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Micah 6 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Micah 6, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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preachers & commentators

Micah 6 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
רִיב rîyb H7378 3 toss, grapple
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ H8085 4 hear, tell
עַם ʻam H5971 4 people, tribe
פָּלַט pâlaṭ H6403 2 slip, escape
קָדַם qâdam H6923 2 project, precede
רֶשַׁע reshaʻ H7562 2 wrong
נָתַן nâthan H5414 3 give, put

How preachers through history handled this text

19 public-domain excerpts on Micah 6, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 11 Matthew Henry 4 Spurgeon 2 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“God, having showed how necessary it was that they should do justly, here shows how plain it was that they had done unjustly. This voice of the Lord says to all, Hear the rod when it is coming, before you see it, and feel it. Hear the rod when it is come, and you are sensible of the smart; hear what counsels, what cautions it speaks. The voice of God is to be heard in the rod of God. Those who are dishonest in their dealings shall never be reckoned pure, whatever shows of devotion they may make. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Micah 6:9–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Mic 6:4
  • Gilgal 1 — Mic 6:5
  • Moab 1 — Mic 6:5
  • Shittim — Mic 6:5
  • Jerusalem — Mic 6:9

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