witchcrafts = sorceries. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 22:18 . Leviticus 19:26 . Deuteronomy 18:10 ). App-92 . hand. Some codices, with Septuagint, and Syriac, read "hands". soothsayers: i.e. users of secret or occult arts. read more
"And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers."For an excellent example of the hostility of God's church toward the class of black arts mentioned here, see Acts 19:18-20. The magical arts, by definition are works of Satan; but in this we no not include the entertainment "magicians.""Soothsayers ..." Such persons were diviners, using all kinds of devices for tricking and deceiving their adherents. "The old Scandinavian witches were charlatans who... read more
12. witchcrafts out of thine hand—that is, which thou now usest. read more
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He would also remove the accouterments of pagan worship that had plagued His people. Sorceries involved seeking information from demonic sources (cf. 2 Kings 9:22; Isaiah 47:9; Isaiah 47:12; Nahum 3:4). Fortunetellers cast spells by calling demonic spirits to influence other people (cf. Leviticus 19:26; Deuteronomy 18:10). Carved images were pagan idols (cf. Exodus 20:4). Sacred pillars and Asherim were stone and wooden symbols of the male and female Canaanite deities (cf. Deuteronomy 16:21-22;... read more
The Birth of the Messiah1- 5a. Jerusalem is besieged, its ruler insulted by the invader (Micah 5:1). Micah proclaims not only deliverance, but a deliverer. He will arise from Bethlehem, David’s birthplace (Micah 5:2). God raised up thence a ruler who shepherded his people instead of fleecing them, and who represented God’s eternal ideal of a ruler, not his own interests. He will send us in our new need another like the first. And this man shall be our peace (Micah 5:5). It is Micah’s prophecy... read more
THE KING TO COMEMicah 4:8 - Micah 5:1-15WHEN 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 passes through three acts. There is first the period of criticism and of vision, in which men feel discontent, dream of new things, and put their hopes into systems: it seems then as if-the future were to come of itself. But often a catastrophe, relevant or irrelevant, ensues: the visions pale before... read more
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 5:4-6 ) 5. The remnant of Jacob and the kingdom (Micah 5:7-15 ) Micah 5:1 . This interesting chapter presents difficulties, but they all vanish if we view all in the light of the future as revealed in the prophetic Word. Here it is necessary to divide the Word of Truth rightly, or we shall... read more
MICAH INTRODUCTION The little known of Micah is briefly stated. Calling himself a Morasthite indicates Moresheth, or Mareshah, as his birthplace in southwestern Judah, near Gath. The time of his prophesying is shown in the same verse (by the reference to the kings of Judah) as between 758-700 B.C. He seems to be the writer of his own book, if we may judge from the personal allusions in chapter 3:1, 8, and to have died in peace, judging by Jeremiah 26:18-19 . He is frequently referred to as a... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Micah 5:2-15
God’s chosen king (5:2-15)Ruling over Israel in this golden age will be a king specially chosen by God. He will have only a humble beginning, being born in the small Judean town of Bethlehem. But his ancestry will go back to ancient times, to the great king David, who himself came from Bethlehem and whose dynasty was guaranteed by God to last for ever. This king will have full right to David’s throne, and through him God’s promises to David will be fulfilled (2; cf. 1 Samuel 17:12; 2 Samuel... read more