THE UNJUST RULERS AND FALSE PROPHETS OF JUDAH. Micah first addresses
those whose official duty it is to know justice, _i.e._
sympathetically, and declares that in fact they love its opposite, and
cruelly oppress (_cf._ Isaiah 3:15) those they govern. In their
(coming) distress, Yahweh will not heed... [ Continue Reading ]
FALSE CONFIDENCE ISSUING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM. Micah again
addresses the rulers, who have founded the prosperity of the capital
on violence and injustice (Micah 3:9 f.;_ cf._ Jeremiah 22:13 ff.).
The sentence of the judge, the oracle of the priest, the divination of
the prophet, are dicta... [ Continue Reading ]