After prophesying against
the false prophets and corrupt leaders within Samaria and Jerusalem,
Micah the prophet began to share concerning “the last days”
and the restoration of “the house of the LORD” which
“shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall
be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.” In
chapter four and verse two, Micah continues to share about the “house
of the LORD” as he wrote of
the “many nations”
which will come to it and be taught the ways of the LORD. We read:
And many nations shall
come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
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 the law shall go forth of
Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
The
verse begins, “And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and
let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,” During
the time of the last days when the house of the LORD is rebuilt,
Micah prophesied, “And
many nations” which
means “much, abounding and abundant nations” “shall
come” or “walk,
proceed and traverse” “and
say” which refers to
the way they will be “talking, conversing, uttering and avowing”
as they go toward the temple “Come,
let us go up”. The
idea is that they will be giving invitations to one another to
“ascend, climb and arise” “to
the mountain of the LORD”
which refers to the “high place or hill” of “Yehovah or
Jehovah”.
The verse goes on to say, “and
to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways,
and we will walk in his paths:” Micah
adds, “and to the house” which
refers to the “dwelling place, habitation and shelter” “of
the God of Jacob” or “the
divine, ruling one of Jacob which means heel-catcher or supplanter”.
When the people of the nations arrive, Micah wrote, “and
he will teach us” which means
“throw, shoot, cast and pour into us” “of his ways”
or “manner, path, direction and course of life”. Micah also
added, “and we will walk”
or “come, depart, proceed, move, go away, and have a manner
of life” “in his paths” which refers to His “ways of
living”.
Finally
the verse says, “for the law shall go forth of Zion, and
the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.” Micah
then gives the reason the people of the nations will “walk
in his paths” - “for the law” which
refers to the “direction, instruction, custom, manner and legal
directives” “shall go forth”
or “go, exit, lead, deliver and proceed” “of Zion”
which literally means “parched
place” and refers to “Jerusalem”. Micah added, “and
the word” or “speech,
speaking and utterance” “of the LORD”
which refers to “Yehovah or Jehovah” “from Jerusalem”
which literally means “teaching of peace” and was “the
chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the
nation of Judah after the split”.
If we
use our imaginations we can almost visualize the many nations sitting
at the feet of Jesus and learning His ways. The temple of the LORD
will be upon the holy mountain in Jerusalem, and the nations of the
world will not only go there to be taught of the LORD, but they will
also leave from there walking in His ways. These passages of Micah
refer to what is known as the “millennial age” when Jesus Christ
will rule on earth for one thousand years. This time is yet future,
but it will be a time when we will be able to go to the rebuilt
temple in Jerusalem, sit at Jesus' feet, and learn of his paths and
ways. Oh what glorious time that shall be, and as we continue to
study Micah's prophesy we shall realize more and more benefits when
Jesus reigns upon the earth. Until then, may we sit at the feet of
His word, the Bible, and continue to learn of Him by His Holy Spirit.
Next
time Micah tells how people will “beat
their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks:”,
so read ahead, and
we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
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Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be
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