Now gather thyself] better, 'now thou mayest gather thyself in troops, thou daughter of troops.' The reference is to Assyria. Micah sees the armies gather against Jerusalem, and foresees the possible overthrow of the dynasty (the judge of Israel). But Judah's future does not depend on Jerusalem. God can raise up from a village a deliverer.
CHAPTER V _This chapter begins, according to the opinion of some_ _commentators, with a prophecy concerning the siege of_ _Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, and the great indignities which_ _Zedekiah s...
NOW GATHER THYSELF IN TROOPS, O DAUGHTER OF TROOPS - The “daughter of troops” is still the same who was before addressed, Judah. The word is almost always . used of “bands of men employed in irregular...
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The siege and the smitten judge (Micah 5:1) _ 2. The smitten judge: Who he is (Micah 5:2) 3. The events of the future: (Micah 5:3) 4. The Rejected One, the Shepherd of Israel ...
MICAH 4:6 TO MICAH 5:1. EXILE AND RESTORATION: ISRAEL'S VICTORY OVER THE NATIONS. The reference to the Babylonian exile (Micah 4:10) shows that the passage is not earlier than the sixth century, Micah...
NOW. Meanwhile; as in Micah 4:10; Micah 4:11. Showing that Micah 5:1 relates to the interval between the then present time and "that day" of Micah 4:1;...
_PROMISES CONCERNING THE MESSIAH -- MICAH 5:1-4:_ Zedekiah was the last king of the separate kingdom of Judah. He had been placed on the throne by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar had even ch...
NOW GATHER THYSELF IN TROOPS, &C.— _But thou shalt be made desolate, O desolating daughter: thou shalt be surrounded by a siege; because they have smitten the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek...
DISTRESS AND REDEMPTION. Micah 4:9 to Micah 5:1 RV. Now why doest thou cry out aloud? Is there no king in thee, is thy counsellor perished, that pangs have taken hold of thee as of a woman in travail?...
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. NOW GATHER THYSELF IN TROOPS - i:e., thou shalt d...
The word ‘now’ links this message with the previous one (Micah 4:9; Micah 4:11). Soon Micah will describe future *salvation by the *Messiah. But here Micah describes an army which was attacking Jerusa...
MICAH SPEAKS A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO ALL THE NATIONS MICAH _LES PAINTER_ CHAPTER 5 5:1-6 THE *MESSIAH’S BIRTH AND HIS FUTURE GREATNESS The main subject of Micah’s message now changes. He has spoke...
V. (1) O DAUGHTER OF TROOPS. — This verse coheres better with the former chapter, to which it is attached in the Hebrew Version. Micah again interpolates a prediction of trouble and dismay between th...
_[Micah 4:14]_ עַתָּה֙ תִּתְגֹּדְדִ֣י בַת ־גְּד֔וּד מָצֹ֖ור...
THE KING TO COME Micah 4:8 - Micah 5:1 WHEN a people has to be purged of long injustice, when some high aim of liberty or of order has to be won, it is remarkable how often the drama of revolution pa...
THE DELIVERER FROM BETHLEHEM Micah 5:1-15 This name for Bethlehem recalls Genesis 48:7. Though insignificant in size she would outshine her compeers, because of Messiah's birth, Matthew 2:6. As man,...
From this scene of a corrupt people governed by corrupt rulers, the prophet lifts his eyes, and looking into the future sees the day when under true government deliverance will be wrought and the divi...
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter (a) of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. (a) He forewarns them of the dangers that will c...
Robber. Some understand this of Babylon, which robbed and pillaged the temple of God; others understand it of Jerusalem, by reason of the many rapines and oppressions committed there. (Challoner) ---...
CONTENTS This is a most blessed Chapter, for the precious contents of which the Church of Christ hath found occasion in all ages since possessed of it, and will find occasion to bless God the Holy Gh...
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...
To encourage the faithful to patience, the Prophet again reminds them that hard and severe time was nigh; for it was needful to put them in mind often of the approaching calamity, lest terror should w...
But there was something more definite still to be declared; the principal enemy of the last days was to be pointed out, and this in special connection with another and fatal sin of Jerusalem and her p...
NOW GATHER THYSELF IN TROOPS, O DAUGHTER OF TROOPS,.... Not Jerusalem, full of people, called to draw out their forces, and fall upon the enemy besieging them, whether Chaldeans or Romans; but rather...
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. Ver. 1. _Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of...
_Now gather thyself_, &c. It seems this verse ought to be joined to the foregoing chapter, as it evidently belongs to it, and not to this, which is upon a quite different subject. Thus considered, aft...
THE PERSON AND THE RULE OF MESSIAH. Having described the conditions and circumstances under which the period of Messianic glory would be established, the prophet now turns to the direct prediction co...
Now gather thyself in troops, namely, in order to resist the enemy, O DAUGHTER OF TROOPS, Jerusalem herself being so designated as the type of the Church Militant; HE HATH LAID SIEGE AGAINST US, rathe...
1-6 Having showed how low the house of David would be brought, a prediction of the Messiah and his kingdom is added to encourage the faith of God's people. His existence from eternity as God, and his...
MICAH CHAPTER 5 The birth of Christ foretold, MICAH 5:1; his kingdom, MICAH 5:4; his complete conquest over his enemies, MICAH 5:8. This verse is, say some, a sharp sarcasm against Israel's enemies. O...
Micah 5:1 gather H1413 (H8704) troops H1416 daughter H1323 troops H1416 laid H7760 (H8804) siege H4692 strike...
NOW The "word of the Lord that came to Micah" (Micah 4:1) having described the future kingdom (Micah 4:1) and glanced at the Babylonian captivities (Micah 4:9) goes forward into the last days to refe...
CONTENTS: The birth and rejection of Christ foretold. His ultimate eternal kingdom after His rejection. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Christ, who existed from eternity as Son of God, was to b...
Micah 5:1. _Oh daughter of troops._ Of thieves, that is, the Chaldeans, who having robbed all the nations of Asia, came to Jerusalem, and robbed the whole land, smote Zedekiah with the severe rod of c...
_Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops _ THE CHURCH OF GOD I. As militant in its character. Jerusalem is addressed as “daughter of troops.” As Jerusalem was a military city containing a...
MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 5:1 A new hope for Israel, and for the whole world, comes by means of a new David. His deeds are praised (vv. Micah 5:1) and the influence of the Israelite remnant among the nation...
CRITICAL NOTES. THOU] invading army (not Judah). US] The prophet identifies himself with the nation. SMITE] The greatest insult (Lamentations 3:30; Matthew 5:39; Matthew 27:30). JUDGE] or king ...
EXPOSITION MICAH 5:1 _§ _8_. After Zion_'_s degradation Messiah shall be born, and shall bring the world into subjection._ MICAH 5:1 This verse is joined to the preceding chapter in the Hebrew. Jer...
Now in chapter 5 Micah leaves that scene of the future and he comes back to an intermediate scene. Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: and they shall sm...
1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 8:6; 2 Corinthians 11:20; 2 Kings 24:2;...
Now gather thyself — Since this must be done, do it quickly. O daughter of troops — Nineveh or Babylon. He — Sennacherib, or Nebuchadnezzar. They — The proud, oppressive enemy. The judge — The king. O...