미가 7:17-18 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

In view of the many provocations and backslidings of the people, Micah is filled with wonder at the goodness and long suffering of God. Who is a God like unto thee? The question seems to recall the prophet's own name, which means, "Who is like Jehovah?" and the clause in Moses' song ( Exodus 15:11 ), "Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods?" Such comparisons are made from the standpoint of the nations who believe in the real existence of their false gods. That pardoneth iniquty ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The incomparableness of God illustrated in his forgiveness of sin: 1. The nature of his forgiveness. "Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage?" The prophet here—anticipating the full deliverance, not only of the Jews from Babylonian captivity, but probably of humanity itself from the curse of sin through Jesus Christ—breaks forth in a sublime strain of praise and admiration in relation to the incomparable ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The incomparableness of God illustrated in his forgiveness of sin: 2. The source of his forgiveness. "He retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy." Anger in God is not passion, but principle; not antagonism to existence, but to the evils that curse existence. His anger is but love excited against everything that tends to disturb the harmony, cloud the brightness, and injure the happiness of his creation. "Fury is not in me," etc. ( Isaiah 27:4 ). Here is the source... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

The forgiving God. No words could possibly have been more appropriate than these by way of bringing this brief book of prophecy to a close. When we think of the degenerate character of the age in which this prophet lived, and when we remember that he had constantly to deal with human guilt and depravity, to declare the Divine judgments, and to endeavour by warnings and threatenings to bring home to men a sense of their sinfulness,—what could be more fitting than that, in closing his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

Matchless mercy. "The Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee." These words of Moses receive a striking illustration in the fact that every one of the "minor" prophets who threatens judgments against Israel ends by promises of deliverance which anticipate the days of the Messiah. In none is this more strikingly seen than in Micah. In this chapter the prophet, who has been lamenting the universal corruption of the people (verses 1-6),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

A pardoning God. In the days of Micah the social and religious condition of Jerusalem was deplorable. All through the country evils prevailed, but they were worst at its centre. Instinctively the vicious make their way to a crowded city. If vice is condemned in the nation, its disgracefulness is less conspicuous in a crowd; and if vice is not condemned, the city affords the best opportunities for the gratification of unholy desire. It still needs courage and wisdom to recognize and combat... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-20

§ 8. The book ends with a lyric ode in praise of God ' s mercy and faithfulness. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 7:17

They shall lick the dust like a (the) serpent - To lick the dust, by itself, pictures the extreme humility of persons who east themselves down to the very earth (as in Psalms 72:9; Isaiah 49:23). To lick it “like the serpent” seems rather to represent the condition of those who share the serpent’s doom Genesis 3:14; Isaiah 65:25, whose lot, viz. earth and things of earth, they had chosen (Rup.): “They shall move out of their holes”, or, better, shall tremble, (that is, “come tremblingly,”) out... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 7:18

Who is a God - (and, as the word means, A Mighty God,) like unto Thee? He saith not, “Who hast made heaven and earth, the sea and all that therein is” Exodus 20:11; nor, “Who telleth the number of the stars; and calleth them all by their names” Psalms 147:4; nor, “Who by His strength setteth fast the mountains and is girded about with power” Psalms 65:6; but who forgivest! For greater is the work of Redemption than the work of Creation. “That pardoneth”, and beareth and taketh away also, “and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 7:17

Micah 7:17. They shall lick the dust like a serpent They shall fall to the earth through fear, and carry themselves very humbly and submissively toward God’s people. They shall move out of their holes like worms They shall be afraid to stir out of their lurking-holes; and if they creep out like worms, they shall presently hide their heads again. They shall be afraid of the Lord our God Overthrowing the Babylonish empire by Cyrus. This is expressed Isaiah 45:1, by loosing the loins of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 7:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 7:18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 7:17

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