Read Micah 4
Background: Having pronounced judgment against Judah for following after Israel in their rebellion against God, in this chapter God pronounces a hope far beyond any national restoration they could hope for. He speaks of "The Mountain of the Lord," His place in HIs temple where all the nations of the world would come for truth, wisdom, and peace. Everyone will want to go there. He said all this for Judah to put into perspective what was going to happen soon: they would be defeated by enemies, left without a king, and be taken into captivity to Babylon. It would be from there that God would deliver them. It would be a place of peace and submission to the sovereignty of God.
Key Verses: 6 In that day, declares the Lord,
I will assemble the lame
and gather those who have been driven away
and those whom I have afflicted;
7 and the lame I will make the remnant,
and those who were cast off, a strong nation;
and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
from this time forth and forevermore.
8 And you, O tower of the flock,
hill of the daughter of Zion,
to you shall it come,
the former dominion shall come,
kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.
I will assemble the lame
and gather those who have been driven away
and those whom I have afflicted;
7 and the lame I will make the remnant,
and those who were cast off, a strong nation;
and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
from this time forth and forevermore.
8 And you, O tower of the flock,
hill of the daughter of Zion,
to you shall it come,
the former dominion shall come,
kingship for the daughter of Jerusalem.
Thoughts: As a result of these truths, God called on Judah to stop their crying and complaining about their fate. God had the big picture under control and restore them in due time. They were to live out the truth that He is the Lord of the Whole Earth.
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