The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:7-13
§ 6. Israel expresses her faith in God, though she suffers grievous tribulation, and is confident in the fulfilment of the promised restoration. read more
Micah 7:8-13 Niv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:8
Israel in her sorrow and captivity asserts her undiminished confidence in the Lord. O mine enemy. The oppressor of the Church, the worldly power, is represented at one time by Asshur, at another by Babylon. God uses these heathen kingdoms as agents of his vengeance. When I fall ; have I fallen; if I have fallen ; i.e. suppose I have suffered calamity and loss ( Amos 5:2 ). Sit in darkness. Darkness is another metaphor for distress ( Psalms 23:4 ; Isaiah 9:2 ; Lamentations... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:8-9
From darkness into light. "When I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a Light unto me.. He will bring me forth to the light." The Bible is "the heart book of the world." 'In order to the unravelment of its deep spiritual teaching, we must study it in the light of our own soul experiences - of our joys and sorrows and needs. It is one thing to be able to understand the volume in the meaning of its words and the construction of its phrases and forms of expression; but it is quite another... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:8-9
God the Vindicator of the penitent. The truths here taught might be applied to the people of Israel, with whom the prophet identifies himself, when humbled before exulting foes like the Edomites ( Obadiah 1:8-15 ) or their Chaldean conquerors. Light came to them in Babylon, through the witness borne by Daniel and his friends, the ministry of Ezekiel, the favour of Cyrus, and above all by their deliverance from the curse of idolatry before their restoration to their land. They may be... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:9
I will bear the indignation of the Lord. However long may be the delay before relief comes, Israel will patiently bear the chastisements inflicted upon her, because she knows that they are deserved. This is the language of the penitent people, owning the justice of the sentence, yet trusting to the covenant God, who in wrath remembers mercy. Until he plead my cause. Until God considers that the punishment has done its work, and takes my cause in hand, and judges between me and the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:10
She that is mine enemy. The worldly power is here personified, as so often "the daughter of Jerusalem." Shall see it. She shall see that Israel was not conquered because God was powerless to save. Where is the Lord thy God? The Assyrians always attributed their success in arms to the assistance, of their gods and the superiority of their deities to those of the conquered nations (comp. Isaiah 10:9-11 ; Isaiah 37:10-13 ). Thus the inscription of the palace of Khorsabad begins, "The gods... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:10
Religious persecutors. "Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the Lord thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets." "And may mine enemy see it, and shame cover her who hath said to me, Where is Jehovah thy God? Mine eyes will see it; now will she be for a treading down like mire in the streets" (Delitzsch). "Although, for example, God had given up his nation to the power of its... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:11
The prophet here addresses Zion, and announces her restoration. In the day that thy walls are to be built; rather, a day for building thy walls ( gader ) cometh . Zion is represented as a vineyard whose fence has been destroyed ( Isaiah 5:5 , Isaiah 5:7 ). The announcement is given abruptly and concisely in three short sentences. In that day shall the decree be far removed. The decree ( Zephaniah 2:2 ) is explained by Hengstenberg and many commentators, ancient and modern, to he... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:11-12
The good time coming. "In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed. In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain." The prophet here speaks in the name of Israel, and seems to exult in the expectation of the full restoration of Jerusalem. Her walls would be rebuilt, and her scattered citizens would be gathered unto... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:7-9
The possibilities of godly men falling into great trouble. "Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me," etc. The prophet, having reverted in the preceding verses of this chapter to the wickedness of his people, which he had before depicted in most dark and dreadful colours, here proceeds to represent them in... read more