MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:1 IN THE POWER OF THEIR HAND. Attention shifts from cities and people to those who do evil because they have the authority and ability to carry out their schemes. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:2 COVET... SEIZE... TAKE... OPPRESS. Taking land and property (HIS INHERITANCE) from the weak was a violation of the covenant (Exodus 20:17) and a primary reason for judgment against Ahab’s house (1 Kings 21:1; see Micah 6:16). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:3 AGAINST THIS FAMILY. The entire community is accountable for the sins of its leaders. A TIME OF DISASTER. See Amos 5:13. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:4 TAUNT SONG. These oppressors had seized property from the defenseless (vv. Micah 2:1). Now the APOSTATE (the Assyrians?) will seize their land and they will be mocked for their losses. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length,... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:5 YOU WILL HAVE NONE. The dishonest land-grabbers are excluded from the inheritance they denied to others (v. Micah 2:2). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:7 The people thought that a God of grace could never bring the disaster mentioned in vv. Micah 2:3. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:8 These acts are similar to the abuses detailed in vv. Micah 2:1. MY PEOPLE... AN ENEMY. The accusation of hostility is supported by three examples of enemy-like conduct in war. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:10 ARISE AND GO... NO PLACE TO REST. The UNCLEANNESS of their injustice has denied rest to others, and so the Lord demands that the people be exiled from their own place of rest. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:11 PREACH... OF WINE. The people welcomed “preaching” that emphasized overindulgence. They did not want to hear that they were violating God’s standards. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:12 The first main section ends with the Shepherd of Israel gathering his sheep into the protective fold and leading them out as their triumphant King. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 2:13 OPENS THE BREACH. The picture shifts to a king leading his army out (THEY BREAK THROUGH) from an enclosed city. KING... BEFORE THEM... LORD. The identity of the Shepherd-King who leads the people into battle is fully revealed. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagNam... [ Continue Reading ]