(See MICAH.)<\/p>\n
Mi’cah, The Book of. Three sections of this work represent three natural divisions of the prophecy — Micah 1-2; Micah 3-5; Micah 6-7 — each commencing with rebukes and threatening and closing with a promise.<\/p>\n
The first section opens with a magnificent description of the coming of Jehovah with judgment for the sins and idolatries of Israel and Judah, Mic 1:2-4, and the sentence pronounced upon Samaria, Mic_5-9, by the Judge himself. The sentence of captivity is passed upon them, Mic 2:10, but is followed instantly by a promise of restoration and triumphant return. Mic 2:12-13.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
In the last section, Micah 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 , 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. Mic_16-20. The last verse is reproduced in the song of Zacharias. Luk 1:72-73. Micah’s prophecies are distinct and clear. He it is who says that the Ruler shall spring from Bethlehem. Luk 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.<\/p>\n
Micah, The Book of (See MICAH.) Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Micah, The Book of Mi’cah, The Book of. Three sections of this work represent three natural divisions of the prophecy — Micah 1-2; Micah 3-5; Micah 6-7 — each commencing with rebukes and threatening and closing with a promise. The first section opens with a … Continue reading “Micah, The Book of”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}