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Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 3:8

In contrast to the false prophets who were full of greed (cf. Acts 5:3), Micah claimed to be full of spiritual power (not ecstasy) as a result of God’s Spirit. He virtually claimed that his prophecies were inspired. This statement also implies that Micah experienced continuous empowerment by the Holy Spirit as a prophet (cf. Ezekiel 2:2; Ezekiel 3:12; Ezekiel 3:14). Whereas the Spirit empowered some Old Testament servants of the Lord only temporarily (cf. Judges 3:10; Judges 6:34; Judges 11:29;... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 3:1-12

Wickedness in High PlacesMicah returns to his indictment against the people’s leaders. Their power was given for the sake of justice, and they have abused it for extortion (Micah 3:1-3). Their time shall be short (Micah 3:4). The prophets have abused their trust in order, by flattery of the rich, to make a good living for themselves. To them Micah prophesies judicial darkness (Micah 3:5-7). He declares his own ideal of the prophetic office (Micah 3:8). Finally, he accuses all the leaders of the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Micah 3:8

(8) I am full of power.—Micah reverts to his denunciation of sin in high places with the fearlessness of his namesake. He contrasts himself with the prophets of the “lying spirit,” and declares his own commission from the Spirit of the Lord, and the ample equipment with which he was endowed. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Micah 3:1-12

THE PROPHET OF THE POORMicah 2:1-13; Micah 3:1-12WE have proved Micah’s love for his countryside in the effusion of his heart upon her villages with a grief for their danger greater than his grief for Jerusalem. Now in his treatment of the sins which give that danger its fatal significance, he is inspired by the same partiality for the fields and the folk about him. While Isaiah chiefly satirizes the fashions of the town and the intrigues of the court, Micah scourges the avarice of the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Micah 3:1-12

THE SECOND PROPHETIC MESSAGE CHAPTER 3 1. Address to the godless princes and judges (Micah 3:1-4 ) 2. Address to the false prophets (Micah 3:5-8 ) 3. The verdict of judgment (Micah 3:9-12 ) Micah 3:1-4 . The second prophetic message of Micah contains the great Messianic prophecies. But first the prophet gives a description of the degradation of the nation, the moral corruption of the leaders and judges, as well as the false prophets. It is all summed up in one sentence, “who hate the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Micah 3:8

3:8 But truly I am full {g} of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.(g) The Prophet being assured of his vocation by the Spirit of God, sets himself alone against all the wicked, showing how God gave him gifts, ability and knowledge, to discern between good and evil, and also steadfastness and endurance to reprove the sins of the people, and not to flatter them. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Micah 3:1-12

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 3:1-12

Divine Accusations Micah 2:0 , Micah 3:0 "O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?" ( Mic 2:7 ). This is a yearning expostulation. The Lord is disappointed; his heart is heavy and sore; the prophecy is not according to his own spirit and purpose, and all things are enfeebled, and he himself is humiliated in the presence of the people and of the nations. We should bethink... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Micah 3:8

What a blessed verse is this! And what a gracious relief from the awful account which went before. Who that reads it, but must feel constrained to cry out, Lord! give to thy Church and people, pastors after thine own mind, and full of the Spirit of the Lord. Jeremiah 3:15 . read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Micah 3:8

Spirit. I am no impostor, chap. ii. 11. read more