MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:1 SUMMER FRUIT HAS BEEN GATHERED... GRAPES HAVE BEEN GLEANED.... THE GODLY HAS PERISHED. In gleaning the fields of the summer harvest, one expects to find leftovers. Micah’s search yields no godly remnant, only sorrow and futility (compare Micah 6:14; Isaiah 17:6). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var i... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:3 The “asking” of the PRINCE and JUDGE and “uttering” of the GREAT MAN highlight the constant demands of corrupt leaders. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:4 DAY OF YOUR WATCHMEN. Just as the lookout on the city wall warned of approaching danger, so Micah announced the approaching judgment (compare Ezekiel 3:16; Ezekiel 33:7; Hosea 9:8). YOUR PUNISHMENT... THEIR CONFUSION. Both social and family relationships have broken down in a... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:7 BUT AS FOR ME contrasts Micah with the unfaithful leaders of vv. Micah 7:3 (compare Micah 3:8). I WILL LOOK identifies Micah with the watchmen of Micah 7:4. I WILL WAIT... MY GOD WILL HEAR ME expresses the quiet confidence that God will act. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:8 I FALL... RISE;... I SIT IN DARKNESS... LIGHT. The city is compared to a prisoner of war, near death and in a dungeon of gloom. Yet the Lord provides the sure hope of freedom. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:9 INDIGNATION OF THE LORD... HE PLEADS MY CAUSE. The people admit that they have sinned. Yet they also know God forgives those who repent. OUT TO THE LIGHT... HIS VINDICATION. The rightness and justice of the Lord’s action are “seen” in the freeing of the prisoner and the shami... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:10 SHAME WILL COVER.... MY EYES WILL LOOK UPON HER. A reversal of roles takes place. Those nations that earlier desired to see Zion defiled (Micah 4:11) are now publicly scorned. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:11 Three activities of the future DAY bind these verses together. (1) BUILDING... WALLS. The enemy “now trampled” (v. Micah 7:10) contrasts with the rising security (compare v. Micah 7:8) of Zion’s walls. (2) BOUNDARY... EXTENDED. Beyond security, there is a promise of territor... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:13 DESOLATE. Safety is found only in Jerusalem. Outside there is only a wasteland. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:14 SHEPHERD YOUR PEOPLE... YOUR INHERITANCE is a request that the Lord would feed and protect the nation (compare Deuteronomy 32:9; Psalms 28:9; Psalms 78:70). BASHAN AND GILEAD. These fertile areas east of the Jordan were among the first lands that Israel gained when entering... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:15 WHEN YOU CAME OUT. The people of God in all ages are included in the deliverance from Egypt (compare Deuteronomy 5:3). The Lord has acted in the past, and he will do so again. MARVELOUS THINGS. This term is associated with the Lord’s acts in the presence of Pharaoh (Exodus 3... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:16 SEE AND BE ASHAMED. This describes what the nations experience when they observe God’s power (compare v. Micah 7:10). THE LORD OUR GOD. The shepherd of v. Micah 7:14 is now identified. FEAR. The similar sound and spelling of “graze” (v. Micah 7:14), “see” (v. Micah 7:16), an... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:18 WHO IS A GOD LIKE YOU? The question emphasizes the uniqueness of the God who defends and pardons his people (compare Exodus 15:11; Deuteronomy 3:24; Psalms 35:10; Psalms 89:5). BECAUSE HE DELIGHTS IN STEADFAST LOVE. This is why God forgives. The confrontation resulting from... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:19 CAST... INTO THE DEPTHS. As God cast Pharaoh’s armies into the sea (Exodus 15:4), so he will deal decisively with the sins of his people (compare Jeremiah 31:34). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 7:20 FAITHFULNESS... STEADFAST LOVE... YOU HAVE SWORN. The book concludes by summarizing the Lord’s key attributes and actions (Exodus 34:6; Deuteronomy 4:31; Deuteronomy 7:12). THE DAYS OF OLD. God’s character (his steadfast love) moves him to keep his word (his faithfulness). T... [ Continue Reading ]