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Micah, the Book Of:
Three sections of this work represent three natural divisions of the prophecy-1, 2; 3, 4, 5; 6, 7-each commencing with rebukes and threatening and closing with a promise. The first section opens with a magnificent description of the coming of Jehovah to judgment for the sins and idolatries of Israel and Judah, 1:2-4, and the sentence pronounced upon Samaria, 5-9, by the Judge himself. The sentence of captivity is passed upon them (Micah 2:10) but is followed instantly by a promise of restoration and triumphant return (Micah 2:12-13). The second section is addressed especially to the princes and heads of the people: their avarice and rapacity are rebuked in strong terms; but the threatening is again succeeded by a promise of restoration. In the last section, chapters 6, 7, Jehovah, by a bold poetical figure, is represented as holding a controversy with his people, pleading with them in justification of his conduct toward them and the reasonableness of his requirements. The whole concludes with a triumphal song of joy at the great deliverance, like that from Egypt, which Jehovah will achieve, and a full acknowledgment of his mercy and faithfulness of his promises. 16-20. The last verse is reproduced in the song of Zacharias (Luke 1:72-73). Micah's prophecies are distinct and clear. He it is who says that the Ruler shall spring from Bethlehem (Luke 5:2). His style has been compared with that of Hosea and Isaiah. His diction is vigorous and forcible, sometimes obscure from the abruptness of its transitions, but varied and rich.
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