Micah 1:3 - Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Bible Study & Commentary

Verse 3

"For behold Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth."

How undiscerning are those who take occasion from this to speculate upon the superstitious ignorance of Micah who supposed that heaven was some kind of headquarters on the other side of some convenient cloud! It is not the ignorance of Micah which glories in such observations. Micah in this and the following verses expressed in language as powerful and beautiful as any ever written the visible manifestation of the eternal God in the pattern of his deeds and in the execution of his judgments, doing so anthropomorphically, that is, by comparing his conduct to that of a man. How else could the manifestation of God to humanity be described? Man has no other vocabulary with which to undertake such a task.

"And will tread upon the high places of the earth ..." God is greater than man; he is higher than man; any manifestation of God to his human subjects involves a "coming down" upon the part of God. None of the apostles or prophets of either the Old Testament or the New Testament considered God to be anything other than spirit. "God is a spirit ... he is not far from any one of us ... in him we live and move and have our being...where shall I flee from God's presence ... even in the uttermost parts of the sea, Thou art there ... the darkness and the light are both alike to God ... etc., etc."

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James Burton Coffman was a prolific author, preacher, teacher and leader among churches of Christ in the 20th century.He was born May 24, 1905, in Taylor County to pioneer West Texans "so far out in the country it took two days to go to town and back." He became a Christian in 1923. In Texas, Coffman graduated from Abilene High School and enrolled in Abilene Christian College (now University), graduating in 1927 with a B.A. in history and music.After earning his degree, Coffman served as a high school principal for two years in Callahan County, then taught history and English at Abilene High School.In 1930, he was offered a position as associate minister and song leader in Wichita Falls, the beginning of his career as a minister. Then, he married Thelma "Sissy" Bradford in 1931. Coffman preached for congregations in Texas; Oklahoma; Washington, D.C.; and New York City. In his lifetime, Coffman received 3 honorary doctorates.While in Washington, he was offered the opportunity to serve as guest chaplain for the U.S. Armed Forces in Japan and Korea and served 90 days, holding Gospel meetings throughout both countries.Coffman conducted hundreds of gospel meetings throughout the U.S. and, at one count, baptized more than 3,000 souls.Retiring in 1971, he returned to Houston. One of his most notable accomplishments was writing a 37-volume commentary of the entire Bible, verse by verse, which was finished in 1992. This commentary is being sold all over the world. Many people consider the Coffman series to be one of the finest modern, conservative commentary sets written.Coffman's conservative interpretations affirm the inerrancy of the Bible and clearly point readers toward Scripture as the final basis for Christian belief and practice. This series was written with the thorough care of a research scholar, yet it is easy to read. The series includes every book of the Old and New Testaments.After being married to Sissy for 64 years, she passed away. Coffman then married June Bristow Coffman. James Burton Coffman died on Friday, June 30, 2006, at the age of 101.... Show more

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