Micah 1:1

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The word of the Lord that came to Micah ... which he saw - No two of the prophets authenticate their prophecy in exactly the same way. They, one...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

The word of the LORD that came to Micah the (a) Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samar...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Micah 1:1 . The (editorial) superscription to the prophecy (Mica 1- 3) of Micah of Moresheth-Gath ( Micah 1:14 ) assigns it to the period 739- 6...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

The word of the LORD. The only occurrence of this expression in this book: bidding us to receive it from Jehovah, not Micah, and to note Micah's pe...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

This inscription, in the first place, shows the time in which Micah lived, and during which God employed his labors. And this deserves to be no...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria a...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Micah ] A shortened form of Micaiah, 'who is like Jehovah.' Morasthite ] native of Moreshethgath: cp. Micah 1:14 . Which he saw ] The revelation...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Judgment on Samaria and Judah Sargon destroyed Samaria, the capital of North Israel, 722 or 721. Micah, about 720 b.c., declaring ( Micah 1:6 ) th...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Micah the Morasthite. — Unlike Joel, who identifies himself by his father’s name, Micah introduces his personality with reference to his native vil...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

MICAH THE MORASTHITE Micah 1:1-16 SOME time in the reign of Hezekiah, when the kingdom of Judah was still inviolate, but shivering to the shock...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Witness against His Chosen Micah 1:1-16 Micah was contemporary with Isaiah and Hosea. Jeremiah quotes from him. Compare Micah 3:12 and...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The first message of Micah consists of a summons, a proclamation of Jehovah, and a prophetic message based on the proclamation. This division ends wi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Prophet opens his commission with a very sorrowful tale. Israel and Judah are under the Lord's displeasure, and therefore Micah speaks...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

There is a great sameness between the writings of Isaiah and Micah; their vision opens much alike, only Micah's vision is concerning Samaria and Jeru...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE PROPHET MICAH ‘Micah the Morasthite.’ Micah 1:1 When the ministry of the courtly and cultured Isaiah was about half over, there appeared...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite ,.... So called, either from Mareshah, mentioned Micah 1:15 ; and was a city in the tribe of...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria a...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah Micah is thought to have prophesied about sixteen years in Jotham's time, as many under Ahaz, and fourtee...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Judgments Predicted. B. C. 743. 1 The...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

MICAH CHAPTER 1 The time when Micah prophesied, Micah 1:1 . Micah showeth the wrath of God against Israel and Judah for idolatry, Micah 1:2-...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH Declares His Verdict On Samaria and Jerusalem ( Micah 1:1-7 ). The chapter opens with a declaration of YHWH's sovereign power as Creator, and...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES . Micah 1:2 . Hear] Lit. Hear, ye peoples all of them “Some 140 or 150 years had flowed by since Micaiah, son of Imlah, had cl...
Scofield Reference Notes

Therefore In ( Micah 1:6-16 ), the Assyrian invasion is described. Compare ( 2 Kings 17:1-18 ). This is the local circumstance which giv...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Micah 1:1 . Micah the Morasthite, alluding to a village in the tribe of Judah, near the city of Eleuthera, which distinguishes him from the prophe...
The Biblical Illustrator

The Word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite Divine revelation I. It is the word of the lord. What is a word? 1. A mind manifesti...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1:1-2:13 Part I. THREATENINGS AND JUDGMENTS ON ISRAEL AND JUDAH , WITH PREDICTION OF EVENTUAL DELIVERA...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The word of the Lord that came to Micah, the Morasthite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria a...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ephraim's Destruction Threatened
Wells of Living Water Commentary

A Bird's-Eye View of Micah Micah INTRODUCTORY WORDS The story of Micah is a most interesting and instructive study concerning one of God's...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hezekiah — The best son, of the worst father. How long Micah prophesied during his reign, we can but conjecture, possibly 'till the fourteenth year...

¹ The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

Related Commentaries of Micah 1:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Micah 1:1