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Verse Micah 6:12. _FOR THE RICH MEN THEREOF ARE FULL OF VIOLENCE_]
This shows that they did not _love mercy_.
_THE INHABITANTS THEREOF HAVE SPOKEN LIES_] This shows that they did
not _humble themselv...
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FOR THE RICH MEN THEREOF - that is, “of the city, Micah 6:9 are full
of violence.” It bad been little, had thieves and robbers lived by
violence, but now, (as Isaiah at the same time upbraids them,) “...
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THE THIRD PROPHETIC DISCOURSE (6-7)
CHAPTER 6
_ 1. The words of Jehovah to His people (Micah 6:1) _
2. Israel's answer (Micah 6:6)
3. The moral demands of Jehovah (Micah 6:8)
4. The Lord must jud...
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COMMERCIAL DISHONESTY AND ITS PUNISHMENT. This rather corrupt passage
is quite distinct from Micah 6:1. It may have been written by Micah,
and forms a parallel to his denunciation of agrarian dishones...
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_IDOLATRY DESTROYED THE NATION -- MICAH 6:12-16:_ God levied some
serious charges against the rich. The charges were made not because
they were rich but because of how they obtained the wealth. He sai...
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GOD'S JUSTICE DEMANDS THE WICKED BE PUNISHED. Micah 6:9-16
RV. The voice of Jehovah crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom
will see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. Are
there...
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For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants
thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their
mouth.
FOR - rather, 'Inasmuch as,' etc.; the conclusion, "there...
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GOD'S ARRAIGNMENT OF HIS PEOPLE
1-8. Micah's message to the discouraged believers. They have lost
heart because of the apparent contradiction between the promises of
their prophets and the hard facts...
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The rich people in the city are still cruel. These rich people include
the royal family. They include military leaders. They include people
that own land. The rich leaders in the city still tell lies....
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MICAH SPEAKS A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO ALL THE NATIONS
MICAH
_LES PAINTER_
CHAPTER 6
SECTION 3
6:1-7:20 THIRD SERIES OF *PROPHECIES. GOD WILL FORGIVE THE *REMNANT OF
HIS PEOPLE
6:1-8 MICAH ACCUSES *...
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THE RICH MEN THEREOF — _i.e._, of the city. The sins of spoliation
and fraud were practised by men who had not even the pitiable excuse
of poverty and distress....
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אֲשֶׁ֤ר עֲשִׁירֶ֨יהָ֙ מָלְא֣וּ
חָמָ֔ס וְ יֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ...
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THE SIN OF THE SCANT MEASURE
Micah 6:9; Micah 7:1
THE state of the text of Micah 6:9; Micah 7:1 is as confused as the
condition of society which it describe
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“WHAT DOTH THE LORD REQUIRE OF THEE?”
Micah 6:1-16
In Micah 6:1-4 the prophet returns from his vision of the future to
the actual condition of his people, which was utterly desperate. The
mountains,...
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This closing section is dramatic and magnificent. The prophet summoned
Israel and the mountains to hear the controversy of Jehovah with His
people. The key-word is "Jehovah... will plead."
From that p...
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For the rich men thereof (i) are full of violence, and the inhabitants
thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their
mouth.
(i) That is, of Jerusalem....
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These expressions are all directed to one and the same end, namely, to
teach Israel the enormity of his transgressions. Omri was a king in
Israel, and so was Ahab, his son; both transgressors before t...
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Lectures on the Minor Prophets.
W. Kelly.
The prophecy of Micah, like all the rest, has its own distinctive
properties, though falling into the general current of testimony to
Israel, and so far with...
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The Prophet means that the people were so given to avarice and
plunder, that all the riches they had heaped together had been got by
iniquitous robberies or by wicked gain. He now addresses the citize...
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After having thus declared the counsels of God in grace, the Spirit
returns to His pleadings with Israel in respect of their moral
condition, calling the whole earth as audience to hear His
controvers...
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FOR THE RICH MEN THEREOF ARE FULL OF VIOLENCE,.... That is, the rich
men of the city, to whom the voice of the Lord cried, Micah 6:9.
Jerusalem or Samaria, or any or all the cities of Israel and Judah...
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For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants
thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their
mouth.
Ver. 12. _For the rich men thereof are full of violence_]...
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_Are there yet the treasures of wickedness_, &c. Notwithstanding all
the express laws, the exhortations and reproofs given you upon this
subject, and so many examples of punishment set before you; sti...
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9-16 God, having showed how necessary it was that they should do
justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This
voice of the Lord says to all, Hear the rod when it is coming, b...
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FOR: this is given as an evidence of the truth of the charge, and of
the justness of the resolution God had declared to punish them. THE
RICH MEN; who of all men had least temptation to deal unjustly;...
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Micah 6:12 men H6223 full H4390 (H8804) violence H2555 inhabitants
H3427 (H8802) spoken H1696 (H8765) lies...
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THE PROPHET NOW REINFORCES HIS WORDS BY CALLING FOR THEIR RESPONSE AND
EMPHASISING THEIR FAILURES AND WHAT WILL RESULT FROM THEM (MICAH 6:9).
Although YHWH pleads with His people they still walk in t...
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Micah 6:1. _Hear ye now what the LORD saith;_
And yet some doubt the infallible inspiration of Scripture. I would
commence every reading of the Scripture with such a word of admonition
as this: «Hear...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's controversy with Israel's past and present.
CHARACTERS: God, Omri, Ahab, Balak, Balaam.
CONCLUSION: God issues a challenge to all who have ever professed
belief in Him, but have w...
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Micah 6:5. _Oh my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab
consulted._ He went to Balaam the false prophet for advice; and both
he and his people, and the prophet perished together. Had he hearken...
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_For the rich men thereof are full of violence _
TRYING THE IMPOSSIBLE
The folly of expecting real prosperity by committing acts of
injustice, or pursuing courses of sin, is here forcibly represente...
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MICAH 6:1 The Lord’s Indictment and Restoration of His People. The
Lord’s indictment against his people is delivered (Micah 6:1), and
the crisis within the covenantal relationship is described ...
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
MICAH 6:10. YET] notwithstanding warnings, treasures acquired by fraud
and oppression. SCANT] Lit. lean ephah, the measure forbidden (too
small), not the right measure (Deuteronomy 25...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 6:1-7:20
Part III. In this address, which is later than the preceding parts,
the prophet sets forth the way of salvation: PUNISHMENT IS THE
CONSEQUENCE OF SIN; REPENTANCE IS THE ONLY...
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Hear ye now what the LORD says; Arise, contend thou before the
mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. Hear ye, O mountains, the
LORD'S controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for th...
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Amos 5:11; Amos 5:12; Amos 6:1; Ezekiel 22:25; Ezekiel 22:6;...
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Thereof — Of Jerusalem and Samaria....