Micah 3:8

Full of power. In contrast with the false prophets who followed “their own spirit” (Ezekiel 13:3), Micah was directed “by the spirit of the Lord” (see 2 Samuel 23:2; 1 Peter 1:10, 11; 2 Peter 1:20, 21). We may analyze his threefold endowment thus: He was filled with (1) power so to proclaim the divine message that it fell with force upon the hearers (see Luke 1:17; Acts 1:8); (2) judgment and a knowledge of the justice and righteousness of God, that made his words right and fair; (3) might, and courage to deliver the divine communications against any and all opposition (see Isaiah 50:7-9; Jeremiah 1:8, 17-19; 15:20; 2 Timothy 1:7). How opposite was Micah’s ministry from that of the self-appointed, deceitful, fawning, and timeserving false prophets, who called “evil good, and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20).