Micah Chapter 4
From The Open Bible Project
4:1 But in the latter days, it will happen that the mountain of Yahweh's temple will be established on the top of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills; and peoples will stream to it.
- (a) When Christ will come, and the temple will be destroyed.
- (b) See Geneva
4:2 Many nations will go and say, "Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths." For out of Zion will go forth the law, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem;
- (c) He shows that there is no true Church, except where the people are taught by God’s pure word.
4:3 and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more.
- (d) By his corrections and threatenings he will bring the people into subjection who are in the utmost corners of the world.
- (e) They will abstain from all evil doing, and exercise themselves in godliness and in well doing to others.
- (f) Read (Isaiah 2:4)
4:4 But they will sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and no one will make them afraid: For the mouth of Yahweh of Armies has spoken.
4:5 Indeed all the nations may walk in the name of their gods; but we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God forever and ever.
- (g) He shows that the people of God ought to remain constant in their religion, even if all the world should give themselves to their superstition and idolatry.
4:6 "In that day," says Yahweh, "I will assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;
4:7 and I will make that which was lame a remnant, and that which was cast far off a strong nation: and Yahweh will reign over them on Mount Zion from then on, even forever."
- (h) I will cause that Israel, who is now as one lame and halting, and so almost destroyed, to live again, and grow into a great people.
4:8 You, tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come, yes, the former dominion will come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
- (i) Meaning Jerusalem, where the Lord’s flock was gathered.
- (k) The flourishing state of the kingdom, as it was under David and Solomon, which thing was accomplished for the Church by the coming of Christ.
4:9 Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pains have taken hold of you as of a woman in travail?
- (l) In the meantime he shows that they would endure great troubles and temptations, when they saw themselves neither to have king nor counsel.
4:10 Be in pain, and labor to bring forth, daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now you will go forth out of the city, and will dwell in the field, and will come even to Babylon. There you will be rescued. There Yahweh will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
4:11 Now many nations have assembled against you, that say, "Let her be defiled, and let our eye gloat over Zion."
4:12 But they don't know the thoughts of Yahweh, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.
- (m) He shows that the faithful ought not to measure God’s judgments by the braggings and threatenings of the wicked, but by these are admonished to lift up their hearts to God to call for deliverance.
4:13 Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs brass; and you will beat in pieces many peoples: and I will devote their gain to Yahweh, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.
- (n) God gives his Church this victory, as often as he overcomes their enemies: but the accomplishment of this will be at the last coming of Christ.
