Micah 1:2-4 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:2

Hear, all ye people; rather, all ye peoples; Septuagint, λαοί . All nations are summoned to come and witness the judgment, and to profit by the warning. So Micaiah, son of Imlah, the bold denouncer of false prophets in the age of Ahah, had cried, "Hear, ye peoples, all of you" ( 1 Kings 22:28 ). So Moses, in his song ( Deuteronomy 32:1 ), calls on heaven and earth to listen to his words (comp. Isaiah 1:2 ). These expressions are not mere rhetorical figures; they have a special... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:2

The Lord God a witness against sinners. God never leaves himself without witness among men. He bears witness perpetually to them—by the gifts of his hand ( Acts 14:17 ), by the still small voice within, and by the voice of his messengers. God has borne and still bears witness to us on behalf of Christ. This may be illustrated from John 5:31-39 , where our Lord speaks of three ways in which the Father testified on his behalf. 1 . By the mission of John the Baptist, representing... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:2-4

§ 1. Introduction to the prophet's address. The nations and earth itself are summoned to attend the solemn announcement. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:2-7

The Divine judgments against Israel. Micah was a prophet of Judah, and had special reference in his prophecy to that kingdom. Still, he referred also to the kingdom of Israel. In these verses he directed attention to the tribulations speedily to come upon the kingdom of Israel; and, whilst his words have reference to "the dead past," they suggest lessons for all times. Consider— I. THE DIVINE JUDGMENTS AGAINST THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL AS HERB PREDICTED . Note: 1 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:3

Here follows a grand description, in figurative language, of the course of Divine judgment, and of God's awful majesty and resistless power. Out of his place. It is as though the sins of Israel had roused him to action. God is hidden except when he displays his power in judgment and mercy (see note on Zechariah 14:3 ). Will come down. An anthropomorphic expression, as Genesis 18:21 . The high places. As though descending from heaven, God first came upon the tops of the mountains (see... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:3-7

God's procedure in relation to sin. "For, behold, the Lord cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth," etc. This is a highly figurative and sublime representation of the Almighty in his retributive work, especially in relation to Samaria and Jerusalem. He is represented as leaving his holy temple, coming out of his place, and marching with overwhelming grandeur over the high places of the earth, to deal out punishment to the wicked.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:4

The description of God's advent to judgment is founded on the idea of a terrible storm and earthquake, perhaps accompanied with volcanic eruption, though evidence of such eruptions in the historical period is not forthcoming. The description recalls the awful revelation at Sinai ( Exodus 19:1-25 .). Shall be molten; either by the lightning or the showers of rain that descend from heaven. The mountains, the type of stability and strength, fall away at the presence of the Judge. Septuagint, ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:2

Hear, all ye people - Literally, “hear, ye peoples, all of them.” Some 140, or 150 years had flowed by, since Micaiah, son of Imlah, had closed his prophecy in these words. And now they burst out anew. From age to age the word of God holds its course, ever receiving new fulfillments, never dying out, until the end shall come. The signal fulfillment of the prophecy, to which the former Micalah had called attention in these words, was an earnest of the fulfillment of this present message of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:3

For, behold, the Lord comth forth - that is, (as we now say,) “is coming forth.” Each day of judgment, and the last also, are ever drawing nigh, noiselessly as the nightfall, but unceasingly. “Out of His Place.” Dionysius: “God is hidden from us, except when He sheweth Himself by His Wisdom or Power of Justice or Grace, as Isaiah saith, ‘Verily, Thou art a God who hidest Thyself’ Isaiah 45:15.” He seemeth to be absent, when He doth not visibly work either in the heart within, or in judgments... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:4

And the mountains shall be molten under Him - It has been thought that this is imagery, taken from volcanic eruptions ; but, although there is a very remarkable volcanic district just outside of Gilead, it is not thought to have been active at times so late as these; nor were the people to whom the words were said, familiar with it. Fire, the real agent at the end of the world, is, meanwhile, the symbol of God’s anger, as being the most terrible of His instruments of destruction: whence God... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:2

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The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:3

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The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 1:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 1:4

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