Micah 6:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 6:8

The Divine response to the cry of humanity. "He hath showed thee, O man, what is good." "Who will show us any good?" ( Psalms 4:6 ) is the cry of humanity, and has been its reiterated inquiry all through the ages of the world's history. And not only has man ceaselessly raised the question, but he has sought its solution, and has thus fallen into errors, which are corrected by the response God has given to this aspiration of the human spirit. We turn, in our darkness, to his unerring... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 6:8

True piety: its clear delination. "And what doth the Lord require of thee," etc.? I. To " DO JUSTLY ." He requires that rectitude and uprightness should characterize us in all our relationships. We are not to oppress or defraud. We are not to seek to damage the reputation of another, or by word or deed to endeavour to lessen the good opinion which has been formed respecting him. The golden rule is to be acted upon, and we "do unto others as we would that they should do unto us." ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 6:8

True piety: its exalted character. "And what doth the Lord require of thee," etc.? The standard God has set up for human conduct is very high. His law covers the whole range of man's relationships, and demands lofty attainments. Note— I. PIETY AS DEFINED IN THE TEXT IS VERY EXALTED IN ITS NATURE . See this: 1 . In its eminently practical character . It is to enter into all the concerns of our daily life. It does not ignore the emotional in man, but it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Micah 6:8

He hath shewed thee - Micah does not tell them now, as for the first time; which would have excused them. He says, “He hath shewed thee;” He, about whose mind and will and pleasure they were pretending to enquire, the Lord their God. He had shewn it to them. The law was full of it. He shewed it to them, when He said, “And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him and to serve the Lord, thy God with all thy... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Micah 6:8

Micah 6:8. He hath showed thee, O man, what is good He hath showed thee that there is no forgiveness without repentance, and that repentance is but a name, unless there be a ceasing to do evil, and learning to do well: and that this implies the practice of every branch of piety and virtue; the performance of every duty that we owe to God, our neighbour, and ourselves; 1st, To do justly To render to all their dues, to superiors, equals, inferiors; to be true and just to all, and to oppress... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Micah 6:1-16

6:1-7:20 GOD ACCUSES AND THE PEOPLE REPLYWhat God desires (6:1-16)Returning to conditions in his own time, Micah pictures a courtroom where, with the heavens and earth as witnesses, God accuses his people of unfaithfulness (6:1-2). God recalls the great things he has done for them, as if asking why they treat him so badly in return (3-5).The people’s reply shows their misunderstanding. They ask what sort of worship God wants. Does he want sacrifices that are exact according to the letter of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Micah 6:8

man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 . mercy = lovingkindness, or grace. walk humbly. The Hebrew expression ( hatzene' leketh) occurs only here. This verse embodies the principles governing Jehovah's administration under the Law, but not under the Gospel. Now, He requires faith in the Substitute Whom He has provided for the sinner; and His righteousness must be imputed in grace. See App-63 . IX: and 72. Compare also Romans 3:23 , Romans 3:24 .Ephesians 2:3-9 . Titus 3:5-8 , &c. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Micah 6:8

"He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God.""So at a profound level the answer does call for sacrifice."[20] Micah taught nothing new here. It was the same old story that shines in every word of the Pentateuch. He did not repeal the institution of sacrifice."He had nothing new to say with regard to the divine will. Israel had already been given the message long ago and reminded of it... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Micah 6:8

Micah 6:8. He hath shewed thee, O man, &c.— See here the true spirit of the law of the Lord! See here what makes a true Israelite! A truth, which the carnal Jews could never comprehend. In vain did their legislator and their prophets inculcate it upon every occasion. They had always recourse to their gross conceptions, their attachment to sacrifices, and merely external services: herein they imagined their piety, their religion, to consist; while they neglected the more essential duties of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Micah 6:8

8. He—Jehovah. hath showed thee—long ago, so that thou needest not ask the question as if thou hadst never heard (Micah 6:6; compare Deuteronomy 10:12; Deuteronomy 30:11-14). what is good—"the good things to come" under Messiah, of which "the law had the shadow." The Mosaic sacrifices were but suggestive foreshadowings of His better sacrifice (Hebrews 9:23; Hebrews 10:1). To have this "good" first "showed," or revealed by the Spirit, is the only basis for the superstructure of the moral... read more

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