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Verse Micah 5:11. _I WILL - THROW DOWN ALL THY STRONGHOLDS_] Thou
shalt have no need of _fortified cities_; I will be thy defense....
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I WILL CUT OFF THE CITIES OF THY LAND - So God promised by Zechariah,
“Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls; for I will be
unto her a wall of fire round about” Zechariah 2:4. The Church...
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CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The siege and the smitten judge (Micah 5:1) _
2. The smitten judge: Who he is (Micah 5:2)
3. The events of the future: (Micah 5:3)
4. The Rejected One, the Shepherd of Israel (Micah...
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THE PURGING OF ISRAEL. Some modern commentators, _e.g._ Wellhausen and
Nowack, refer this to Micah; if so, it would anticipate the
Deuteronomic denunciation of the pillars and Asherim (Deuteronomy 7:5...
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_PURPOSING TO REMOVE INIQUITY -- MICAH 5:11-15:_ God told them that
they would not have nor need their fortified cities. It was not that
cities were wrong but that those cities had been places where t...
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AND I WILL CUT OFF THE CITIES, &C.— See Hosea 1; Hosea 7. Bishop
Sherlock is of opinion, that the present passage is to the same import
with that in Hosea; and that the meaning is, their salvation sho...
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THE GLORIOUS FUTURE OF THE REMNANT. Micah 5:7-15
RV. And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as
dew from Jehovah, as showers upon the grass, that tarry not for man,
nor wait for...
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And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy
strong holds:
AND I WILL CUT OFF THE CITIES OF THY LAND, AND THROW DOWN ALL THY
STRONG HOLDS - such as are fortified for war. In t...
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THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH
1-5a. Jerusalem is besieged, its ruler insulted by the invader (Micah
5:1). Micah proclaims not only deliverance, but a deliverer. He will
arise from Bethlehem, David's birth...
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MICAH SPEAKS A MESSAGE FROM GOD TO ALL THE NATIONS
MICAH
_LES PAINTER_
CHAPTER 5
5:1-6 THE *MESSIAH’S BIRTH AND HIS FUTURE GREATNESS
The main subject of Micah’s message now changes. He has spoken...
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I WILL CUT OFF THE CITIES. — Fenced cities and the other
paraphernalia of war will be unnecessary in the Messiah’s kingdom:
“they shall not learn war any more” (Micah 4:3)....
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_[Micah 5:10]_ וְ הִכְרַתִּ֖י עָרֵ֣י
אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְ הָרַסְתִּ֖י כָּל
־מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃...
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THE KING TO COME
Micah 4:8 - Micah 5:1
WHEN a people has to be purged of long injustice, when some high aim
of liberty or of order has to be won, it is remarkable how often the
drama of revolution pa...
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THE DELIVERER FROM BETHLEHEM
Micah 5:1-15
This name for Bethlehem recalls Genesis 48:7. Though insignificant in
size she would outshine her compeers, because of Messiah's birth,
Matthew 2:6. As man,...
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Having thus described the coming deliverance, Micah utters the
wonderful prophecy concerning the Deliverer and the deliverance under
His administration.
The Person of the Deliverer is first described...
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_Sorceries. The Jews after their return abstained more from such
things; but not like the Church of Christ, in which idols and dealings
with the devil have never been tolerated._...
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I include all these verses under one reading. They all, according to
my view, proclaim the same doctrine, namely, the Lord's promise that
the remnant of Jacob shall be defended, blessed, and protected...
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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 wit...
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He afterwards subjoins, _I will cut off the cities of thy land, _and I
will destroy all _thy fortresses _This verse is to be taken in the
same sense. That the people dwelt in fortified cities, and had...
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But there was something more definite still to be declared; the
principal enemy of the last days was to be pointed out, and this in
special connection with another and fatal sin of Jerusalem and her
p...
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AND I WILL CUT OFF THE CITIES OF THY LAND, AND THROW DOWN ALL THY
STRONG HOLDS. The meaning is, they should not dwell in fortified
cities and walled towns; they should have none of these to trust to,...
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And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy
strong holds:
Ver. 11. _And I will cut off the cities of thy land_] Thy fenced
cities and places of strength, for like reason as befo...
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_And in that day_ Namely, in that time when the threatenings against
the enemies, and the promises to the people of God shall be made good;
_I will cut off thy horses_, &c. Not in judgment, but in mer...
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THE PERSON AND THE RULE OF MESSIAH.
Having described the conditions and circumstances under which the
period of Messianic glory would be established, the prophet now turns
to the direct prediction co...
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7-15 The remnant of Israel, converted to Christ in the primitive
times, were among many nations as the drops of dew, and were made
instruments in calling a large increase of spiritual worshippers. But...
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AND I, the Lord thy God, and thy Saviour, will cut off the cities; cut
off the occasion of thy fortifying thy cities as heretofore thou hast
done, thou shalt dwell in unwalled towns, and need no other...
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Micah 5:11 off H3772 (H8689) cities H6145 (H8676) H5892 land H776 down
H2040 (H8804) strongholds H4013
and throw - Isaiah 2:12-17; Ezekiel 38:11; Zechariah 4:6...
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THE REASON WHY GOD ALLOWS THE EXILE OF HIS PEOPLE AND WILL YET CAUSE
MORE EXILES UNTIL THE LAND IS EMPTY (MICAH 5:10).
In another oracle (‘says YHWH') Micah now explains why all Israel's
troubles mus...
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CONTENTS: The birth and rejection of Christ foretold. His ultimate
eternal kingdom after His rejection.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: Christ, who existed from eternity as Son of God, was to b...
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Micah 5:1. _Oh daughter of troops._ Of thieves, that is, the
Chaldeans, who having robbed all the nations of Asia, came to
Jerusalem, and robbed the whole land, smote Zedekiah with the severe
rod of c...
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_I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee _
GOD’S DEPRIVING DISPENSATION TOWARDS MEN
Here the Almighty is represented as taking away from Israel many
things they greatly valued.
God’s pro...
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MICAH—NOTE ON MICAH 5:1 A new hope for Israel, and for the whole
world, comes by means of a new David. His deeds are praised (vv. Micah
5:1) and the influence of the Israelite remnant among the nation...
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CRITICAL NOTES.
Micah 5:10. Horses] All human resources on which to depend (Isaiah
2:6; Psalms 20:7). “The Church will never be safe till she is
stripped of all creature-trusts, and rests on Jehovah...
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EXPOSITION
MICAH 5:1
_§ _8_. After Zion_'_s degradation Messiah shall be born, and shall
bring the world into subjection._
MICAH 5:1
This verse is joined to the preceding chapter in the Hebrew. Jer...
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Now in chapter 5 Micah leaves that scene of the future and he comes
back to an intermediate scene.
Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege
against us: and they shall sm...
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Ezekiel 38:11; Isaiah 2:12; Zechariah 4:6...
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The cities — Cut off the occasion of fortifying their cities, thou
shalt need no other defence than what I am to thee....