MICAH 7
— 1, 2. Compare these verses, on to verse 6, with the words of the Lord Jesus in the Gospels — Mark 11:13, and Matthew 21:19. “The time of figs was not yet.”
— 6. Note that just as the citation of this verse in the Gospels is the proof of the terrible way in which the presence of the Lord brings out evil, as a test of human nature; so the circumstance of 1 Kings 19:20 shows that His calling requires more absolute devotedness (not more absolute, but absolute) than the very especial and solemn time of Elijah’s receiving the message in Horeb. This is a solemn word.