1:15 Yet will I bring an {q} heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam {r} the glory of Israel.(q) He prophesies against his own city: and because it signified a heritage, he says that God would send an heir to possess it.(r) For so they thought themselves because of the strength of their cities. read more
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
Sin and Judgment Micah 1:0 , Micah 2:0 Micah was a villager. There are advantages in village life which are not to be found under metropolitan circumstances. It was no dishonour to be a villager in Bible times. We read of One of whom it is said, "He shall be called a Nazarene." Little or nothing is known about Micah, but his prophecy stands out boldly, written in letters of fire, and surrounded by a very lurid and suggestive atmosphere. There is a great deal of gospel in Micah. How is it that... read more
I do not trespass on the Reader with observations on what is here said; it is sufficient to remark, that the Prophet is speaking of the low estate of the Church, and he calls in the neighboring nations as if to witness it. Gath is one of the chief cities of the Philistines. Aphrah means the land of dust, from its lowness and poverty. Saphir, though beautiful, shall know her shame; and Zanaan, which means a country of flocks, shall also be brought into trouble. The Prophet indeed refers to all... read more
Heir. Maresa (which was the name of a city of Juda) signifies inheritance: but here God by his prophet tells the Jews, that he will bring them an heir to take possession of their inheritance: and that the glory of Israel shall be obliged to give place, and to retire even to Odollam, a city in the extremity of their dominions. And therefore he exhorts them to penance in the following verse. (Challoner) --- Maresa shall fall a prey to the king of Assyria. Micheas was a native of this town,... read more
8-16 The prophet laments that Israel's case is desperate; but declare it not in Gath. Gratify not those that make merry with the sins or with the sorrows of God's Israel. Roll thyself in the dust, as mourners used to do; let every house in Jerusalem become a house of Aphrah, "a house of dust." When God makes the house dust it becomes us to humble ourselves to the dust under his mighty hand. Many places should share this mourning. The names have meanings which pointed out the miseries coming... read more
Lamentation Over Judah's Chastisement v. 8. Therefore, on account of the calamity which would strike Samaria and Judah, I will wail and howl, in a most bitter and mournful cry, I will go stripped and naked, robbed by the enemies and deprived of his upper garment, that is, in the condition of a captive; I will make a wailing like the dragons, like the jackals of the desert, and mourning as the owls, like ostriches crying in pain. Cf Job 30:29. v. 9. For her wound is incurable, deadly her... read more
FIRST DIVISIONFIRST DISCOURSEMicah 1:01 Word of Jehovah, which came to Micah the Morasthite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.2Hear, all ye peoples,Attend, O earth,1 and all that is therein!And let the Lord, Jehovah, be a witness against you,The Lord from his holy temple.3 For, behold Jehovah cometh forth out of his place,And cometh down, and treadeth on the high places of the earth.4And the mountains melt under him,And the... read more
God’s Witness against His Chosen Micah 1:1-16 Micah was contemporary with Isaiah and Hosea. Jeremiah quotes from him. Compare Micah 3:12 and Jeremiah 26:18 . In Micah 1:1-4 the prophet summons the nations to behold the just punishment which Jehovah would mete out to His faithless people. Micah 1:5-6 portray the desolation of Samaria . Destruction would settle on the homes and fields of men, and the prospect of this so affected the prophet that he divested himself of outer garment and... read more
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Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Micah 1:1-16
Analysis and Annotation THE FIRST PROPHETIC MESSAGE CHAPTER 1 1. The introduction (Micah 1:1 ) 2. Judgment announced (Micah 1:2-5 ) 3. The destruction of Samaria (Micah 1:6-7 ) 4. The lamentation of the prophet over the coming judgment (Micah 1:8-16 ) Micah 1:1 . This introduction tells us two things. In the first place, we learn that this book contains the word of the Lord that came to Micah, the Morasthite; in the second place, we are told when Micah exercised his office. As stated... read more