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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 5:8

Micah 5:8. And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles as a lion For strength and courage, which the beasts of the forest dare not oppose, and cannot resist. This seems to be a prediction of what was to be effected in the times of the Maccabees, and those following them, when the Jewish people gained great advantages over the Idumeans, Moabites, Ammonites, Samaritans, &c. Or, as the former verse describes the benefits which the converted Jews should bring to those Gentiles... read more

Donald C. Fleming

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Micah 5:8

shall be, &c. This refers to restored Israel "in that day"; not to any other people now. people. Hebrew = peoples. as a lion, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 23:24 ; Numbers 24:9 ). App-92 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Micah 5:8

"And the renmant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver."There, at first, appears to be here a denial of the peaceful character and benevolent behavior of God's people when scattered throughout the world; but the prophet was not speaking of that. He had reference to the consequence of the knowledge of God on the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 5:8

8. as a lion—In :- Israel's benignant influence on the nations is described; but here her vengeance on the godless hosts who assail her (Isaiah 66:15; Isaiah 66:16; Isaiah 66:19; Isaiah 66:24; Zechariah 12:3; Zechariah 12:6; Zechariah 12:8; Zechariah 12:9; Zechariah 14:17; Zechariah 14:18). Judah will be "as as lion," not in respect to its cruelty, but in its power of striking terror into all opponents. Under the Maccabees, the Jews acquired Idumea, Samaria, and parts of the territory of Ammon... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 5:7-9

5. The vindication of Zion 5:7-9 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 5:8-9

The Israelites will be dominant and powerful over the other people of the world then but in an irresistible rather than a ferocious sense (Micah 5:7; cf. Deuteronomy 28:13). They will have the upper hand, and their enemies will not be able to rise up against them. What a change this will be compared to the downtrodden and abused condition that the Jews have known since Nebuchadnezzar! read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 5:1-15

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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Micah 5:8

(8) As a lion among the beasts of the forest.—There is righteous wrath as well as all-embracing mercy with God. Christ, whose graciousness is likened to the dew, and His gentleness to the lamb, is at the same time the Lion of the tribe of Judah. At the opening of the “sixth seal” the kings of the earth and great men are represented as in extreme terror at “the wrath of the Lamb” (Revelation 6:16). read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Micah 5:1-15

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