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The Sins of the People. (b. c. 740.)
THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE. (B. C. 740.) Here is, I. The injustice of man contriving the evil of sin, Micah 2:1-2. God was coming forth against this people to destroy them, and here he shows what was the ground of his contr…
Expostulation with the House of Jacob; The Sin and Punishment of Oppression. (b. c. 740.)
EXPOSTULATION WITH THE HOUSE OF JACOB; THE SIN AND PUNISHMENT OF OPPRESSION. (B. C. 740.) Here are two sins charged upon the people of Israel, and judgments denounced against them for each, such judgments as exactly ans…
Promises of Mercy. (b. c. 740.)
PROMISES OF MERCY. (B. C. 740.) After threatenings of wrath, the chapter here concludes, as is usual in the prophets, with promises of mercy, which were in part fulfilled when the Jews returned out of Babylon, and had t…
The Crimes of the Princes and Prophets. (b. c. 726.)
THE CRIMES OF THE PRINCES AND PROPHETS. (B. C. 726.) Princes and prophets, when they faithfully discharge the duty of their office, are to be highly honoured above other men; but when they betray their trust, and act co…
The Crimes of the Princes and Prophets. (b. c. 726.)
THE CRIMES OF THE PRINCES AND PROPHETS. (B. C. 726.) Here, I. The prophet experiences a divine power going along with him in his work, and he makes a solemn profession and protestation of it, as that which would justify…
The Prosperity of the Church Predicted. (b. c. 726.)
THE PROSPERITY OF THE CHURCH PREDICTED. (B. C. 726.) It is a very comfortable but with which this chapter begins, and very reviving to those who lay the interests of God's church near their heart and are concerned for t…
Judgments and Mercies. (b. c. 726.)
JUDGMENTS AND MERCIES. (B. C. 726.) These verses relate to Zion and Jerusalem, here called the tower of the flock or the tower of Edor; we read of such a place (Genesis 35:21) near Bethlehem; and some conjecture it is t…
The Abasement and Distress of Zion; Birth of the Messiah Predicted; The Glory of Messiah. (b. c. 720.)
THE ABASEMENT AND DISTRESS OF ZION; BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH PREDICTED; THE GLORY OF MESSIAH. (B. C. 720.) Here, as before, we have, I. The abasement and distress of Zion, Micah 5:1. The Jewish nation, for many years before…
The Increase of the Church; Encouraging Predictions. (b. c. 720.)
THE INCREASE OF THE CHURCH; ENCOURAGING PREDICTIONS. (B. C. 720.) Glorious things are here spoken of the remnant of Jacob, that remnant which was raised of her that halted (Micah 4:7), and it seems to be that remnant wh…
God's Expostulations with His People. (b. c. 710.)
GOD'S EXPOSTULATIONS WITH HIS PEOPLE. (B. C. 710.) Here, I. The prefaces to the message are very solemn and such as may engage our most serious attention. 1. The people are commanded to give audience: Hear you now what…
Anxiety Respecting the Divine Favour. (b. c. 710.)
ANXIETY RESPECTING THE DIVINE FAVOUR. (B. C. 710.) Here is the proposal for accommodation between God and Israel, the parties that were at variance in the beginning of the chapter. Upon the trial, judgment is given agai…
Accusations and Threatenings. (b. c. 710.)
ACCUSATIONS AND THREATENINGS. (B. C. 710.) God, having shown them how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows them how plain it was that they had done unjustly; and since they submitted not to his contro…
The Sins of the People. (b. c. 700.)
THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE. (B. C. 700.) This is such a description of bad times as, some think, could scarcely agree to the times of Hezekiah, when this prophet prophesied; and therefore they rather take it as a prediction…
Seeking Comfort in God; The Sins of the People. (b. c. 700.)
SEEKING COMFORT IN GOD; THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE. (B. C. 700.) The prophet, having sadly complained of the wickedness of the times he lived in, here fastens upon some considerations for the comfort of himself and his frie…
Encouraging Prospects; Encouraging Promises. (b. c. 700.)
ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS; ENCOURAGING PROMISES. (B. C. 700.) Here is, I. The prophet's prayer to God to take care of his own people, and of their cause and interest, Micah 7:14. When God is about to deliver his people he s…
Inscription of the Book. (b. c. 710.)
INSCRIPTION OF THE BOOK. (B. C. 710.) This title directs us to consider, 1. The great city against which the word of the Lord is here delivered; it is the burden of Nineveh, not only a prophecy, and a weighty one, but a…
The Judgment of Nineveh; The Awful Power of God. (b. c. 710.)
THE JUDGMENT OF NINEVEH; THE AWFUL POWER OF GOD. (B. C. 710.) Nineveh knows not God, that God that contends with her, and therefore is here told what a God he is; and it is good for us all to mix faith with that which i…
Destruction of the Assyrian Army; Overthrow of Sennacherib. (b. c. 710.)
DESTRUCTION OF THE ASSYRIAN ARMY; OVERTHROW OF SENNACHERIB. (B. C. 710.) These verses seem to point at the destruction of the army of the Assyrians under Sennacherib, which may well be reckoned a part of the burden of N…
The Judgment of Nineveh. (b. c. 710.)
THE JUDGMENT OF NINEVEH. (B. C. 710.) Here is, I. An alarm of war sent to Nineveh, Nahum 2:1. The prophet speaks of it as just at hand, for it is neither doubtful nor far distant: "Look about thee, and see, he that dash…
The Judgment of Nineveh. (b. c. 710.)
THE JUDGMENT OF NINEVEH. (B. C. 710.) Here we have Nineveh's ruin, 1. Triumphed in by its neighbours, who now remember against it all the oppressions and abuse of power it had been guilty of in its pomp and prosperity (…
The Judgment of Nineveh. (b. c. 710.)
THE JUDGMENT OF NINEVEH. (B. C. 710.) Here is, I. Nineveh arraigned and indicted. It is a high charge that is here drawn up against that great city, and neither her numbers nor her grandeur shall secure her from prosecu…
The Judgment of Nineveh. (b. c. 710.)
THE JUDGMENT OF NINEVEH. (B. C. 710.) Nineveh has been told that God is against her, and then none can be for her, to stand her in any stead; yet she sets God himself at defiance, and his power and justice, and says, I…
The Sins of the People. (b. c. 600.)
THE SINS OF THE PEOPLE. (B. C. 600.) We are told no more in the title of this book (which we have, Habakkuk 1:1) than that the penman was a prophet, a man divinely inspired and commissioned, which is enough (if that be…
Judgment Predicted. (b. c. 600.)
JUDGMENT PREDICTED. (B. C. 600.) We have here an answer to the prophet's complaint, giving him assurance that, though God bore long, he would not bear always with this provoking people; for the day of vengeance was in h…