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A Symptom of Collapse
Commentators explain that the breakdown of family relationships described here is a sign of a deeper societal and spiritual crisis. When a culture turns from God, even the most fundamental bonds of 'natural affection' begin to dissolve. This isn't just about family squabbles; it's a symptom of a nation 'ripening for ruin,' as one scholar puts it.
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Micah
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Albert Barnes
On Micah 7:5–6
18th Century
Theologian
Trust you not in a friend - It is part of the perplexity of crooked ways, that all relationships are put out of joint. Selfishness rends eac…
Charles Ellicott
On Micah 7:5–6
19th Century
Bishop
Trust you not...—All is now distrust and suspicion. The households are divided each against itself, and the relationships…
Charles Spurgeon
On Micah 7:6
19th Century
Preacher
And this is true in some measure still, for, without the fear of God, you will find that even the nearest and dearest relationships will not keep t…
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John Calvin
On Micah 7:5–6
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet continues with the subject we discussed yesterday—that license in iniquity had arrived at its highest point, for no faithfulness remain…
John Gill
On Micah 7:6
17th Century
Pastor
For the son dishonors the father
Speaks contemptibly of him; behaves rudely towards him; shows him no respect and re…
Matthew Henry
On Micah 7:1–7
17th Century
Minister
The prophet laments that he lived among a people swiftly ripening for ruin, a situation in which many good people would suffer. People found no com…