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Texts -- Micah 2:7 (NET)

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2:7 Does the family of Jacob say , ‘The Lord’s patience can’t be exhausted – he would never do such things ’? To be sure, my commands bring a reward for those who obey them,

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • I. Heading 1:1II. The first oracle: Israel's impending judgment and future restoration 1:2-2:13A. The judgment coming on Israel 1:2-7B. Lamentation over the coming judgment 1:8-161. Micah's personal response 1:8-92. Micah's c...
  • This opening pericope sets the tone and forms the backdrop for the rest of the book. All people were to hear God's indictment against His people (v. 2). Punishment was coming (vv. 3-4) that would be both reasonable (v. 5) and...
  • References to false prophets open and close this pericope (vv. 6-7, 11). In the middle, Micah again targeted the greedy in Judah for criticism (vv. 8-10). Apparently the false prophets condoned the practices of the greedy and...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the Spirit of the Lord straitened? Are these His doings?'--Micah 2:7. THE greater part of so-called Christendom is today (Whitsunday) celebrating the gift of a Divine Spirit to the...
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