Micah 2:7

“O [thou that art] named the house of Jacob, etc.] Called after that great and good man, and reckoned the people of God, and have the character of being religious persons; but, alas! have but a name, and not the thing, and are the degenerate offspring of that famous patriarch: is the Spirit of the Lord straitened? or “shortened”f109; the Spirit of the Lord in his prophets, is it to be limited and restrained according to the will of men? or, if these prophets are forbid to prophesy, and they are silenced, is not the residue of the Spirit with the Lord? cannot he raise up others to prophesy in his name? or is the Spirit of the Lord confined, as a spirit of prophesy, only to foretell good…”

“O thou . . . named the house of Jacob--priding thyself on the name, though having naught of the spirit, of thy progenitor. Also, bearing the name which ought to remind thee of God's favors granted to thee because of His covenant with Jacob. is the Spirit of the Lord straitened?--Is His compassion contracted within narrower limits now than formerly, so that He should delight in your destruction (compare Psa 77:7-9; Isa 59:1-2)? are these his doings?--that is, Are such threatenings His delight? Ye dislike the prophets' threatenings (Mic 2:6): but who is to blame? Not God, for He delights in blessing, rather than threatening; but yourselves (Mic 2:8) who provoke His threatenings [GROTIUS].…”

“O thou that art named the house of Jacob - As Isaiah says, “Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel - which make mention of the God of Israel, not in truth, nor in righteousness. For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel” Isaiah 48:1. They boasted of what convicted them of faithlessness. They relied on being what in spirit they had ceased to be, what in deeds they denied, children of a believing forefather. It is the same temper which we see more at large in their descendants; “We be Abraham’s seed and were never in bondage to any man; how sayest Thou, ye shall be made free?” John 8:33 “Abraham is our Father” John…”

“That art named - You are in name, not in truth, the seed of Jacob. Straitened - The power, wisdom, and kindness of God is not less now than formerly. Are these - Are these severe proceedings the doings your God delighteth in? Do not my words - My words promise all good, to those that with honest hearts walk in the ways of God. Micah 2:8”

“2:7-10 The maltreatment of their fellow Israelites was tantamount to an attack against the Lord and his prophet. The fault lay with the people, not with Micah’s inspired and righteous message.”

“named: Mic 3:9; Isa 48:1, Isa 48:2, Isa 58:1; Jer 2:4; Mat 3:8; Joh 8:39; Rom 2:28, Rom 2:29, Rom 9:6-13; Ti2 3:5 is: Num 11:23; Isa 50:2, Isa 59:1, Isa 59:2; Zac 4:6; Co2 6:12 straitened: or, shortened do not: Psa 19:7-11, Psa 119:70, Psa 119:71, Psa 119:92, Psa 119:93, Psa 119:99-103; Jer 15:16; Rom 7:13 walketh: Psa 15:2, Psa 84:11; Pro 2:7, Pro 10:9, Pro 10:29, Pro 14:2, Pro 28:18; Hos 14:9 uprightly: Heb. upright Micah 2:8”