Micah 4 - Introduction
_THE GLORY, PEACE, KINGDOM, AND VICTORY OF THE CHURCH._ _Before Christ 710._... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE GLORY, PEACE, KINGDOM, AND VICTORY OF THE CHURCH._ _Before Christ 710._... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IN THE LAST DAYS, &C.— See what has been said upon this subject on Isaiah 2:2; Isaiah 2:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND WE WILL WALK, &C.— This passage respects the Jews alone, and the times which followed the captivity; when the Jews continued attached to their God, while the Gentile world remained in the darkness of idolatry. The two next verses, primarily respecting the return from the captivity, have, as is u... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THOU, O TOWER, &C.— _And thou, O tower of Eder, O fortress of the daughter of Sion, thy time shall come: and the former dominion shall return, even the kingdom, to the daughter of Jerusalem._ See Vitringa an Isaiah 32:14. The prophet, says Houbigant, changes the name of Jerusalem, and uses a top... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW WHY DOST THOU CRY, &C.— As much as to say, "What cause is there thus to cry and lament like a woman in labour, when it is so certainly promised thee that thy ancient kingdom shall again return? There indeed cause for thee to lament, on the view of thy Babylonish captivity; for, till after that p... [ Continue Reading ]
LET HER BE DEFILED— _Thou art defiled, and our eye shall behold Sion as a spectacle;_ that is to say, of scorn.... [ Continue Reading ]
ARISE, AND THRESH— The expression alludes to the manner of treading out the corn in the eastern countries; which was done by the feet of oxen. Instead of, _And I will consecrate,_ &c. Houbigant reads, _And thou shalt consecrate their prey,_ &c. which was fulfilled by the Maccabees and their successo... [ Continue Reading ]