Micah 7:18-20 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:19

He will turn again ,.... From his anger, and show his face and favour; which is not inconsistent with his everlasting and unchangeable love; for anger is not opposite to love, and is only a displicency at sin, and not at the persons of his people; and, properly speaking, is not in God; is rather in appearance than in reality; when his people sin against him, he shows himself as if he was angry; he turns away from them, and withdraws his gracious presence and sensible communion from them; but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:20

Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob ,.... That is, the promise made to Jacob, the Lord would faithfully perform and make good to his posterity, natural and spiritual, especially to those who are Israelites indeed; and the mercy to Abraham ; the gracious promises made to him, which sprung from mere grace and mercy; all respecting his natural and spiritual seed; and especially the promise of the coming of the Messiah, that seed of his in which all nations of the earth were to be... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:20

Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob - The promises which he has made to Jacob and his posterity. Not one of them can ever fall to the ground. "And the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn;" viz., that "in his Seed all the families of the earth should be blessed;" that the Messiah should come from Abraham, through his son Isaac, by Jacob and David; be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of his people Israel. And this promise, and this oath, God has most signally fulfilled by... 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:19

Verse 19 The Prophet now prescribes to the faithful a form of glorying, that they may boldly declare that God will be pacified towards them. Since then God loves mercy, he will return, he will have mercy on us The context here ought to be observed by us; for it would avail us but little to understand, I know not what, concerning God’s mercy, and to preach in general the free remission of sins, except we come to the application, that is, except each of the faithful believed that God, for his own... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:20

Verse 20 The faithful confirm here the former truth, that God had deposited his covenant with them, which could not be made void: and hence also shines forth more clearly what I have said before, that the faithful do not learn by their own understanding what sort of Being God is, but embrace the mercy which he offers in his own word. Except God then speaks, we cannot form in our own minds any idea of his grace but what is uncertain and vanishing; but when he declares that he will be merciful to... 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

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 7:20

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:20

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:19

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 7:18

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