Micah 2:5 KJV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Micah 2:5

cast a cord by lot. Referring to the custom, by which, round every village in Palestine, the land was divided by lot every year to the various families; hence, the expression in Psalms 16:6 , "cord" being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6 , for the portion of land marked out by it. It therefore = divide your inheritances. Reference to Pentateuch (Numbers 26:55 , Numbers 26:56 ). App-92 . congregation = assembly. Compare Deuteronomy 23:1-3 , Deuteronomy 23:8 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Micah 2:5

"Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah."Some would limit this to the evil oppressors, but we believe that it applies to the whole nation of Israel. The reference to "casting the line by lot" is a reference to the manner of dividing the land of Canaan among the Israelites after God had led them into the possession of it under Joshua. The wicked nobility had destroyed that ancient system; and therefore God would take the entire land away from... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 2:5

5. Therefore—resumed from :-. On account of your crimes described in Micah 2:1; Micah 2:2. thou—the ideal individual ("me," Micah 2:2- :), representing the guilty people in whose name he spoke. none that . . . cast a cord by lot—none who shall have any possession measured out. in the congregation of the Lord—among the people consecrated to Jehovah. By covetousness and violence (Micah 2:2) they had forfeited "the portion of Jehovah's people." This is God's implied answer to their complaint of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 2:1-5

1. Sins of the wealthy 2:1-5Having spoken abstractly about rebellion and sin (cf. Micah 1:5), Micah now specified the crime of the Israelites that had both social and theological dimensions."The oracles against Samaria and Judah in the first chapter speak in general terms of their rebellion and sin and put the accent on immediate political destruction. This oracle indicts them for specific crimes and puts the accent on the eternal and theological punishment." [Note: Waltke, in Obadiah, . . .,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 2:1-11

C. The sins of Judah 2:1-11Micah identified the sins of the people of Judah, all of which violated the Mosaic Covenant. In view of these transgressions, divine punishment was inevitable and just.In chapter 1 the sins of the people of both Northern and Southern Kingdoms seem to be in view, but now Micah’s audience, the people of Judah, appear to be the main subjects of his prophecy, in view of what he said. We should not draw this line too boldly, however, since the same sins that marked the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 2:2-13

II. THE FIRST ORACLE: ISRAEL’S IMPENDING JUDGMENT AND FUTURE RESTORATION 1:2-2:13This is the first of three messages that compose the Book of Micah (cf. chs. 3-5; 6-7). Each of these messages gives evidence of containing other messages that Micah evidently preached and then compiled into the canonical form in which we have them. Each of the three main messages begins with the same imperative (Heb. shm’), translated "Hear" (cf. Deuteronomy 6:4). In each one, promises of restoration follow... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 2:5

Evidently the Israelites determined the boundaries between some land plots by casting lots (cf. Joshua 14:1-5; Psalms 16:6). No one would remain in the land who could do this in the assembly of Yahweh, namely, the covenant nation. The reason was that God would send His people into captivity and give their land to their captors.This is one of many examples of God’s talionic justice. The Israelites would reap what they had sowed (cf. Galatians 6:7). They had taken land from their countrymen... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 2:1-13

The Sins that Bring RuinMicah 2, 3, as dealing with the same subject, should be read together.Micah now enumerates the sins which must bring punishment on Judah. He inveighs bitterly against the rapacity of the rich towards their poorer neighbours. The leaders in the capital, judges, prophets, and priests alike are destitute of the religion which makes a man interpret his power as a means of helping men and so glorifying God. Instead they regard it as a means to win money and position to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Micah 2:5

(5) Thou shalt have none . . .—i.e., thou shalt have no part or inheritance in the congregation of the Lord—apparently referring to the ancient division of the land by lot. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Micah 2:1-13

The Pollution of the World Micah 2:10 We might perhaps suppose that this is an address of Micah to righteous people, and a warning to them that the world is inherently polluted. But the words are not addressed to righteous persons; they are not warnings to righteous persons to arise and depart, in the spirit at least, from the pollutions of the world; they are addressed to those who have caused the world to be polluted, those who are responsible for the pollution of the world. It is a... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Micah 2:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Micah 2:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 2:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 2:1-5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 2:1-11

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 2:2-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Micah 2:5

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 2:1-13

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Micah 2:5

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Micah 2:1-13

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