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Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Micah 6:1-16

The Divine Requirements Micah 6:6 Such is the question which the Prophet urges upon the people of Israel. He answers it for them in words which we can hardly ever forget, 'He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?' Of these words it is sometimes said that they are the greatest words in the Old Testament They are, indeed, golden words, and should be carried about by every one who desires to... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Micah 6:9-16

THE SIN OF THE SCANT MEASUREMicah 6:9-16; Micah 7:1-6THE state of the text of Micah 6:9-16; Micah 7:1-6 is as confused as the condition of society which it describes: it is difficult to get reason, and impossible to get rhyme, out of the separate clauses. We had best give it as it stands, and afterwards state the substance of its doctrine, which, in spite of the obscurity of details, is, as so often happens in similar cases, perfectly clear and forcible. The passage consists of two portions,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Micah 6:1-16

THE THIRD PROPHETIC DISCOURSE (6-7) CHAPTER 6 1. The words of Jehovah to His people (Micah 6:1-5 ) 2. Israel’s answer (Micah 6:6-7 ) 3. The moral demands of Jehovah (Micah 6:8 ) 4. The Lord must judge them (Micah 6:9-16 ) Micah 6:1-5 . This chapter is cast in the form of a controversy. The utterance has been called by some the most important in the prophetic literature. It is hardly this, nor is, as critics claim, the eighth verse a definition of religion, “the greatest saying in the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Micah 6:12

6:12 For the rich men thereof {i} are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth.(i) That is, of Jerusalem. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Micah 6:1-16

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

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Micah 6:9-15

The Perils of Wealth Micah 6:9-15 . Hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it." Do not be atheistical in the time of affliction. The "rod" means judgment. Sometimes judgment takes the form of chastening We are not always to suppose that the rod means mere punishment an action of the strong upon the weak, or the righteous upon the wicked; the rod may be an instrument of education as well as of vengeance and of penalty. Do not suppose that the devil holds the rod. The devil is the weakest of... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Micah 6:10-16

These expressions are all directed to one and the same end, namely, to teach Israel the enormity of his transgressions. Omri was a king in Israel, and so was Ahab, his son; both transgressors before the Lord, and yet their statutes were obeyed. How awful was it in Israel therefore to forget the Lord! 1 Kings 16:23-33 . read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Micah 6:9-16

9-16 God, having showed how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This voice of the Lord says to all, Hear the rod when it is coming, before you see it, and feel it. Hear the rod when it is come, and you are sensible of the smart; hear what counsels, what cautions it speaks. The voice of God is to be heard in the rod of God. Those who are dishonest in their dealings shall never be reckoned pure, whatever shows of devotion they may... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Micah 6:9-16

A Threat of Punishment v. 9. The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, in announcing His judgment, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name, literally, "Thy name beholds wisdom," that is, it is a matter of true wisdom to fear the name of Jehovah, or, His attention is directed to the true wisdom of life:. hear ye the rod, perceiving the scourge which the Lord threatens, which He has prepared for His apostate people, and who hath appointed it, for the Assyrian hosts were even then getting their... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Micah 6:1-16

SECOND DIVISIONFOURTH DISCOURSEMicah 6-7Micah 6:1 Hear ye, I pray, what Jehovah saith :Rise thou, wage a controversy before the mountains,And let the hills hear thy voice !2 Hear, ye mountains, Jehovah’s controversy,And ye immovable foundations of the earth !For Jehovah hath a controversy with his people,And with Israel will he dispute.3 My people, what have I done unto thee ?And wherein have I wearied thee ?Testify against me.4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt,And out of the... read more