Micah 2:1

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Key Reflection

The verse "Woe to those who devise iniquity and work evil on their beds!" (Micah 2:1) critiques leaders who plot injustice even while claiming religious piety. This text highlights the tension between outward religious observance and true spiritual integrity, emphasizing that genuine righteousness involves more than mere rituals or public displays of virtue.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The prophet had declared that evil should come down on Samaria and Jerusalem for their sins. He had pronounced them sinners against God; he now speaks of their hard unlovingness toward man, as our Blessed Lord in the Gospel speaks of sins against Himself in His members, as the ground of the condemnation of the wicked. The time of warning is past. He speaks as in the person of the Judge, declaring the righteous judgments of God, pronouncing sentence on the hardened, but blessing on those who follow Christ.

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