Micah 5:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principalc men. ”

Micah 5:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And this Man shall be the Peace - This, emphatically, that is, “This Same,” as is said of Noah, “This same shall comfort us” Genesis 5:29 , or, in the song of Moses, of the Lord, “This Same is m...
Micah 5:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And this [man] (f) shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. (...
Micah 5:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Messianic Anticipations. This paragraph, like the last, seems to consist of several separate prophecies, viz. Micah 5:2-4 , describing the emergence of a triumphant Davidic ruler; Micah 5:5 f.,...
Micah 5:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

this Man, &c. . this [great Shepherd of Israel]. Compare Psalms 72:7 ; Isaiah 9:6 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Zechariah 9:10 . Assyrian. This is emphatic in Hebrew. when, &c. Compare Isaiah 7:...
Micah 5:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Micah, as I have said, confirms his former statement. By the word dwell, he no doubt meant a quiet and peaceable inhabitation; as though he had said, that the children of God would, under Ch...
Micah 5:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1210 CHRIST OUR PEACE IN TROUBLE [Note: Preached in July, 1803.] Micah 5:5 . This man shall be the Peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land . IT is of the very nature of pro...
Micah 5:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. And th...
Micah 5:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

When the Assyrian shall come, &c.— Instead of, Shall we raise against him, &c. in Micah 5:5 . Houbigant reads, Seven shepherds and eight princes of the people shall be raised against th...
Micah 5:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men....
Micah 5:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Birth of the Messiah 1-5a. Jerusalem is besieged, its ruler insulted by the invader ( Micah 5:1 ). Micah proclaims not only deliverance, but a deliverer. He will arise from Bethlehem, David's...
Micah 5:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And this man shall be the peace — i.e. , He shall Himself be Peace (after the same idiomatic expression David speaks of himself, “For my love they are my adversaries, but I am Prayer ” — Psalm...
Micah 5:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE KING TO COME Micah 4:8 - Micah 5:1-15 WHEN a people has to be purged of long injustice, when some high aim of liberty or of order has to be won, it is remarkable how often the drama of re...
Micah 5:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Deliverer from Bethlehem Micah 5:1-15 This name for Bethlehem recalls Genesis 48:7 . Though insignificant in size she would outshine her compeers, because of Messiah's birth, Matthew 2:6...
Micah 5:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus described the coming deliverance, Micah utters the wonderful prophecy concerning the Deliverer and the deliverance under His administration. The Person of the Deliverer is first describe...
Micah 5:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Wherefore the translators of our Bible into English, put in the word man into the first of these verses, I know not, for certain it is they had no authority to do so, not being in the original. But w...
Micah 5:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And this [man] shall be the peace ,.... The word man is not in the text, only this; and refers to the person before spoken of, who was to be born in Bethlehem, to be the ruler in Israel, that should...
Micah 5:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And this [man] shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. Ver....
Micah 5:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This man shall be the peace Christ is our peace as a priest, making atonement for sin, and reconciling us to God: he is our peace as a king, conquering our enemies, protecting us against their atta...
Micah 5:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Abasement and Distress of Zion; Birth of the Messiah Predicted; The Glory of Messiah. B. C. 720....
Micah 5:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This verse, as the former, is abstruse, and the particulars are not easily accommodated to times and things. And this; so the Hebrew, and it may be read as the neuter gender, and be referred to tim...
Micah 5:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Prior To His Coming YHWH Will Bring About The Wasting Of The Assyrians By Means Of Seven Shepherds and Eight Principal Men But His People Will Nevertheless End Up In Exile Among The Nations. ( Micah...
Micah 5:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES. Micah 5:5 . Man] Heb. this , emphatic ( Genesis 5:29 ); the cause or author of peace between God and man ( Zechariah 9:10 ; Ephesians 2:14 ; Ephesians 2:17 ; Colossians 1:2...
Micah 5:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Micah 5:1 . Oh daughter of troops. Of thieves, that is, the Chaldeans, who having robbed all the nations of Asia, came to Jerusalem, and robbed the whole land, smote Zedekiah with the severe rod o...
Micah 5:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

And this Man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land Peace in Christ amid invading foes This is an announcement of the mission of our Saviour. He is to be peace. Two fa...
Micah 5:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Micah 5:1-33 § 8 . After Zion ' s degradation Messiah shall be born, and shall bring the world into subjection. Micah 5:1 This verse is joined to the preceding chapter i...
Micah 5:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Person and the Rule of Messiah. Having described the conditions and circumstances under which the period of Messianic glory would be established, the prophet now turns to the direct prediction...
Micah 5:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 1:3 ; Amos 1:6 ; Colossians 1:20 ; Colossians 1:21 ; Ecclesiastes 11:2 ; Ephesians 2:14-17 ; Isaiah 37:31-36 ; Isaiah 44:28 ; Isaiah 59:19 ; Isaiah 65:8 ; Isaiah 7:14 ; Isaiah 8:7-10...
Micah 5:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

This man — The Messiah. The peace — Which is promised to the people of God; all their deliverances are not only for his sake, but effected by his power. Shall tread in our palaces — Which Sennacher...

Micah 5:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Micah 5:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Micah 5:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 5:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Micah 5:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 5:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Micah 5:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Micah 5:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Micah 5:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Micah 5:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 5:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Micah 5:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Micah 5:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Micah 5:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Micah 5:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Micah 5:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Micah 5:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Micah 5:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Micah 5:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Micah 5:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Micah 5:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 5:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Micah 5:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Micah 5:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Micah 5:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Micah 5:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Micah 5:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Micah 5:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes