26:16-19. After hearing the case the officials along
with all the people sided with Jeremiah against the religious establishment
(the priests and false prophets). They declared that Jeremiah should not be sentenced to death. This verdict was supported by some elders who quoted from
the Prophet Micah. By quoting from Micah 3:12 they indicated that Micah had
made similar statements against the city and the temple nearly 70 years
earlier. Yet instead of seeing to put Micah to death, King Hezekiah listened to
Micah’s words and sought the favor of the LORD. In response to Hezekiah’s
request God did not bring the disaster predicted by Micah. Failure to follow
Hezekiah’s example was to bring a terrible disaster on Judah. (John F. Walvoord
and Roy B. Zuck, The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the
Scriptures by Dallas Seminary Faculty [Victor Books, 1985], 1163)
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