彌迦書 6:3-4 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 6:1-5

Man in the moral court of history. "Hear ye now what the Lord saith; 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 the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel," etc. There are three things here very striking and deserving our solemn attention. I. HERE IS A CALL ON MAN TO GIVE AUDIENCE TO ALMIGHTY GOD . "Hear ye now... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 6:3

O my people. The controversy takes the form of a loving expostulation; and thus in his wonderful condescension Jehovah opens the suit. What have I done unto thee? What has occasioned thy fall from me? Hast thou aught to accuse me of, that thou art wearied of me? Have my requirements been too hard, or have I not kept my promises to thee (comp. Isaiah 43:23 , etc.; Jeremiah 2:5 )? Testify . A judicial term; make a formal defence or reply to judicial interrogatories; depose ( Numbers... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 6:4

God answers his own question by recounting some of his chief mercies to Israel. He has not burdened the people, but loaded them with benefits. I brought thee up, etc. The Exodus was the most wonderful instance of God's intervention and to it the prophets often refer (comp. Isaiah 63:11 , etc.; Jeremiah 2:6 ; Amos 2:10 ). Out of the house of servants ; of bondage , quoting the language of the Pentateuch, to show the greatness of the benefit ( Exodus 13:3 , Exodus 13:14 ; ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 6:3

O My people - This one tender word, twice repeated , contains in one a whole volume of reproof. It sets before the eyes God’s choice of them of His free grace, and the whole history of His loving-kindness, if so they could be ashamed of their thanklessness and turn to Him. “Mine,” He says, “ye are by creation, by Providence, by great deliverances and by hourly love and guardianship, by gifts of nature, the world, and grace; such things have I done for thee; what against thee? ‘what evil have I... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 6:4

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the hoarse of servants - What wert thou? What art thou? Who made thee what thou art? God reminds them. They were slaves; they are His people in the heritage of the pagan, and that by His outstretched arm. God mentions some heads of the mercies which tie had shown them, when He had made them His people, His redemption of them from Egypt, His guidance through the wilderness, His leading them over the last difficulty to the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 6:3-4

Micah 6:3-4. O my people, what have I done unto thee? What injustice or unkindness? Wherein have I wearied thee? What grievous, burdensome impositions have I laid upon thee? Or, what have I done, or said, or enjoined, to cause thee to be weary of me? The words allude to the forms of courts of justice, wherein actions are tried between man and man. God allows his people to offer any plea which they could in their own behalf. For I brought thee out of Egypt, &c. Here, on the other... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Micah 6:1-16

6:1-7:20 GOD ACCUSES AND THE PEOPLE REPLYWhat God desires (6:1-16)Returning to conditions in his own time, Micah pictures a courtroom where, with the heavens and earth as witnesses, God accuses his people of unfaithfulness (6:1-2). God recalls the great things he has done for them, as if asking why they treat him so badly in return (3-5).The people’s reply shows their misunderstanding. They ask what sort of worship God wants. Does he want sacrifices that are exact according to the letter of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Micah 6:3

testify = answer. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Micah 6:4

I brought thee up, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 12:51 ; Exodus 14:30 ; Exodus 20:2 .Deuteronomy 4:20; Deuteronomy 4:20 ). App-92 . and redeemed thee. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 6:6 ; Exodus 13:13-16 ). house of servants = house of bondage. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 13:3 , Exodus 13:14 ; Exodus 20:2 .Deuteronomy 5:6 ; Deuteronomy 6:12 ; Deuteronomy 7:8 ). I sent before . . . Miriam. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 15:20 , Exodus 15:21 .Numbers 12:4 , Numbers 12:10 ,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Micah 6:3

"O, my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me."This plaintive cry was addressed by God Himself to his sinful people; and it is related to the basic marvel of unbelief (Mark 6:6). What an incredible thing, really, that a people so blessed and honored by God would rebel against him, despise his laws, and revert to the wretched licentiousness of the Canaanite paganism! Isaiah also echoed this same exclamation: "What more could have been done to my... read more