Mic 2:1-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mic 2:1-2: 2:1-2 Power had corrupted the wealthy, who should have been ready to help their fellow Israelites (cp. Gen 4:9 ; Josh 1:14 ). • Thinking up evil plans ... because you have the power to do so indicates a corrupt heart, mind, and character (Gen 6:5 ). • When you want: They possessed the property of others in a way that amounted to stealing and broke God’s law that forbids coveting (Exod 20:17 ). A family’s inheritance was a sacred gift from the Lord, intended as a permanent possession (Lev 25:8-55 ; cp. 1 Kgs 21 ; Isa 5:8 ). God looked for righteousness among his people, but instead he found oppression (1 Kgs 10:9 ; Isa 5:7 ; 2 Pet 2:13 ).

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‏ Micah 2:1-3

Summary for Mic 2:1-2: 2:1-2 ^a Power had corrupted the wealthy, who should have been ready to help their fellow Israelites (cp. Gen 4:9 ^b; Josh 1:14 ^c).

• Thinking up evil plans ... because you have the power to do so indicates a corrupt heart, mind, and character (Gen 6:5 ^d).

• When you want: They possessed the property of others in a way that amounted to stealing and broke God’s law that forbids coveting (Exod 20:17 ^e). A family’s inheritance was a sacred gift from the Lord, intended as a permanent possession (Lev 25:8-55 ^f; cp. 1 Kgs 21 ^g; Isa 5:8 ^h). God looked for righteousness among his people, but instead he found oppression (1 Kgs 10:9 ⁱ; Isa 5:7 ^j; 2 Pet 2:13 ^k).
Summary for Mic 2:3-5: 2:3-5 ^l The Lord, the Judge, reads out the sentence. He would pay back his people’s evil hearts and actions with evil in kind. The prophet is engaging in wordplay here. The Hebrew word translated “evil” has a wide range of meaning. It can connote moral evil, as in the first instance; it can also connote calamity or disaster as in the second instance. The Lord would bring calamity on them in response to their wickedness.