Micah 4

Micah 4:1-13 . TRANSITION TO THE GLORY, PEACE, KINGDOM, AND VICTORY OF ZION.

1-3. Almost identical with Isaiah 2:2-4 .
the mountain of the house of the Lord--which just before ( Micah 3:12 ) had been doomed to be a wild forest height. Under Messiah, its elevation is to be not that of situation, but of moral dignity, as the seat of God's universal empire.
people shall flow into it--In Isaiah it is "all nations": a more universal prophecy.

3. rebuke--convict of sin ( John 16:8 John 16:9 ); and subdue with judgments ( Psalms 2:5 Psalms 2:9 , Psalms 110:5 Psalms 110:6 , Revelation 2:27 , 12:5 ).
many people . . . strong nations afar off--In Isaiah 2:4 it is "the nations . . . many people."

4. sit every man under his vine, &c.--that is, enjoy the most prosperous tranquillity ( 1 Kings 4:25 , Zechariah 3:10 ). The "vine" and "fig tree" are mentioned rather than a house, to signify, there will be no need of a covert; men will be safe even in the fields and open air.
Lord of hosts hath spoken it--Therefore it must come to pass, however unlikely now it may seem.

5. For--rather, Though it be that all people walk after their several gods, yet we (the Jews in the dispersion) will walk in the name of the Lord. So the Hebrew particle means in the Margin, Genesis 8:21 , Exodus 13:17 , Joshua 17:18 . The resolution of the exile Jews is: As Jehovah gives us hope of so glorious a restoration, notwithstanding the overthrow of our temple and nation, we must in confident reliance on His promise persevere in the true worship of Him, however the nations around, our superiors now in strength and numbers, walk after their gods [ROSENMULLER]. As the Jews were thoroughly weaned from idols by the Babylonian captivity, so they shall be completely cured of unbelief by their present long dispersion ( Zechariah 10:8-12 ).

6. assemble her that halteth--feminine for neuter in Hebrew idiom, "whatever halteth": metaphor from sheep wearied out with a journey: all the suffering exiles of Israel ( Ezekiel 34:16 , Zephaniah 3:19 ).
her . . . driven out--all Israel's outcasts. Called "the Lord's flock" ( Jeremiah 13:17 , Ezekiel 34:13 , 37:21 ).

7. I will make her that halted a remnant--I will cause a remnant to remain which shall not perish.
Lord shall reign . . . in . . . Zion--David's kingdom shall be restored in the person of Messiah, who is the seed of David and at the same time Jehovah ( Isaiah 24:23 ).
for ever--( Isaiah 9:6 Isaiah 9:7 , Daniel 7:14 Daniel 7:27 , Luke 1:33 , Revelation 11:15 ).