The last time we met we discussed the whole chapter of Micah 3. There we read a specific warnings against those who go after evil. Today we are discussing Micah 4:1-5.
It shall come to pass in the latter days
that the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and it shall be lifted up above the hills;
and peoples shall flow to it,
2 and many nations shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 He shall judge between many peoples,
and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore;
4 but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,
and no one shall make them afraid,
for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
5 For all the peoples walk
each in the name of its god,
but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
forever and ever.
Scripture Speaks
I just love these verses, aren’t they wonderful?
And it shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the Lord shalled be established.
Isn’t that amazing? The hope contained within those 18 words eh?
How will it be established?
as the highest of the mountains,
and it shall be lifted up above the hills;
What will happen as a result?
and peoples shall flow to it,
2 and many nations shall come,
What is the point of them coming? And what will they say?
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
Why would they say that?
For out of Zion shall go forth the law,
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
The Lord God’s Action
3 He shall judge between many peoples,
and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
The reaction of the people:
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore;
4 but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,
and no one shall make them afraid,
for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
The difference between the people of God and people not of God.
5 For all the peoples walk
each in the name of its god,
but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
forever and ever.
Thinking it Through
I love the logic of how these verses are laid out. The hope portrayed in the first verse… Oh.. it made my heart smile. 🙂 Isn’t it interesting how it says
that the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
and it shall be lifted up above the hills;
Lifted above the hills… Shows the prestige given to the house of God eh? The high places were the most important places. I love how it is emphasized here. The emphasis continues when we are told that many nations shall come. The house of the Lord is not just some fly by night place. It’s a mountain, high above the highest hills. Regarded well by the folks streaming towards it, wanting to know more about the Lord God.
Causes me to wonder, this is the vision from the last days. This hope shown to us. Should we not then work toward that? Work toward bringing people to the House of the Lord? Get rid of hindrances, and just finding ways to let people enter in? Working towards the tenable peace shown to us here?
What say you?
There is much hope contained in this passage. You do a good job of sharing it and bringing it to our attention.