Matthew Poole and continuators on Micah 6:1

1 HEar ye now what the Lord saith , Arise , contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice .

Vid. chap. 1. v[illegible: 1 letter]r. 2. l[illegible: 1 letter]t. l. m. n.

Whilest the Lord is willing to debate with you, before it be too late for you.

Though 'tis a man like your selves, who speaketh, yet he comes from the Lord, and with the Lords message, and 'tis the Lord who speaketh by Micah.

This is Gods Command to Micah, who is bidden to arise; so Ionah chap. 1. v[illegible: 1 letter]r. 2. which see. Prophets as other men could be content to sit at ease, and neither be troubled by others, or troublesom to others; and perhaps the little success of Micah's preaching had occasioned him to retire and sit down; now God rowseth him, get up, prepare thy self,

plead Micah the present cause, argue the case that is between thy God Plaintif, and thy people Delinquents.

Plead openly, vehemently, let there be witnesses to hear the case which is so clear on Gods side, and so full against thy people, that the very Mountains and Hills on which they have sinned against me notoriously, on which I have blessed them abundantly, had they eyes and ears, and voice, would testify that I have planted them with Vines, Olives, Fig-trees, and clothed them with Grass and Flocks, and stored them with Springs, and beautified them with Cedars, Oaks, and all pleasant Trees of the Forrest; this I have done upon the Mountains and Hills for my people, and there they have made their Groves, set up their Idols, sacrificed to Devils, and committed other lewdnesses not to be named. O Micah, speak as if thou wouldest make Mountains hear thee to testifie for me, Deut. 32.1. Isa. 1.2.

Marginal references: O[illegible: 1 letter] ▪ wit[illegible: 1 letter].