Introduction
CONTRAST BETWEEN THE PRESENT DEGRADATION AND THE FUTURE EXALTATION, Micah 3:1 to Micah 5:15.
If the above conclusion concerning Micah 2:12-13, is correct, chapter 3 cannot be the continuation of chapter 2; “And I said” (Micah 3:1)
does by no means prove it to be such continuation, as Keil seems to think.
Micah 3:1, is the beginning of a new section, including chapters 3-5. The opening words of the address, “Hear, I pray you,” as compared with Micah 1:2, and Micah 6:1, are in favor of this view. The line of reasoning in these chapters is similar to that in chapters 1, 2. The section opens with a vivid description of the present corruption, of the civil rulers (Micah 3:1-4), and of the religious leaders (5-11), hence the doom of the city is sealed (12). Dark, indeed, and hopeless the present appears to be, but it will not remain thus forever. In chapters iv, v the prophet paints in brightest colors the glories of the Messianic age, to be enjoyed by a redeemed remnant.
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