MICAH LONGS FOR GODLINESS. Micah 7:1-6 RV. Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first-ripe fig. The godly man is perished out of the earth, and there is none upright among men: they a... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PROPHET LOOKS TO GOD. Micah 7:7-13 RV. But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah will be a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PROPHET PRAYS FOR HIS PEOPLE. Micah 7:14-17 RV. Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, which dwell solitarily, in the forest in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. _As_ in the days of thy coming forth out of the land of Egypt will I... [ Continue Reading ]
PRAYER OF PROPHETIC PRAISE. Micah 7:18-20 RV. Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in lovingkindness. He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread ou... [ Continue Reading ]