17. after their manner —literally, "according to their own word," that is, at will. Otherwise, as in their own pasture [GESENIUS]: so the Hebrew in Micah 2:12 . The lands of the Scenite tent dwellers ( Micah 2:12- : ). Arab shepherds in the neighborhood shall roam at large, the whole of Judea being so desolate as to become a vast pasturage. waste . . . fat ones —the deserted lands of the rich ("fat," Micah 2:12- : ), then gone into captivity; "strangers," that is, nomad tribes shall make their flocks to feed on [MAURER]. Figuratively, "the lambs" are the pious, "the fat ones" the impious. So tender disciples of Jesus Christ ( Micah 2:12- : ) are called "lambs"; being meek, harmless, poor, and persecuted. Compare Ezekiel 39:18 , where the fatlings are the rich and great ( 1 Corinthians 1:26 ; 1 Corinthians 1:27 ). The "strangers" are in this view the "other sheep not of the" the Jewish "fold" ( John 10:16 ), the Gentiles whom Jesus Christ shall "bring" to be partakers of the rich privileges ( John 10:16- : ) which the Jews ("fat ones," John 10:16- : ) fell from. Thus "after their (own) manner" will express that the Christian Church should worship God in freedom, released from legal bondage ( John 4:23 ; Galatians 5:1 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-18" class="com-number"
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