micah-7:7

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Micah 7:1-20

See Micah 6:1 ff for the passage comments with footnotes.Chap. 7. Micah 7:1-6. The Lamentation of the People. As appears from the subjoined transitus, Micah 7:7, and especially Micah 7:8, where the holy common wealth is manifestly thought of as speaking, the speaker here is the prophet, not so much as prophet, but as organ of the ideal person, the true Israel; like Isaiah 59:1 ff; Isaiah 60:1 ff., where the prophet identifies himself with the true Israel, personified throughout Isaiah 40-66.... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Micah 7:1-20

God’s Compassion for an Erring People Micah 7:1-20 Things had come to an awful pass in the favored city. Oppression, bribery, and bloodshed, were everywhere in the ascendant. Men wrought evil with both hands. Husbands could not trust their wives. At such a time there is no refuge for God’s children save in God, Micah 7:7-13 . When we have learned our lesson we find God appearing for our help. He brings forth to the light and vindicates us. Then those that hated us, and suggested that He had... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Micah 7:1-20

Following the charge, the people break into a lamentation which is of the nature of a confession, submission to judgment and hope. The prophet answers the cry with a message of hope, which, however, ends with the consciousness of the necessity for judgment. Following this, the people pray for the guidance of Jehovah, and Jehovah answers with a promise that He will guide them as of old. Then the prophet in faith repeats Jehovah's promise. The last movement is a great final doxology, uttered... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:7-10

The Righteous of Israel Are However Confident That In All This YHWH Will Be With Them And Will Sustain Them While Their Enemy Will Be Confounded (Micah 7:7-10 ). The words that follow clearly refer to more than just Micah. He is speaking as the representative of the truly righteous, the ‘seven thousand who have not bowed the knee to Baal’ (righteous Israel or the righteous remnant of Jerusalem). While they are not wholly sinless and may have to bear the indignation of YHWH, they know that He... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 7:7-20

Micah 7:7-Proverbs : . 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 7:7-2 Samuel : (the time of Messianic deliverance will come); Micah 7:11-1 Chronicles : (Jerusalem will be repeopled); Micah 7:14-Proverbs : (Yahweh will renew His kindness to Israel). The first and third of these have numerous affinities with the Psalter; the second, by its... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Micah 7:7

Therefore, since times are so calamitous, and all sorts of men are so perfidious, since no sure comfort or relief from those that are nearest relations, and should be dearest friends, I will look; as one set in a watch-tower looks round about, and diligently observes all that stirreth; so will the prophet, speaking in the person of the faithful, the Israel of God; so did they who in Israel and Judah feared the Lord and walked with him; unto the Lord, the God of mercy, power, truth, and wisdom,... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Micah 7:7-10

CRITICAL NOTES. Micah 7:7.] Having no hope from man, the prophet looks to God, and speaks in the name of the Church. Salv.] i.e. from whom all help comes. Micah 7:8. Rejoice] The enemy must not think this condition to be perpetual; light will break through the darkness. Micah 7:9.]. Hence bear patiently the inflicted punishment (Lamentations 3:39), until] the promise of Micah 7:8 is fulfilled. Micah 7:10. Then] the enemy will discover her mistake, be covered with shame, and be prostrated in the... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Micah 7:7

DISCOURSE: 1214PRAYER OUR GREAT PRESERVATIVEMicah 7:7. I will look unto the Lord; 1 will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.IF we mark the discriminating character of the Lord’s people, we shall find, that from the beginning of the world it has consisted in this: The ungodly “call not upon God [Note: Psalms 14:4.];” but the “godly are a people near unto him [Note: Psalms 148:14.].” Abraham, the father of the faithful, built an altar to God in every place where he abode.... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Micah 7:7

Therefore Micah 7:7-20 is, primarily, the confession and intercession of the prophet, who identifies himself with Israel. Cf. Daniel 9:3-19. Intercession was a test of the prophetic office ; Jeremiah 27:18; Genesis 20:7 But Micah's prayer voices also the heart exercise of the remnant in the last days. Such is prophecy, an intermingling of the near and the far. (Cf) ; Psalms 22:1; Matthew 27:46. read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Micah 7:7

A Sweet Silver Bell Ringing in Each Believer's Heart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Sermon (No. 1819) Intended for Reading on Lord's Day, Febrary 1st, 1885, Delivered by C. H. SPURGEON, At the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, On December 18th, 1884. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "My God will hear me." Micah 7:7 . WHAT a charming sentence! Can you say it? Only five words, but what meaning!... read more