Unto the city — i.e., Jerusalem, the metropolis of the wealth and sinfulness of Judah.
The man of wisdom shall see thy name — i.e., will regard it. The sentence may be thrown in parenthetically, as in the warning, “Whoso readeth, let him understand.” And he will perceive the hand of God in the visitations for sin.
Verse 9. _THE LORD'S VOICE CRIETH UNTO THE CITY_] No man is found to hear; but the _man of wisdom_ will hear, תושיה _tushiyah_; a word frequent in the writings of Solomon and Job, signifying wisdom,...
THE VOICE OF THE LORD CRIETH UNTO THE CITY - that is, Jerusalem, as the metropolis of their wealth and their sin, the head and heart of their offending. “Crieth,” aloud, earnestly, intently, so that a...
THE THIRD PROPHETIC DISCOURSE (6-7) CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The words of Jehovah to His people (Micah 6:1) _ 2. Israel's answer (Micah 6:6) 3. The moral demands of Jehovah (Micah 6:8) 4. The Lord must jud...
COMMERCIAL DISHONESTY AND ITS PUNISHMENT. This rather corrupt passage is quite distinct from Micah 6:1. It may have been written by Micah, and forms a parallel to his denunciation of agrarian dishones...
CITY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of the Subject), App-6, for the inhabitants. THE MAN OF WISDOM SHALL SEE THY NAME. [such as would have] true stability (or safety) will regard Thy name. The...
_GOD WAS DISPLEASED WITH CHEATING AND VIOLENCE -- MICAH 6:9-11:_ A wise man will listen to and obey the voice of Jehovah. He is the Lord and it makes sense to respect His power. He has power to bless...
THE LORD'S VOICE CRIETH, &C.— _The voice of the Lord crieth to the city, that there may be salvation to him who shall fear his name: they have heard him rebuking; but who yet acknowledged him?_ Micah...
GOD'S JUSTICE DEMANDS THE WICKED BE PUNISHED. Micah 6:9-16 RV. The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. Are there...
The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. THE LORD'S VOICE CRIETH UNTO THE CITY - Jerusalem. AND THE MAN OF WISD...
GOD'S ARRAIGNMENT OF HIS PEOPLE 1-8. Micah's message to the discouraged believers. They have lost heart because of the apparent contradiction between the promises of their prophets and the hard facts...
This message has two parts. First, Micah tells the people to listen to God. Micah says that the *LORD is calling to the city’s (Jerusalem’s) people. Then Micah adds his own thought. He says, ‘To respe...
MICAH SPEAKS A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO ALL THE NATIONS MICAH _LES PAINTER_ CHAPTER 6 SECTION 3 6:1-7:20 THIRD SERIES OF *PROPHECIES. GOD WILL FORGIVE THE *REMNANT OF HIS PEOPLE 6:1-8 MICAH ACCUSES *...
קֹ֤ול יְהוָה֙ לָ † עִ֣יר יִקְרָ֔א וְ...
THE SIN OF THE SCANT MEASURE Micah 6:9; Micah 7:1 THE state of the text of Micah 6:9; Micah 7:1 is as confused as the condition of society which it describe
“WHAT DOTH THE LORD REQUIRE OF THEE?” Micah 6:1-16 In Micah 6:1-4 the prophet returns from his vision of the future to the actual condition of his people, which was utterly desperate. The mountains,...
This closing section is dramatic and magnificent. The prophet summoned Israel and the mountains to hear the controversy of Jehovah with His people. The key-word is "Jehovah... will plead." From that p...
The LORD'S voice crieth unto the (h) city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. (h) Meaning, that when God speaks to any city or nation, the godly w...
God's voice is his word, his ordinances, his providences, his mercies, his judgments. And the man of wisdom will see and regard it. In the margin of our old Bibles, the words are, thy name shall see t...
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...
The Prophet complains here that he and other teachers did but little, though their cry resounded and was heard by the whole people. He therefore says, that the _voice _of God _cried; _as though he had...
After having thus declared the counsels of God in grace, the Spirit returns to His pleadings with Israel in respect of their moral condition, calling the whole earth as audience to hear His controvers...
THE LORD'S VOICE CRIETH UNTO THE CITY,.... The Lord having bid his prophet call to the mountains and hills to hear his voice, and the prophet having obeyed his will, and the Lord having by him address...
The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and [the man of] wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. Ver. 9. The Lord's voice crieth unto the city] Or, shall cry, viz. by hi...
_The Lord's voice crieth_ Either by his judgments, each of which is his voice, or by his prophets; _unto the city_ To every city in Israel and Judah, but principally to Jerusalem and Samaria. _The man...
A THREAT OF PUNISHMENT...
The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, in announcing His judgment, AND THE MAN OF WISDOM SHALL SEE THY NAME, literally, "Thy name beholds wisdom," that is, it is a matter of true wisdom to fear the na...
THE MAN OF: Or, thy name shall see that which is...
9-16 God, having showed how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This voice of the Lord says to all, Hear the rod when it is coming, b...
THE LORD'S VOICE; either by his judgments, each of which is the Lord's voice, he speaks by them; or rather by his prophets; and whether people hear it, or forbear, the Lord himself is concerned in it....
Micah 6:9 LORDS H3068 voice H6963 cries H7121 (H8799) Wisdom H8454 see H7200 (H8799) name H8034 Hear...
THE PROPHET NOW REINFORCES HIS WORDS BY CALLING FOR THEIR RESPONSE AND EMPHASISING THEIR FAILURES AND WHAT WILL RESULT FROM THEM (MICAH 6:9). Although YHWH pleads with His people they still walk in t...
Micah 6:1. _Hear ye now what the LORD saith;_ And yet some doubt the infallible inspiration of Scripture. I would commence every reading of the Scripture with such a word of admonition as this: «Hear...
CONTENTS: Jehovah's controversy with Israel's past and present. CHARACTERS: God, Omri, Ahab, Balak, Balaam. CONCLUSION: God issues a challenge to all who have ever professed belief in Him, but have w...
Micah 6:5. _Oh my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted._ He went to Balaam the false prophet for advice; and both he and his people, and the prophet perished together. Had he hearken...
_The lord’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name, hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it _ THE VOICE OF GOD IN HIS JUDGMENTS I. This text announces that there is a...
MICAH 6:1 The Lord’s Indictment and Restoration of His People. The Lord’s indictment against his people is delivered (Micah 6:1), and the crisis within the covenantal relationship is described ...
CRITICAL NOTES.] MICAH 6:9.] Israel lacks these virtues. CRIETH] Earnestly and loudly in Jerusalem. WISDOM] Wise men will hear and discover God’s authority in the message. “Thy name sees wisdom, _i.e....
EXPOSITION VERSE 6:1-7:20 Part III. In this address, which is later than the preceding parts, the prophet sets forth the way of salvation: PUNISHMENT IS THE CONSEQUENCE OF SIN; REPENTANCE IS THE ONLY...
Hear ye now what the LORD says; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for th...
2 Kings 22:11; 2 Samuel 21:1; Amos 2:5; Amos 3:8; Amos 4:6;...
Crieth — Either by his judgments, each of which is the Lord's voice, or by his prophets. The city — To every city in Israel and Judah, but principally to Jerusalem and Samaria. The man of wisdom — Eve...