IV. Micah 6:6–8 <> Isa. ].” Nor is this a rash assertion: it is confirmed by actual experience. Though I fall I will rise; Though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a light for me. They, therefore, who allege for themselves the examples of others, employ a frivolous excuse, as many do in the present day, who set up the shield of custom: though they are clearly condemned by the word of God, yet they think it a sufficient defense, that they follow others. “I will look unto the Lord,” etc. Thus all the righteous are subjects of present salvation, and heirs of eternal life. 1. I will "espy" Him, although from afar, with the eyes of the soul, as a watchman, (the word is the same,) looking for His coming and announcing it to others; and until He comes, "I will wait (I would wait") with trust unbroken by any troubles or delay, as Job saith, "Though He slay me, yet will I put my trust in Him" Job 13:15. The words of the text announce--, I. 4. www.easyenglish.bible. He has no doubts, but, as Abraham said, "the Lord will provide" Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:14, so he, "The Lord will hear me". The Targum is. God is not only theirs in the natural relations of creation and preservation; but He is also theirs by the special engagements of His covenant and the benefits of salvation. My God will hear me. He has promised, that you shall not be “tempted above that ye are able; but shall, with the temptation, have also a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it [Note: 1 Corinthians 10:13. Micah 7:7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Micah knows that God's people will stay in their low place until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. (7) Therefore I will look unto the Lord.—Because of all this gloom which has settled upon the earth, I, for my part, will lift up mine eyes to the everlasting hills, whereon rests the light of Jehovah’s presence. Matthew Henry :: Commentary on Micah 7 ← Back to Matthew Henry's Bio & Resources. This I will do; and yet more than this. Micah 7:6 : Micah 7:8 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. 3. Micah 7:7-9 "Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. The preaching of Micah about the impending judgment of God bore fruit during the reign of King Hezekiah, whose story is told in 2 Kings 18-20. . Howsoever we call, God will hear. It identifies him as a resident of Moresheth, a village in the Judean foothills. I will suppose that they are heavy: yet, if they bring you to God, and God to you, tell me, Have you any cause to complain? He is the preserver of men. His purpose of waiting on God he had expressed wistfully. And, if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him [Note: 1 John 5:14-15. Commentary on the book of Micah by Yair Davidiy Micah-1 We are moving through the Bible fairly quickly, looking for points that are pertinent to identifying the LTTS. Two things--prayer and patience. At the time in which Christ heard the devil begging that he might enter into the swine; but he could not say, My God hath heard me. He predicted the Assyrian and Babylonian invasions that would cause the fall of both Samaria (capital of the northern kingdom of Israel) and Jerusalem (capital of the southern kingdom of Judah). III. 1. “I would wait;” for man‘s longing trust must be upheld by God. The faithful man has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among men. The Prophet points out here the only remedy, to preserve the faithful from being led away by bad examples and that is, to fix their eyes on God, and to believe that he will be their deliverer. He compared himself to Israel's fruit pickers and grape gatherers who felt great … In so much of the Word of God we discover the little word 'BUT'. Micah 7:1-20. This our proverbs express, how God aids, when there is least sign of it.”, I will look unto the Lord (taken with Isaiah 66:2). We have a strong propensity to make flesh our arm and earth our home. Micah 7:7, ESV: "But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me." ].” God may not indeed interpose precisely at the time, or in the manner, that our impatient minds may dictate: but, “though he tarry long, he will come at last [Note: Habakkuk 2:3. This then is the reason why he calls him the God of his salvation. Micah unites with himself all the faithful as one, “in the unity of the spirit,” where in all are one band, looking, waiting, praying for His Coming in His kingdom. KJ21. 15:14 and Micah 7:17. I. ... An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the Believer's Bible Commentary and the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (NIV and NRSV) - is just a step away! The soul’s confidence grounded upon Deity--upon what God is. Hezekiah’s was not the only reign during which Micah prophesied. The Roman emperor Caligula m... Shishak I Sheshonk I., king of Egypt. At those seasons it was dangerous for a man to “trust his friend, or even the wife of his bosom,” if he was inclined to serve the living God. There let it stand like a column of brass,--though all things else should fail, God must hear prayer. “I would wait;” for … We must not only "look unto the Lord," but also "wait for Him." A man's enemies are the men of his own house." Therefore I will look unto the Lord — as if no one else were before mine eyes. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf. These are the words of one who was saddened, and chafed, and perplexed. Israel’s Misery. [So universal was the reign of sin in Jud ζa, that scarcely was a person of real piety to be found. 1. Woe is me! Here is the line of conduct which all the godly must pursue. CHAPTER 7. Study This × Bible Gateway Plus. Chapter 7 . To Him will I look. This is the highest of all grounds for confidence,--what God is in Himself, irrespective of all other considerations whatsoever. 6 For the sonne dishonoureth the father: the daughter riseth vp against her mother: the daughter in law against her mother in law; a mans enemies are the men of his owne house. The prophet turned away from creatures, knowing that they were broken cisterns, cisterns that could hold no water. This is a statement similar to the following. This tiny conjunction joins two thoughts together through stark contrast. 2. What is it that sustains this relation? (Cf); Psalms 22:1; Matthew 27:46. He had the evidence of experience. 11:11. Yes: this poor man cried; and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles [Note: Psalms 34:4; Psalms 34:6. Therefore all mistrust and despondency is then to be supremely avoided, and a certain hope and confidence in God is to be elicited. Often we read of the foolishness, fretfulness, disobedience and rebellion of sinful man, but then in contrast we read of the faithfulness, graciousness and long-suffering of the Lord. What does the resolution include? The reason Micah did not succumb to utter pessimism in view of the terrible conditions in his day is that he determined to trust God. Active character of faith. Let us secure our interest in God; let us individuate Christ ( ιδιοποιεισθαι), and appropriate him to ourselves by a particular faith, and then all shall be well with us. Were they unserviceable to him? Micah 7:7. For I am like those who gather summer fruits, like those who glean vintage grapes; there is no cluster to eat of the first-ripe fruit which my soul desires. Micah 7:7. Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Yet there is a great resemblance among them too. Such was the state of society in that day: and such, alas! Return to PrayerRequest.com | Commentary Index | Bible Index | Search | Prayer Request | Download John Calvin Complete Commentary - Micah 7:1 - 7:1 (Show All Books | … 8:17. But Micah focused on moral and social problems while Isaiah placed greater stress on world affairs and political concerns. You should look to Him--. Nations will see and be ashamed Of all their might. 6 For the sonne dishonoureth the father: the daughter riseth vp against her mother: the daughter in law against her mother in law; a mans enemies are the men of his owne house. This will call forth the help of God assuredly, yea though it were by miracle, as to Lot in Sodom, to Moses and the people from Pharaoh, to David from Saul, to Hezekiah from Sennacherib, to the Maccabees from Antiochus. It is not only, "Saviour God," but "God, my Saviour," Thou who hast been, art, and wilt be, my God, my saving God. ), "But as for me, I will look unto Jehovah; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.". And may my enemy see it, and shame cover her, who hath said to me, Where is Jehovah thy God? 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, who can and will help. (C. H. Lukewarm dealing with God, however it may please fools in a calm day, yet will not bear out in a time of public defection. I AM LIKE ONE WHO GATHERS SUMMER FRUIT AT THE GLEANING OF THE VINEYARD; THERE IS NO CLUSTER OF GRAPES TO EAT, NONE OF THE EARLY FIGS THAT I CRAVE: Micah expresses his own disappointment with Judah's own moral decline in the days of Hezekiah. Men had no comfort, no satisfaction in their own families or in their nearest relations. But it is also of importance to notice, that the Prophet, by saying, Hear me will God, gives a testimony, at the same time, respecting his own faith, — that he would always apply to God for help, and exercise himself in prayer whenever necessity urged him; for God hears not except when he is called upon. They differ in their condition, in their complexion, their stature, speech, apparel, manners. (George Hutcheson.). 1-6. When man is converted and saved, the spiritual occupation of his new life is a looking, a waiting, and a praying; that occupation is permeated with hope and perpetuated by faith, and the certainties of a glorious issue illumine the path and lighten the soul. By what is this resolution excited? Micah 7:7. of stinted growth, and destitute of the luscious flavour with which he had hoped to be regaled. i. “My God will hear me.” This persuasion afforded him inexpressible consolation. If they attempt to contend with these difficulties in their own strength, they must fail. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Micah 7:7 . In declining and sad times the people of God ought to be most earnest in dealing with Him, defending on Him, and expecting His help. One may therefore: not rely upon what may be supposed to have been the prophet's understanding of what he wrote; for it may be accepted as certain that the prophets themselves did not in every instance understand the revelation which they received (1 Peter 1:10-12). The book’s superscription places his prophetic activity during the reigns of three kings of Judah: Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Lap. She did so under the Babylonian captivity; she shall do so again hereafter, when "the spirit of grace" shall be "poured" on her (Zechariah 12:10-13). From these words I shall take occasion to shew, I. The direction which God himself gives them is this: “Call upon me in the time of trouble; so I will hear thee; and thou shalt praise me [Note: Psalms 50:15. for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. There is an uncommon degree of beauty as well as godliness in what the Prophet here saith. When confiding in God, the soul intrenches itself in God; it is unassailable from within or from without; it can triumph over the most adverse circumstances, and cling to the everlasting rock amidst the swellings of the angriest sea. for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. And how comes patience, unless we be fully persuaded that God will be our deliverer, when the suitable time shall come? the God of my salvation; who only can, and who graciously hath promised to save his church. Bible > Bible Commentary; Wesley’s Explanatory Notes; Micah; Micah 7; John Wesley’s Explanatory Notes << Micah 6 | Micah 7 | Nahum 1 >> (Read all of Micah 7) Verse 1 [1] Woe is me! Every Christian has a much greater propriety in God than he has in anything else; indeed, there is nothing else that is his own. Perhaps a person viewing the ungodly in their prosperity, and the poor persecuted prophet in his troubles, would be ready to envy the wicked, and to regard the persecuted saint as an object of compassion. No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Micah 7:7. Chapter 7 . In thischapter, Micah continues to describe the situation in Jerusalem. So, when Jehoshaphat prayed, "We have no might against this great company that cometh, against us, neither know we what to do, but our eyes are upon Thee" 2 Chronicles 20:12, 2 Chronicles 20:15; God answered by the prophet, "Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's". “My God will hear me.” It is the province of faith to appropriate God, as much as it is the province of faith to believe in His existence. ]” What then should we do, but adopt, every one of us for ourselves, the determination of David, saying, “As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall hear me. Applies to spiritual condition: one humbled on account of sin; sorrowful, returning one. 2. Waiting for the Lord is not a suspension of mental activity, nor a cessation of personal exertion; it is a lively exercise of the mind, ardently desiring and diligently seeking the blessings of salvation in all the duties and ordinances of the Gospel. 1. Commentary on Jonah, Micah, Nahum by John Calvin. We must wait for God humbly, believingly, faithfully, patiently, and perseveringly, in all the means of His appointment. It is a choice song for a lone harp. The inestimable portion claimed--“My God.” It is the distinguishing promise of the new covenant, “I will be your God, and ye shall be My people.” This is happily realised in the experience of all the saints. 3. If then we desire to maintain integrity, while the world presents to us nothing but examples of sin, let us learn to pass by these temptations as with closed eyes. This pious determination was evidently the result of eminent wisdom and prompt decision of character; it discovers a devout and gracious state of mind, and regards both the--. And when no one injures us, yet custom is deemed almost a law: thus it happens that we think that to be lawful which is sanctioned by the manners and customs of the age; and when success attends the wicked, this becomes a very strong incentive. Micah 7:7-17 are spoken upon behalf of the spiritual remnant, in whose mouths Micah places a confession of sins and a plea for Jehovah to receive them. the LORD. This too became a customary title of God , a title, speaking of past deliverances, as well as of confidence and of hope. Because if He did not hear prayer, He would Himself be a great loser. “My God shall hear me.” What a charming sentence! Be sure that God will hear you. ), A beautiful little book, entitled “Expectation Corners,” tells of a king who prepared a city for some of his poor subjects. Micah 7:7-20 is, primarily, the confession and intercession of the prophet, who identifies himself with Israel. II. If we believe in God we shall delight in waiting upon Him in fervent devotion, and waiting for Him in earnest expectation. As a further improvement of this subject, learn, [Trials of every kind are painful to flesh and blood: but they are, in reality, blessings in disguise. Because in the covenant His hearing prayer is included. 7:7 Therefore - Since all sorts of men are so perfidious. A final prophecy of what God will do (Micah 7:18-20) brings the prophecy of Micah to a close. my God will hear me; this is the language of faith, both to say that God was his God, and that he would hear and answer him; the former is the ground of the latter; God has an ear to hear when his people cry; and sooner or later it appears that he does hear, by giving an answer of peace unto them, which issues in their salvation they have been praying, looking, and waiting for. 4. No want of inclination in Him; He is all goodness. — — — God deals with you as a skilful person does with a wheel and engine that is under his controul. 5 ¶ Trust yee not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome. Verse-by-Verse Bible Commentary Micah 7:16. Oh! Micah 7:7 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Micah 7:7, NIV: "But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me." He then adds, I will wait for the God of my salvation The Prophet says nothing new here, but only explains more clearly the last clause, defining the manner of the looking of which he had spoken; as though he said, — “Patiently will I bear, while God helps me:” for when the wicked harass us on every side, we shall no doubt soon turn away our eyes from Gods except we be armed with patience. Agrippa I. Because He has made Himself my God He will hear me. This is a wretched state of affairs; but even in such a case the Best Friend remains true, and we may tell Him all our grief. (T. Micah 7:7, ESV: "But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me." ].” Indeed David proposes himself to us as an example in this particular: “My soul,” says he, “wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. God has promised to look to, i.e., after. 4 The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity. 5. Fellowship with the Father, and with His Son, Jesus Christ, is the exalted privilege of all His people. The rich and the poor, the old and the young, all shall have their appropriate gratifications; and all agree to hold each other innocent. Not that we need go back to times of popery for acts of intolerance in reference to religion; for the same hatred of piety exists at the present day: and it not unfrequently happens, that persons are obliged to conceal from their parents, or from those under whom they live, their attachment to the Gospel of Christ; knowing that a disclosure of it would infallibly expose them to hatred and contempt.]. 7:7 "I will watch expectantly for the Lord" Notice the sharp contrast between v. 7 and vv. These were emphatically distinguished from each other by the holy Christ himself (John 8), and by the apostle Paul whose epistle to the Romans cannot be understood at all apart from the discernment of the two Israels. The prophet, in the name of the church, sadly laments the woeful decay of religion in the age wherein he lived, and the deluge of impiety and immorality which overwhelmed the nation, which levelled the differences, and bore down the fences, of all that is just and sacred . A man's enemies are the men of his own house." 5 ¶ Trust yee not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome. I. 2 The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. There is in God sufficient matter of encouragement to counterbalance any difficulty or discouragement that His people meet with in the world. See the effect of them on the prophet’s mind. on StudyLight.org They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf. This may be done, if we direct our eyes to God alone. In the pre-Christian era, God's message through the prophets always had that quality of being addressed to both Israels, now to the righteous remnant, and then to the secular and unspiritual majority. Not even palpable wickedness goes unexcused: licentiousness is made to wear the garb of piety; and worldliness of prudence. The argument. ]:” insomuch that he is really the happiest man who has least dependence on, or, except in a very distant way, communication with, his fellow-man. They will put their hand on their mouth, Their ears will be deaf. Deliverance and salvation are bound up with God, and that, in man‘s personal experience. “I sought the Lord,” says David; “and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. When all forsake, betray, fail, when “love is waxed cold” Matthew 24:12, and men, in the last days, shall be “lovers of their ownselves” 2 Timothy 3:2, 2 Timothy 3:4, “not lovers of God”, I, - he does not say, “will trust,” but -, “will” (Jerome), “with the eye of the heart contemplating, loving, venerating God most High, and weighing His mercy and justice,” “gaze intently” with the devotion of faith toward Him, though I see Him not: yet so too I will rest “in” Him (compare Psalm 25:15; Psalm 123:1; Psalm 141:8) and “on” Him, as the eyes are accustomed to rest in trust and love and dependence, and as, on the other hand, the eyes of God “espy into” Psalm 66:7 man and dwell on him, never leaving him unbeheld. Because He is God, the living and true God: The oracles of the heathen are but liars. Therefore, the Prophet no doubt alludes indirectly to the irreligion of the people. 5. It is a prelude to the name of Jesus, our Redeeming God. By ואני what follows is attached adversatively to the preceding words. Micah 7:10. 2. Every kind of deliverance is from Him. There are magnificent Messianic overtones in the balance of this concluding chapter. Our Price: $15.49 Save: $7.50 (33%) Buy Now. From that time on he learnt the lesson Micah would teach us: “I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.” (Andrew Murray. Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me. Our … Micah 7:7 Context. 7. Such is prophecy, an intermingling of the near and the far. 2. This tiny conjunction joins two thoughts together through stark contrast. 7:1-7 The prophet bemoans himself that he lived among a people ripening apace for ruin, in which many good persons would suffer. Isaiah 59:20). Thus resolution will resemble a hedge round a meadow, to keep the cattle from straying; and the hemming of a garment, to keep the threads from ravelling out. To whom does the resolution of this text refer? The prophet, in the name of the church, sadly laments the woeful decay of religion in the age wherein he lived, and the deluge of impiety and immorality which overwhelmed the nation, which levelled the differences, and bore down the fences, of all that is just and sacred ( v. 1-6 ). An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Micah. Micah 7:7 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Micah 7:7, NIV: "But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me." 1, 2.]. See also Psalms 40:1-3. ... An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the Believer's Bible Commentary and the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (NIV and NRSV) - is just a step away! The same faith is much needed in our dark day (cf. Micah 6:6–8 <> Isa. New American Standard Version. ].” In the New Testament, the directions to this effect are numberless: so that we may conclude, that humble, fervent, and persevering prayer is the true remedy for every saint, against all the evils which he either feels or fears. Hence the Prophet intimates, that he was under his protection in a manner different from the rest: for when any one allows himself the liberty of doing evil, he, at the same time, renounces God and his protection. 15:16 and Micah 7:17. “A son would rise up against his father, and a daughter against her mother; and a man’s greatest enemies were often those of his own household.”, It is remarkable, that our blessed Lord has cited this very passage, not only as applicable to, but as particularly characteristic of, the dispensation which he came to introduce: “The brother,” says he, “shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child; and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. "For the God of my salvation". Mic. 5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom. 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