Micah 7:1-6

CONTEMPORARY VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION, AND DISLOYALTY. This passage is distinct from the preceding, though the same introductory remark applies to it; in tone, however, it seems to come nearer to certain Psalms (_cf._ Psalms 12:1 f.). Zion laments that the pious and upright man has become, through viole... [ Continue Reading ]

Micah 7:7-20

ISRAEL'S CONFESSION OF FAITH. This undoubtedly post-exilic utterance of Israel's confidence _in._ Yahweh's delivering intervention falls into three portions, probably once distinct, viz. Micah 7:7 (the time of Messianic deliverance will come); Micah 7:11 (Jerusalem will be repeopled); Micah 7:14 (Ya... [ Continue Reading ]

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