Micah 5:7-15 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 5:7-15

Glorious things are here spoken of the remnant of Jacob, that remnant which was raised of her that halted (Mic. 4:7), and it seems to be that remnant which the Lord our God shall call (Joel 2:32), on whom the Spirit shall be poured out, the remnant that shall be saved, Rom. 9:27. Note, God's people are but a remnant, a small number in comparison with the many that are left to perish, a little flock; but they are the remnant of Jacob, a people in covenant with God, and in his favour. Now... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:7

And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people ,.... The Jews, who will be converted in the latter day, the remnant of them according to the election of grace, as well as all true Israelites, whether Jews or Gentiles, the Lord's chosen and peculiar people; who, though but a small number in comparison of others, and mean and contemptible in the eyes of men, are such as God has made a reserve of for himself; and these, though not of the world, yet are in the world, and will be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:8

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people ,.... The same persons are meant here as before; who are compared to dew and showers of rain, because numerous; and full of blessings in themselves, and useful and beneficial to others: and here are said to be as a lion among the beasts of the forest ; strong, mighty, powerful, and courageous, and superior to their enemies, as the lion is strongest among beasts, and keeps all others in awe of him. Some refer... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:9

Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries ,.... O remnant of Jacob or Israel, as the Targum; the church of God; now will be the time that it shall prevail over all the antichristian states; now will the Christian princes pour out the vials of God's wrath upon them; and they shall feel the strength and weight of their hand; which will fall heavy upon them, even to their utter destruction: or thine hand, O Messiah, the ruler in Israel, the man the peace that shall deliver from the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:10

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord ,.... When the above things shall be accomplished, even in the Gospel day, made so by the rising of the sun of righteousness; the Gospel dispensation, the latter part of it: that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots ; which some take to be an apostrophe to literal Babylon, and to be fulfilled when Cyrus took possession of it; but rather it respects mystical Babylon, and the destruction of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:11

And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds. The meaning is, they should not dwell in fortified cities and walled towns; they should have none of these to trust to, nor should they stand in any need of them to defend them, their enemies being subdued; and besides, the Lord would be their strong hold and place of defence, a wall of fire round about them, but the glory in the midst of them, The phrases are expressive of the greatest tranquillity and safety,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:12

And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand ,.... Such as were formerly practised among the Jews, though forbidden them, and in mystical Babylon, or the antichristian church, whose sorceries are mentioned, Revelation 9:21 ; but nothing of this kind will be found in the Christian church, consisting of Jews and Gentiles, in the latter day; all unlawful arts, cheating and juggling in religious matters, will cease, and be no more: and thou shalt have no more soothsayers ; or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:13

Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee ,.... The former were such as were made of wood or stone; the latter statues, such as were molten or cast, and made of gold, silver, or brass; Such as the Jews sometimes worshipped, and are now found in the apostate church of Rome; but will have no place in the Christian churches, or those so called, in the latter day. The Jews indeed have had no idols or idolatrous worship among them since the Babylonish... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:14

And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee ,.... Planted for idolatrous worship, and which the Jews in the reigns of some of their kings raised, and made use of for such purposes; see 1 Kings 15:13 ; though contrary to the law of God, Deuteronomy 16:21 ; but now there should be nothing of this kind, all idolatry being rooted out of the world. The Targum is, "I will root out the plantations of the people out of the midst of thee:' so will I destroy thy cities ; which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:15

And I will execute vengeance in anger, and fury upon the Heathen ,.... Or "nations" F15 את הגוים "gentes", Junius & Tremellius. ; not the Pagan nations only, but the Papal and Mahometan ones, even all that are enemies to Christ, and his church and people: such as they have not heard ; such terrible judgments, and dreadful expressions of divine wrath and fury, by earthquakes, hailstones, &c.; as were never known or heard of in the world before; see Revelation 16:18 ;... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 5:7-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 5:15

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