Micah 3:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

Heads

And the priests

And the prophets

Jude 1:11

Yet

Romans 2:17

None evil can come

Amos 9:10

General references

Bible References

Heads

Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.

Moses was very angry, and said to the LORD, "Do not respect their offering: I have not taken one donkey from them, neither have I hurt one of them."

His sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.

Here I am. Witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a ransom to blind my eyes therewith? I will restore it to you."

Your rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They do not judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.

In you have they taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and increase, and you have greedily gained of your neighbors by oppression, and have forgotten me,' says the Lord GOD.

Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.

Her princes in the midst of her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.

And the priests

"For from their least even to their greatest, everyone is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even to the priest, everyone deals falsely.

therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall possess them: for everyone from the least even to the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsely.

"Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain. I have no pleasure in you," says the LORD of hosts, "neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

not a drunkard, not violent, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;

whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain's sake.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, as God wants; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

And the prophets

Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who lead my people astray; for those who feed their teeth, they proclaim, "Peace." and whoever doesn't provide for their mouths, they prepare war against him:

Yes, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds who can't understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,

But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

Woe to them. For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in Korah's rebellion.

Yet

When the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD struck us today before the Philistines? Let us get the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh to us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies."

(for they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves on the God of Israel; the LORD of hosts is his name):

Do not trust in lying words, saying, "The LORD's temple, The LORD's temple, The LORD's temple, are these."

and do not think to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.

But if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the law, and boast in God,

None evil can come

All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, who say, 'Evil won't overtake nor meet us.'

General references

"When a man or woman has a plague on the head or on the beard,

'Cursed is he who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.' All the people shall say, 'Amen.'

Saul said, "You are blessed by the LORD; for you have had compassion on me.

Justice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can't enter.

The LORD said to me, "A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD.

They shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the common, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.

They cry to me, 'My God, we Israel acknowledge you.'