In vv. 6-8 Jehovah contended with Israel concerning their idol worship and their offering sacrifices to idols. God would never require anyone to offer his children as a sacrifice, but the people of Israel actually did this in order to fulfill the requirements of their idols.
The prophets are great in their speaking concerning Christ but not in their speaking concerning other things. Micah’s word here concerning what Jehovah requires of His people is not a matter of God’s revelation but a matter of the prophet’s concept (cf. note Psa. 1:11, par. 2). The divine concept according to the divine revelation in the New Testament is that Christ has replaced the law (Rom. 10:4), and God’s people should live Christ rather than keep the law (Gal. 2:19-20; Phil. 1:20-21a).
Lit., it. So also in v. 16.
