The Transgressions Of Micah

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In this chapter, Micah is accusing the wealthy strata of the Israelites of oppressing the impoverished members of society by exploiting them in deceiving them within business, as stated in verse ten and eleven. The wealthy individuals continue to accumulate wealth from manipulating others while conducting business transactions with them. Through this manipulation, they are oppressing these people and violating their agreement with God. In addressing these people for the transgressions they are committing, the land serves as the jury in this “covenant lawsuit” because it is God’s creation that has also been mistreated and desecrated by the evils of the wealthy individuals. In order to redeem themselves for their transgressions against others,
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