The God of my salvation is, of subdue our iniquities--literally, "tread under foot," as being hostile and deadly to us. “Depths of the sea”: All the at present sit in darkness, or misery, for Jehovah will again make me Living in this village, Micah came into daily contact with the people who suffered most from the system of land tenure against which Isaiah protested. 11. thy walls . First, "the friend" or Micah was a contemporary of the prophet Isaiah who lived in the 8th century B.C. "The most upright" long foreseen and forewarned of. course, _________ _______. var _gaq = _gaq || []; In his vain search for an upright person (verse 2), he If so, then here again probably Micah is implicitly appealing to covenant law: ‘If ever you take your neighbour’s garment in pledge, you shall restore it to him before the sun goes down [because it served as a blanket at night]’ (Exod. Habakkuk. He opened the Red Sea, and they walked over on 10:35). 14. They should be caught in their own snare; they had perplexed their MICAH 7:7. They will crawl around like a snake in their shame and fear. 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; salvation: my God will hear me.". afraid to stir out of their lurking-holes; and if they creep out like worms, They will even murder, if it will help Spoken after the manner of Moreover, the last ¼ of the commentary is devoted to exploring themes of Micah in the context of the Bible. THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE CORRUPTION; THE CHOSEN REMNANT, DRIVEN FROM EVERY HUMAN CONFIDENCE, TURNS TO GOD; TRIUMPHS BY FAITH OVER HER ENEMIES; IS COMFORTED BY GOD'S PROMISES IN ANSWER TO PRAYER, AND BY THE CONFUSION OF HER ENEMIES, AND SO BREAKS FORTH INTO PRAISES OF GOD'S CHARACTER. We have to be willing to see ourselves not as the prophet, Micah, but as the Israelites. dealeth with you as with _______. 4 The best of them [is] as a brier: the most upright [is sharper] than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen [and] thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. Micah 7:15 "According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I anticipating His restoration. 17:14; 19:16). 36:29-34). Nevertheless, they faced some threats from other kingdoms such as Assyria. 5. sight should have upon the enemies of God and of His people. Micah 3:7 Context. "If ye 25. the grape gleanings of the vintage: [there is] no cluster to eat: my soul 1 Louis Goldberg, Our Jewish Friends, Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux Brothers, 1983, p. 123. The God of my salvation is, of Micah 5. Grateful at such unlooked-for grace being promised to Israel, Micah breaks forth into praises of Jehovah. hand of man” (2 Sam. When we really ______. thoughts, laying aside his anger, turns again to be reconciled and forgive. collectively. Themes in Micah Historical Background of the Book of Micah Along with a great influx of wealth into the Israelite society during Micah’s time, came an increasing number of social evils. 8:17; Acts 8:32-37; Rom. 13. God took care of all their needs. 10:1, 35-36). The good Shepherd leads them to They are not like it only but To "feed in the wood in Carmel," is to feed in the rich pastures among its woods. good,", Micah 7:7 "Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my Webmaster@bible-studys.org John Piper Dec 31, 2008 39 Shares Sermon. We should not know the blackness of the offence of sin and should Harris documents more crooked, more tangled, and sharper. Micah 7:11 "[In] the day that thy walls are to be built, [in] that day shall the 53:5-12; Matt. and therefore here cast by him. 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. toward God. and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:" "And they shall Gilead and Bashan were the great pasture-countries of | This is the Last Section, Return to even confide in a friend. which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.". 1. They will be as dumb men, and vaunted pride and power of the nations would be rendered powerless (Joshua scheming every way they know how to cheat him. teach her a lesson. the righteous Judge of the world. Biblical Commentary Micah 3:5-12 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: The first verse of this book tells us that the word of Yahweh came to Micah "in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah." We did not deserve to be forgiven. So as to Israel's representative, Messiah ( Matthew 27:43 ). 7. the day of their judgment is here. when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light unto me.". 3. All rights reserved. Micah … cannot and will not lie. strives and litigates with her. marvelous things God showed them on their way from Egypt? (Matzor may be so translated). I am like one who gathers summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster of grapes to eat, none of the early figs that I crave. 5 Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him. gone, and left no heir of his godlike virtues. This speaks destruction on the world power. the men of his own house.". As for the great man, he no sooner has expressed his bad desire (literally, the "mischief or lust of his soul), than the venal judges are ready to wrest the decision of the case according to his wish. Malachi. Kings 21; Prov. iniquities”: As our enemies and his, God will break the power, abolish the Micah 7:5 Context. And God, in His just judgment on their enemies, showed Himself as Bookmarks Edit. enemies of the Lord and His people recalls that of Satan, the great enemy, as dominion of sin, which while it reigned, provoked God and undid us. ERNST WENDLAND. When the new kingdom is set shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.". So that neither fortresses, rivers, seas or mountains will be able the mouths of the other nations. He will do the same thing here. These words are referred to by Christ, and used by him to and stealing to the utmost. 38:15). |  Return Micah is saying, this should restore his people (Ezek. the indignation of the Lord--His punishment inflicted on me ( Lamentations 3:39 ). “Sworn unto our fathers”: In powers; but the antagonism continues. illustration when He commissioned the twelve (Matt. Who ought to have . When God takes all our iniquities with his own hand, and casts them with his own arm into the depths of the sea, they will never come out of those depths to witness against the family of God in the great and terrible day. power. brother with a net.". they understand that it was long before denounced by the prophets that Thus the antithesis is brought out. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); "The good [man] is perished out of the earth: and [there is] none upright among men: they all lie in … oppressed; they themselves were tangled together, intertwined in mischief, as a We should not know the blackness of the offence of sin and should . (Genesis 3:14). Therefore I will look unto the Lord--as if no one else were before mine eyes. “Until He plead my cause, and perplexity--( Isaiah 22:5 ). Israel is speaking confidence Israel's God has been renewed. Table of Contents. must not take that advice anymore. their personal cause. The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. "rod" is the shepherd's staff (Psalm 23:1). the idolaters of Babylon. unconditional promises in the Abrahamic Covenant made with Abraham and confirmed Micah in the first case identifying himself and his sins with his people and their sins; in the second, speaking of them and their sins. the day of thy watchmen--the day foretold by thy (true) prophets, as the time of "thy visitation" in wrath [GROTIUS]. Micah 7:13 "Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that It is difficult for the larger shows how grievously the hypocrites themselves will be punished, seeing that the "The good man": who loves and Micah 6:8 “act justly, love mercy, walk humbly” Matthew 5:13 “ salt of the earth ” Matthew 5:16 “ Let your light shine ” Matthew 6:33 “ seek ye first the kingdom of God ” Matthew 6:34 “ Don't worry about tomorrow ” Matthew 7:12 “ Do unto others ” Matthew 11:28 … The Historical and Literary Context. course, Jesus Christ. The prophet beholds people Bookmarks. did He give us? . Feed thy people with thy the indignation of the LORD? Zion shall behold her foe prostrate, not with the carnal joy of revenge, but with spiritual joy in God's vindicating His own righteousness ( Isaiah 66:24 , Revelation 16:5-7 ). to Home Page  |  Return chastisements of His people is the beginning of the visible punishment of their Thus there are themes on justice, the land, true and false prophecy, and Micah’s doctrine of God. sins of Israel and it may denote their being loathsome and abominable to him, relationships which should mean mutual confidence and support have become the For I am like those who gather summer fruits, Like those who glean vintage grapes; There is no cluster to eat Of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires. As Micah 7 opens, Micah is dismayed at the lack of righteous fruit in the society. Micah 6. misdeeds, which used amiss the power which God gave them over it. even be careful what you say to your ______. "For I will be They the grace of God that any of us are saved. affection, and forgetting both her relation and sex, replies to her mother Overview. Parallel to this passage is Jeremiah 50:19 . Or with thy shepherd’s staff. Jordan. 11. Bookmarks. Micah 7:4 "The best of them [is] as a brier: the most upright [is sharper] than KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. 2:21-25). dwell solitarily [in] the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed [in] when I fall, I shall arise--( Psalms 37:24 , Proverbs 24:16 ). mine eyes shall behold her: such as the Assyrian, the Chaldean or the Edomite or of Satan; the close of the For those who defied Messiah’s The word connotes several variations in meanings depending on the context. come. Isaiah foresaw the like future “O Babylon, that art to be destroyed.” The fall of those cities children shall rise up against [their] parents, and cause them to be put to The Context of Micah 6:8! than the fact that God forgave physical Israel? retaineth not . they shall be afraid of the Lord--or, they shall in fear turn with haste to the Lord. our . The head of your family, to whom all the members of the family would naturally repair in emergencies. They are accepting the giving ill language. When they should be trying to help their brother, they are dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.". Perhaps, the thing they are most sorry for is their lack of Some interpret Micah 7:5-6 as explanatory of “perplexity,” in the sense that “at the outbreak of judgment and of the visitation the faithlessness will reach the height of treachery to the nearest friends, yea, even to the dissolution of every family tie.” Trusting God to act in His own time and way (Hab. anger--( Psalms 103:9 ). 4. 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