John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 6:4
For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt ,.... Instead of doing them any wrong, he had done them much good; of which this is one instance, and he was able to produce more: this a notorious, plain, and full proof of his goodness to them, which could not be denied. It may be rendered, as it is by some, "surely I brought thee up" F19 כי "certe", Calvin, Piscator, Tarnovius; so some in Vatablus. , &c.; this is a certain thing, well known, and cannot be disproved; it must be... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 6:1-5
Here, I. The prefaces to the message are very solemn and such as may engage our most serious attention. 1. The people are commanded to give audience: Hear you now what the Lord says. What the prophet speaks he speaks from God, and in his name; they are therefore bound to hear it, not as the word of a sinful dying man, but of the holy living God. Hear now what he saith, for, first or last, he will be heard. 2. The prophet is commanded to speak in earnest, and to put an emphasis upon what he... read more