Micah 2:1-5

Micah 2:1-5

[1] Woe  to them that devise  iniquity,  and work  evil  upon their beds!  when the morning  is light,  they practise  it, because it is  in the power  of their hand.  [2] And they covet  fields,  and take them by violence;  and houses,  and take them away:  so they oppress  a man  and his house,  even a man  and his heritage.  [3] Therefore thus saith  the LORD;  Behold, against this family  do I devise  an evil,  from which ye shall not remove  your necks;  haughtily:  for this time  is evil.  [4] In that day  shall one take up  a parable  against you, and lament  lamentation,  and say,  We be utterly  he hath changed  the portion  of my people:  how hath he removed  he hath divided  our fields.  [5] Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast  a cord  by lot  in the congregation  of the LORD. 

What does Micah 2:1-5 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Having spoken abstractly about rebellion and sin (cf. Micah 1:5), Micah now specified the crime of the Israelites that had both social and theological dimensions.
"The oracles against Samaria and Judah in the first chapter speak in general terms of their rebellion and sin and put the accent on immediate political destruction. This oracle indicts them for specific crimes and puts the accent on the eternal and theological punishment." [1]
"It is in Micah 2:1-5 that the prophet establishes the basis for the national crisis and the future collapse of the nation. It was not the imperialism of Assyria or the fortunes of blind destiny that brought the house of Israel to this critical stage. It was her disobedience to her God. How different is the prophetic view of history from that of the secular mind!" [2]