_The Word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite _ DIVINE REVELATION I. It is the word of the lord. What is a word? 1. A mind manifesting power. In his word a true man manifests himself, his thought, feeling, character. His word is important according to the measure of his faculties, exper... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 relation to Samaria and Jerusalem. He is represented as leaving His holy temple, coming out of His place... [ Continue Reading ]
_For her wound is incurable _ MORAL INCURABLENESS Samaria and Jerusalem were, in a material and political sense, in a desperate and hopeless condition. I. Moral incurableness is a condition into which men may fall. 1. Mental philosophy shows this. Such is the constitution of the human mind, that... [ Continue Reading ]
_Bind the chariot to the swift beast _ BE QUICK These words are addressed to the inhabitants of Lachish. Our subject is promptitude in action. I. Be quick in your material engagements. The distinction between the secular and the spiritual is not real but fictitious. A man should be quick in all... [ Continue Reading ]