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MICAH CHAPTER 6
God’s controversy with his people for ingratitude, Mic_6:1-5. What service is acceptable to him, Mic_6:6-9. He reproveth them for their injustice, Mic_6:10-15, and idolatry, Mic_6:16.
Hear ye: see Mic_1:2.
Now; whilst the Lord is willing to debate with you, before it be too late for you.
What the Lord saith: though it is a man like yourselves who speaketh, yet he comes from the Lord, and with the Lord’s message, and it is the Lord who speaketh by Micah.
Arise: this is God’s command to Micah, who is bidden to arise; so Jonah, Mic_1:2, See Poole "Jon_1:2". Prophets, as other men, could be content to sit at ease, and neither be troubled by others or troublesome to others; and perhaps the little success of Micah’s preaching had occasioned him to retire and sit down; now God rouseth him, Get up, prepare thyself, contend thou; plead, Micah, the present cause, argue the case that is between thy God plaintiff, and thy people delinquents.
Before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice; plead openly, vehemently, let there be witnesses to hear the case, which is so clear on God’s side, and so full against thy people, that the very mountains and hills, on which they have sinned against me notoriously, on which I have blessed them abundantly, had they eyes, and ears, and voice, would testify that I have planted them with vines, olives, fig trees, and clothed them with grass and flocks, and stored them with springs, and beautified them with cedars, oaks, and all pleasant trees of the forest; this I have done upon the mountains and hills for my people, and there they have made their groves, set up their idols, sacrificed to devils, and committed other lewdnesses not to be named. O Micah, speak as if thou wouldst make mountains hear thee to testify for me, Deu_32:1 Isa_1:2.