미가 5:8-9 KRV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Micah 5:9

"Let thy hand be lifted up above thine adversaries, and let all thine enemies be cut off."This continues the same vein of thought as that in the preceding verse. That the Jewish nation returned from the Babylonian captivity did indeed find their nation exalted, for a time, is true; but the theme here is the triumph of righteousness, not the elevation of an earthly kingdom, especially that of Israel. God's purpose, as regarded that, was "the destruction of the sinful kingdom."Behold the eyes of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 5:8

8. as a lion—In :- Israel's benignant influence on the nations is described; but here her vengeance on the godless hosts who assail her (Isaiah 66:15; Isaiah 66:16; Isaiah 66:19; Isaiah 66:24; Zechariah 12:3; Zechariah 12:6; Zechariah 12:8; Zechariah 12:9; Zechariah 14:17; Zechariah 14:18). Judah will be "as as lion," not in respect to its cruelty, but in its power of striking terror into all opponents. Under the Maccabees, the Jews acquired Idumea, Samaria, and parts of the territory of Ammon... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 5:9

9. Thine hand shall be lifted up—In Isaiah 26:11 it is Jehovah's hand that is lifted up; here Israel's as Isaiah 26:11- : implies, just as "Zion" is addressed and directed to "beat in pieces many people" (Isaiah 26:11- :; compare Isaiah 54:15; Isaiah 54:17). For Israel's foes are Jehovah's foes. When her hand is said to be lifted up, it is Jehovah's hand that strikes the foe by her (compare Exodus 13:9; Exodus 14:8). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 5:7-9

5. The vindication of Zion 5:7-9 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 5:8-9

The Israelites will be dominant and powerful over the other people of the world then but in an irresistible rather than a ferocious sense (Micah 5:7; cf. Deuteronomy 28:13). They will have the upper hand, and their enemies will not be able to rise up against them. What a change this will be compared to the downtrodden and abused condition that the Jews have known since Nebuchadnezzar! read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 5:1-15

The Birth of the Messiah1- 5a. Jerusalem is besieged, its ruler insulted by the invader (Micah 5:1). Micah proclaims not only deliverance, but a deliverer. He will arise from Bethlehem, David’s birthplace (Micah 5:2). God raised up thence a ruler who shepherded his people instead of fleecing them, and who represented God’s eternal ideal of a ruler, not his own interests. He will send us in our new need another like the first. And this man shall be our peace (Micah 5:5). It is Micah’s prophecy... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Micah 5:8

(8) As a lion among the beasts of the forest.—There is righteous wrath as well as all-embracing mercy with God. Christ, whose graciousness is likened to the dew, and His gentleness to the lamb, is at the same time the Lion of the tribe of Judah. At the opening of the “sixth seal” the kings of the earth and great men are represented as in extreme terror at “the wrath of the Lamb” (Revelation 6:16). read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Micah 5:1-15

THE KING TO COMEMicah 4:8 - Micah 5:1-15WHEN a people has to be purged of long injustice, when some high aim of liberty or of order has to be won, it is remarkable how often the drama of revolution passes through three acts. There is first the period of criticism and of vision, in which men feel discontent, dream of new things, and put their hopes into systems: it seems then as if-the future were to come of itself. But often a catastrophe, relevant or irrelevant, ensues: the visions pale before... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Micah 5:1-15

CHAPTER 5 1. The siege and the smitten judge (Micah 5:1 ) 2. The smitten judge: Who he is (Micah 5:2 ) 3. The events of the future: (Micah 5:3 ) 4. The Rejected One, the Shepherd of Israel (Micah 5:4-6 ) 5. The remnant of Jacob and the kingdom (Micah 5:7-15 ) Micah 5:1 . This interesting chapter presents difficulties, but they all vanish if we view all in the light of the future as revealed in the prophetic Word. Here it is necessary to divide the Word of Truth rightly, or we shall... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Micah 5:1-15

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