Micah, Sarah Barry
THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD
Passage: Micah 4:1~5  
Key verse: 2
The Mountain of the Lord(A)
4 In the last days
the mountain(B) of the Lord’s temple will be established
as the highest of the mountains;
it will be exalted above the hills,(C)
and peoples will stream to it.(D)
2 Many nations will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,(E)
to the temple of the God of Jacob.(F)
He will teach us(G) his ways,(H)
so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(I) will go out from Zion,
the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
3 He will judge between many peoples
and will settle disputes for strong nations far and wide.(J)
They will beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks.(K)
Nation will not take up sword against nation,
nor will they train for war(L) anymore.(M)
4 Everyone will sit under their own vine
and under their own fig tree,(N)
and no one will make them afraid,(O)
for the Lord Almighty has spoken.(P)
5 All the nations may walk
in the name of their gods,(Q)
but we will walk in the name of the Lord
our God for ever and ever.(R)
Cross references
- Micah 4:1 : 4:1-3pp — Isa 2:1-4
- Micah 4:1 : S Ps 48:1; Zec 8:3
- Micah 4:1 : S Eze 17:22
- Micah 4:1 : S Ps 22:27; 86:9; S Jer 3:17; S 31:12; S Da 2:35
- Micah 4:2 : S Jer 31:6; S Eze 20:40
- Micah 4:2 : Zec 2:11; 14:16
- Micah 4:2 : S Ps 119:171
- Micah 4:2 : Ps 25:8-9; S Isa 54:13
- Micah 4:2 : S Dt 18:18
- Micah 4:3 : S Isa 11:4
- Micah 4:3 : Joel 3:10; Zec 9:10
- Micah 4:3 : S Ps 46:9
- Micah 4:3 : Zec 8:20-22
- Micah 4:4 : S 1Ki 4:25
- Micah 4:4 : S Lev 26:6; S Eze 39:26
- Micah 4:4 : S Isa 1:20
- Micah 4:5 : 2Ki 17:29; Ac 14:16
- Micah 4:5 : Jos 24:14-15; Isa 26:8; Zec 10:12
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1. Let us go up to the mountain of the Lord (1-2)
God chose Israel. He redeemed them from slavery, and planted them on Mount Zion so that they might be a kingdom of priests--a shepherd nation, and Bible teachers for the world (Ex 19:5,6). He longed for the day when all nations would go to Mount Zion, to the place where his people dwelt, to study his word and learn his ways. (Compare Isa 2:2-5)
2. Swords to plowshares (3-5)
When all nations obey God and follow his word, and creation order is restored on earth, there will be no need for men to fight other men. So people will beat their swords into plowshares. Fear will be banished. Every man will sit under his own vine and fig tree, and the worries about present and future security will be gone.
Prayer: Lord, give me your vision for our nation and for the world--and for myself. Raise this country to be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.
One Word: God's great vision for his people