Micah 7:18 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 7:14-20

Here is, I. The prophet's prayer to God to take care of his own people, and of their cause and interest, Mic. 7:14. When God is about to deliver his people he stirs up their friends to pray for them, and pours out a spirit of grace and supplication, Zech. 12:10. And when we see God coming towards us in ways of mercy, we must go forth to meet him by prayer. It is a prophetic prayer, which amounts to a promise of the good prayed for; what God directed his prophet to ask no doubt he designed to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:18

Who is a God like unto thee ,.... There is no God besides him, none so great, so mighty, as he; none like him for the perfections of his nature; for the works of his hands; for the blessings of his goodness, both of providence and grace; and particularly for his pardoning grace and mercy, as follows: that pardoneth iniquity : that "lifts" it up, and "takes" it away, as the word F20 נשא "tollens", Montanus, Tigurine version, Calvin; "aufercus", Drusius; "qui aufers", Grotius. ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:18

Who is a God like unto thee, etc - Here is a challenge to all idol worshippers, and to all those who take false views of the true God, to show his like. See his characters; they are immediately subjoined. He pardoneth iniquity. This is the prerogative of God alone; of that Being who alone has power to save or to destroy. He passeth by transgression. He can heal backsliding, and restore them that are fallen. He retaineth not his anger forever. Though, justly displeased because of sin,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:18

Verse 18 The Prophet here exclaims that God ought to be glorified especially for this — that he is merciful to his people. When he says, Who is God as thou art? he does not mean that there are other gods; for this, strictly speaking, is an improper comparison. But he shows that the true and only God may be distinguished from all idols by this circumstance — that he graciously forgives the sins of his people and bears with their infirmities. It is indeed certain, that all nations entertained the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

In view of the many provocations and backslidings of the people, Micah is filled with wonder at the goodness and long suffering of God. Who is a God like unto thee? The question seems to recall the prophet's own name, which means, "Who is like Jehovah?" and the clause in Moses' song ( Exodus 15:11 ), "Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods?" Such comparisons are made from the standpoint of the nations who believe in the real existence of their false gods. That pardoneth iniquty ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The incomparableness of God illustrated in his forgiveness of sin: 1. The nature of his forgiveness. "Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage?" The prophet here—anticipating the full deliverance, not only of the Jews from Babylonian captivity, but probably of humanity itself from the curse of sin through Jesus Christ—breaks forth in a sublime strain of praise and admiration in relation to the incomparable ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The incomparableness of God illustrated in his forgiveness of sin: 2. The source of his forgiveness. "He retaineth not his anger forever, because he delighteth in mercy." Anger in God is not passion, but principle; not antagonism to existence, but to the evils that curse existence. His anger is but love excited against everything that tends to disturb the harmony, cloud the brightness, and injure the happiness of his creation. "Fury is not in me," etc. ( Isaiah 27:4 ). Here is the source... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

The forgiving God. No words could possibly have been more appropriate than these by way of bringing this brief book of prophecy to a close. When we think of the degenerate character of the age in which this prophet lived, and when we remember that he had constantly to deal with human guilt and depravity, to declare the Divine judgments, and to endeavour by warnings and threatenings to bring home to men a sense of their sinfulness,—what could be more fitting than that, in closing his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

Matchless mercy. "The Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee." These words of Moses receive a striking illustration in the fact that every one of the "minor" prophets who threatens judgments against Israel ends by promises of deliverance which anticipate the days of the Messiah. In none is this more strikingly seen than in Micah. In this chapter the prophet, who has been lamenting the universal corruption of the people (verses 1-6),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

A pardoning God. In the days of Micah the social and religious condition of Jerusalem was deplorable. All through the country evils prevailed, but they were worst at its centre. Instinctively the vicious make their way to a crowded city. If vice is condemned in the nation, its disgracefulness is less conspicuous in a crowd; and if vice is not condemned, the city affords the best opportunities for the gratification of unholy desire. It still needs courage and wisdom to recognize and combat... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 7:14-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:18

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18-19

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