弥迦书 3:10-11 CUNPSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:8-12

The true prophet. "But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. Hear this, I pray you," etc. It is supposed that this chapter belongs to the reign of Hezekiah; if so, the mournful state of matters which it depicts belongs to the time preceding the reformation. These words lead us to consider the true prophet. I. THE WORK OF A TRUE PROPHET . "To declare unto Jacob his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:9-11

Spurious faith. The prophet at once vindicates the claim he has just made ( Micah 3:8 ). We have here— I. AS UNSPARING EXPOSURE OF SINS IN HIGH QUARTERS . All classes are involved, and to each class the most scandalous characteristic offences are imputed. 1 . Civil rulers. They are open to bribes, in direct violation of Exodus 23:8 , and therefore pervert judgment. These sophists on the judgment seat make "the worse appear the better reason;" and at length... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:9-12

§ 3. Recapitulation of the sins of the three classes—rulers, priests, and prophets, with an announcement of the destruction of Zion and the temple. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:10

They build up Zion with blood. Blood is, as it were, the cement that binds the building together. They raise palaces with money gained by extortion, rapine, and judicial murders like that of Naboth ( 1 Kings 21:1-29 .; comp. Jeremiah 22:13 , etc.; Ezekiel 22:27 ; Habakkuk 2:12 ). Cheyne thinks this to be a too dark view of the state of public morals, and would therefore consider "blood" to be used for violent conduct leading to ruin of others, comparing Isaiah 1:15 ; Isaiah 59:3 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:10

National stability. I. THE ENDEAVOUR TO SECURE NATIONAL STABILITY IS LAUDABLE AND TO BE COMMENDED . Princes, nobles, leaders of the people of all classes, ought to seek to build up Zion and Jerusalem; and earnest, enthusiastic effort directed to this end is honourable and worthy of all praise. II. THIS RESULT CAN ALONE BE GAINED BY RIGHTEOUS MEANS . National strength and stability has its very foundations in truth, rectitude, justice, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:11

Judge for reward. The very judges take bribes ( Isaiah 1:23 ; Ezekiel 22:12 ), which the Law so stringently forbade (see Exodus 23:8 ; Deuteronomy 16:19 , etc.). The priests thereof teach for hire. The priests were bound to teach and explain the Law, and decide questions of religion and ritual (Le 10:11; Deuteronomy 17:11 ; Deuteronomy 33:10 ; comp. Haggai 2:11 , etc.). This they ought to have done gratuitously, but they corruptly made it a source of gain. Divine for money. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:11

The ministry viewed in relation to hire. The Jewish priests and prophets were the teachers of the people in matters of religion and morals. They exercised "the teaching faculty;" and this must form a prominent feature in those who devote themselves to the work of the ministry in every age ( 1 Timothy 3:2 ; Colossians 1:28 ; 2 Timothy 2:15 ; 2 Corinthians 4:2 ). The power of the pulpit in these modern times depends very largely upon the maintenance of its teaching efficiency. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 3:10

They build up - (literally, building, sing.) Zion with blood This may be taken literally on both sides, that, the rich built their palaces, “with wealth gotten by bloodshed , by rapine of the poor, by slaughter of the saints,” as Ezekiel says, ‘her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves, to shed blood, to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain’ Ezekiel 22:27. Or by blood he may mean that they indirectly took away life, in that, through wrong judgments, extortion, usury, fraud, oppression,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 3:11

The heads thereof judge for reward - Every class was corrupted. One sin, the root of all evil 1 Timothy 6:10, covetousness, entered into all they did. It, not God, was their one end, and so their God. Her heads, the secular authority who Acts 23:3 sat to judge according to the law, judged, contrary to the law, “for rewards.” They sat as the representatives of the Majesty of God, in whose Name they judged, whose righteous Judgment and correcting Providence law exhibits and executes, and they... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 3:9-11

Micah 3:9-11. Hear this, ye heads of the house of Jacob, &c. This address to the great men, shows the prophet’s courage and impartiality. That abhor judgment, &c. Who do not love to pass a right judgment in matters that come before you, because you make no advantage to yourselves by so doing; but covet to have large bribes given you, to pervert equity, and make wrong decisions. They build up Zion with blood, &c. Who build houses with the riches gotten by violence, and by the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:8-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:9-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 3:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 3:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 3:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 3:9-11

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