Micah 3:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

I am

To declare

Acts 7:51

General references

Numbers 14:17

Ezekiel 3:8

Ezekiel 34:7

Bible References

I am

For I am full of words,
and my spirit compels me to speak.

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—
a Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
a Spirit of counsel and strength,
a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

“Cry out loudly, don’t hold back!
Raise your voice like a trumpet.
Tell My people their transgression
and the house of Jacob their sins.

Today, I am the One who has made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the population.

But I am full of the Lord’s wrath;
I am tired of holding it back.
Pour it out on the children in the street,
on the gang of young men as well.
For both husband and wife will be captured,
the old with the very old.

Therefore, this is what the Lord says:

If you return, I will restore you;
you will stand in My presence.
And if you speak noble words,
rather than worthless ones,
you will be My spokesman.
It is they who must return to you;
you must not return to them.

If I say, “I won’t mention Him
or speak any longer in His name,”
His message becomes a fire burning in my heart,
shut up in my bones.
I become tired of holding it in,
and I cannot prevail.

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the Lord’s hand was on me powerfully.

because He was teaching them like one who had authority, and not like their scribes.

and to James the son of Zebedee,
and to his brother John,
He gave the name “Boanerges”
(that is, “Sons of Thunder”);

Then Peter was filled with the Holy Spirit and said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders:

When they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts and gnashed their teeth at him.

Then Saul—also called Paul—filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at the sorcerer

When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching the message and solemnly testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.

My speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the Spirit,

To declare

“Cry out loudly, don’t hold back!
Raise your voice like a trumpet.
Tell My people their transgression
and the house of Jacob their sins.

“Son of man, explain Jerusalem’s detestable practices to her.

“Will you pass judgment against them, will you pass judgment, son of man? Explain the detestable practices of their fathers to them.

“As for you, son of man, will you pass judgment? Will you pass judgment against the city of blood? Then explain all her detestable practices to her.

“As for you, son of man, describe the temple to the house of Israel, so that they may be ashamed of their iniquities. Let them measure its pattern,

When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to the place of his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

“You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.

General references

“So now, may my Lord’s power be magnified just as You have spoken:

Look, I have made your face as hard as their faces and your forehead as hard as their foreheads.

“Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord.