CONTEMPORARY VIOLENCE, CORRUPTION, AND DISLOYALTY. This passage is
distinct from the preceding, though the same introductory remark
applies to it; in tone, however, it seems to come nearer to certain
Psalms (_cf._ Psalms 12:1 f.). Zion laments that the pious and upright
man has become, through viole... [ Continue Reading ]
ISRAEL'S CONFESSION OF FAITH. This undoubtedly post-exilic utterance
of Israel's confidence _in._ Yahweh's delivering intervention falls
into three portions, probably once distinct, viz. Micah 7:7 (the time
of Messianic deliverance will come); Micah 7:11 (Jerusalem will be
repeopled); Micah 7:14 (Ya... [ Continue Reading ]