Mic 7:3 | TNotes | STEP | 7:3 Both their hands: That is, they had perfected the skills for doing evil. • Officials and judges alike demand bribes: Rulers and judges were forbidden to twist justice (Exod 18:19-22 ; Deut 16:18-20 ). Israel’s judicial system was completely corrupt.

bExod 18:19-22►

cDeut 16:18-20►

‏ Micah 7:3

7:3 ^a Both their hands: That is, they had perfected the skills for doing evil.

• Officials and judges alike demand bribes: Rulers and judges were forbidden to twist justice (Exod 18:19-22 ^b; Deut 16:18-20 ^c). Israel’s judicial system was completely corrupt.