophetic message based on the proclamation. This
division ends with an account of the intenuption of the false
proph...
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For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come (c)
down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
(c) Meaning by this that God will come to judgment against the strong
cities...
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_Earth, to subdue the rebels, Amos iv. 13., and Habacuc iii. 3.
(Calmet)_...
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There is a great sameness between the writings of Isaiah and Micah;
their vision opens much alike, only Micah's vision is concerning
Samaria and Jerusalem; and Isaiah's of Judah and Jerusalem. Samaria...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
The prophecy of Micah, like all the rest, has its own distinctive
properties, though falling into the general current of testimony to
Israel, and so far with...
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_THE LORD’S ADVENT_
‘The Lord cometh forth out of His place … and the mountains shall
be molten under Him.’
Micah 1:3
God, said the prophet, would come down in judgment. He loved His
people too wel...
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The Prophet pursues the same subject; and he dwells especially on this
— that God would be a witness against his people from his sanctuary.
He therefore confirms this, when he says that _God would com...
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The Lord speaks in this book from His temple, and addresses all the
peoples-the whole earth. That is to say, He takes His place upon His
earthly throne to judge the whole earth, in testimony against a...
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FOR, BEHOLD, THE LORD COMETH OUT OF HIS PLACE,.... Out of heaven, the
place of the house of his Shechinah or Majesty, as the Targum; where
his throne is prepared; where he keeps his court, and display...
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For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come
down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Ver. 3. _For, behold, the Lord cometh out of his place_] That is, say
they, out o...
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_Hear, all ye people_ All ye of Israel and Judah. _Hearken, O earth_
Or, O land, [of Israel:] _and all that therein is_ That is, all its
inhabitants. _Let the Lord be witness against you_ “I call him...
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For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of His place, as one getting
ready to execute His vengeance, AND WILL COME DOWN AND TREAD UPON THE
HIGH PLACES OF THE EARTH, on the mountains, as the places wher...
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EPHRAIM'S DESTRUCTION THREATENED...
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1-7 The earth is called upon, with all that are therein, to hear the
prophet. God's holy temple will not protect false professors. Neither
men of high degree, as the mountains, nor men of low degree,...
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FOR, BEHOLD; there is great reason for my earnestness with all people,
and therefore once more I advise you to consider it well. Behold,
attend to what is said. THE LORD COMETH FORTH; who is Judge him...
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Micah 1:3 LORD H3068 out H3318 (H8802) place H4725 down H3381 (H8804)
tread H1869 (H8804) places...
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YHWH DECLARES HIS VERDICT ON SAMARIA AND JERUSALEM (MICAH 1:1).
The chapter opens with a declaration of YHWH's sovereign power as
Creator, and of His interest in the affairs of Judah and Israel, whic...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's case against Israel. Impending judgment.
CHARACTERS: God, Micah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah.
CONCLUSION: There comes a time when men who have persisted in sin must
face ruin without...
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Micah 1:1. _Micah the Morasthite,_ alluding to a village in the tribe
of Judah, near the city of Eleuthera, which distinguishes him from the
prophet Micaiah, who foretold the defeat of Ahab. 1 Kings 2...
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_For, behold, the Lord cometh out of His place _
GOD’S PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO SIN
This is a highly figurative and sublime representation of the Almighty
in His retributive work, especially in rela...
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MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 1:2 The Announcement of Judgment on Israel and
Judah. The first major section describes (1) God’s punishment of
Samaria and Judah (Micah 1:2); (2) abuses and abuse
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MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 1:3 Yahweh is COMING OUT for battle (compare
Isaiah 26:21; Zechariah 14:3
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CRITICAL NOTES.
MICAH 1:3. TREAD upon the proud and idolatrous (high places) people,
as Ruler over all the earth.
MICAH 1:4.] Imagery from storms and earthquakes, to describe the
terrors of God’s jud...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1:1-2:13
Part I. THREATENINGS AND JUDGMENTS ON ISRAEL AND JUDAH, WITH
PREDICTION OF EVENTUAL DELIVERANCE.
MICAH 1:1
The...
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Shall we turn now to the book of Micah.
As is the very typical opening of most of the books of the prophets,
The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of
Jotham, Ahaz, and He...
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Amos 4:13; Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 33:29; Ezekiel 3:12;...
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The Lord — He comes forth as a judge, to hear, determine, and
punish. His place — Heaven, the place of his glorious throne. Come
down — Shew, by the effects of his power, justice, and wisdom, that
he...