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Verse 8. _BUT - I AM FULL OF POWER_] Here is the character of the
true prophet. _He is filled_, all his soul is occupied with power,
כח _coach_, with heavenly energy; _by the Spirit of the Lord_, the...
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AND TRULY I - (Literally, contrariwise I,) that is, whereas they shall
be void and no word in them, “I am full of (or filled with) power by
the Spirit of the Lord and of judgment and might.” The false...
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THE SECOND PROPHETIC MESSAGE
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. Address to the godless princes and judges (Micah 3:1) _
2. Address to the false prophets (Micah 3:5)
3. The verdict of judgment (Micah 3:9)...
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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
crue...
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SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9.
JACOB... ISRAEL. Compare Micah 1:5. See note Micah 2:7.
TRANSGRESSION. Hebrew. _pasha'._ App-44.
SIN. Hebrew. _chata._ App-44....
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_THE SINS OF THE PROPHETS -- MICAH 3:5-8:_ The prophets declared peace
when there was no peace. The very ones that should have helped the
people walk with God caused them to err. These false prophets...
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DISCOURSE: 1205
MINISTERIAL FIDELITY
Micah 3:8. _Truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, and of
judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and
to Israel his sin_.
TO...
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MERCENARY PROPHETS. Micah 3:5-8
RV. Thus saith Jehovah concerning the prophets that make my people to
err; that bite with their teeth and cry, Peace; and whoso putteth not
into their mouths, they even...
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But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of
judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and
to Israel his sin.
BUT TRULY I - in contrast to the false prophe...
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WICKEDNESS IN HIGH PLACES
Micah returns to his indictment against the people's leaders. Their
power was given for the sake of justice, and they have abused it for
extortion (Micah 3:1). Their time sha...
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MICAH SPEAKS A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO ALL THE NATIONS
MICAH
_LES PAINTER_
CHAPTER 3
SECTION 2
3:1-5:15 MICAH ACCUSES FALSE LEADERS. HE PROMISES THAT A GOOD, FAIR
KING WILL COME
3:1-12 THE FALSE LEA...
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This verse starts with the word ‘but’. In this way, the writer
emphasises that there is a big difference between Micah and the false
*prophets. Micah is a real *prophet. He works by the power of God’s...
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I AM FULL OF POWER. — Micah reverts to his denunciation of sin in
high places with the fearlessness of his namesake. He contrasts
himself with the prophets of the “lying spirit,” and declares his
own...
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וְ אוּלָ֗ם אָנֹכִ֞י מָלֵ֤אתִי כֹ֨חַ֙
אֶת ־ר֣ו
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THE PROPHET OF THE POOR
Micah 2:1; Micah 3:1
WE have proved Micah's love for his countryside in the effusion of his
heart upon her villages with a grief for their danger greater than his
grief for Je...
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THE PUNISHMENT OF AVARICE
Micah 3:1-12
The princes who as magistrates should have administered justice to
others sat around the caldron, casting in the very flesh and skin of
the people whom they wer...
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Addressing himself directly to the rulers of the people, in this
second message the prophet describes their peculiar sin, and announces
the coming judgment. He then foretells the coming of the one tru...
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But truly I am full (g) of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of
judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and
to Israel his sin.
(g) The Prophet being assured of his vocatio...
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_Spirit. I am no impostor, chap. ii. 11._...
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What a blessed verse is this! And what a gracious relief from the
awful account which went before. Who that reads it, but must feel
constrained to cry out, Lord! give to thy Church and people, pastors...
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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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Here Micah, in a courageous spirit, stands up alone against all the
false teachers even when he saw that they were a large number, and
that they appealed to their number, according to their usual prac...
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The prophet again denounces the heads and princes of Jacob. They
should cry unto Jehovah. But He would not hear them. No prophet should
enlighten them with the light of His word. The seers should be
c...
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BUT TRULY I AM FULL OF POWER BY THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD,.... Or, "full
of power, even, the Spirit of the Lord", as Gussetius f, by way of
contrast, and as explaining what is meant by power; for so the...
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But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of
judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and
to Israel his sin.
Ver. 8. _But truly I am full of power_] But doth...
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_Truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord_ Here Micah speaks
of himself by way of contrast to the false prophets, and declares that
he was filled with a divine prophetic influence, and not w...
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But, truly, I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, Micah here
placing his own person in opposition to the false prophets, AND OF
JUDGMENT, the divine right which he was sent to proclaim, AND OF...
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THE SINS OF THE RULERS AND THE DESOLATION OF ZION.
Also in this Chapter the discourse is directed to the nobility of the
people, who abused the authority of their high official station by
oppressing...
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1-8 Men cannot expect to do ill, and fare well; but to find that done
to them which they did to others. How seldom do wholesome truths reach
the ears of those in high stations or in authority! Those...
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BUT TRULY, notwithstanding this shame and silence covering these false
prophets, yet, saith Micah, I AM FULL OF POWER; courage, vivacity, and
ability, becoming a prophet of God. BY THE SPIRIT OF THE L...
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Micah 3:8 truly H199 full H4390 (H8804) power H3581 Spirit H7307 LORD
H3068 justice H4941 might H1369 declare...
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MICAH'S INDICTMENT OF JUDAH (MICAH 3:1).
Micah inveighs first against the leadership of Judah, and then against
the prophets who make people err for the sake of money, and the
priests who teach for hi...
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CONTENTS: Coming judgments of the captivities. The priests and
prophets rebuked.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, princes, prophets.
CONCLUSION: Men cannot expect to do ill and fare well simply because...
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Micah 3:10. _They build up Zion with blood._ The Chaldaic reads, they
build up the houses of Zion with blood. They oppress the poor to a
premature death, in order to build their town and country house...
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_But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, and of
Judgment, and of might _
THE PROPHETIC ENDOWMENT
The three gifts, power, judgment, might, are the fruits of the one
Spirit of God, thr...
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MICAH 3:1 The Present Injustice and the Future Prospect of Just Rule
in Jerusalem. The second section focuses on the corrupt leadership in
the house of Israel (Micah 3:1). Jerusalem’s restoration amon...
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MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 3:8 BUT AS FOR ME distinguishes Micah and his
unpopular message from that of the false prophets.
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CRITICAL NOTES.]
MICAH 3:5. PROPHETS] False prophets flatter and promise security from
judgment. BITE] Like serpents; cry, PEACE] When they are doing
mischief. PREPARE] Lit. “_sanctify war_ against hi...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 3:1-5:15
Part II. DENUNCIATION OF THE CRIMES OF THE GRANDEES, FOLLOWED BY A
PROMISE OF THE GLORIFICATION OF ZION, THE BIRTH...
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Now the Lord speaks of the coming judgment that is going to come
against those that have gone into captivity.
And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the
house of Israel; Is...
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1 Corinthians 2:12; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 2:4; Acts 13:9;...
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Power — Courage, and vivacity. Of judgment — To discern times and
seasons, right from wrong. Might — Resolution....