MICAH LESSON 4


     We will begin this lesson in Micah 4:1 "But in the last days it
shall come to pass, [that] the mountain of the house of the LORD shall
be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted
above the hills; and people shall flow unto it."

     Micah suddenly turns to the last days. The last days are
definitely speaking of the coming of the LORD to the earth. This is a
time, when Jesus will reign as King of kings and Lord of lords. He
will set up His kingdom upon this earth. He will reign from the holy
mountain in Jerusalem. People from all nations will come to Jerusalem
to worship with their King. The temple will be re-established as the
house of the LORD. It will be a time of perfect peace. Acts 2:17 "And
it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of
my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall
dream dreams:" Acts 2:18 "And on my servants and on my handmaidens I
will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:"

     Micah 4:2 "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."

     "Zion" is speaking of the church. "Many nations" speaks of not
just the Hebrew, but people of all nationalities. Christianity was
opened to people of all nations, as we see in the following verse.
Luke 24:47 "And that repentance and remission of sins should be
preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem." Acts
1:8 "But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in
all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."
This is speaking of salvation being offered to all mankind. Jesus is
the Word of God. Everything He speaks is the Word of God. Romans 10:12
"For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the
same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him."  Romans 10:13
"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Read the rest of this chapter of Romans.

     Micah 4:3  "And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke
strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift
up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."

     This turn to God by people of all nations, will bring universal
peace. Jesus is King of Peace, and He will bring the peace. Mankind
cannot bring peace. Only God can bring this peace. They will no longer
have any need for swords and spears. They will remake them into
something usable. Jesus will rule from Jerusalem. He will cause
nations to be in harmony, and there will be no more war. Satan, who
caused the conflict with men, will be chained for 1000 years. He will
not be around to cause one nation to believe a lie about another
nation. Peace will reign.

     Micah 4:4 "But they shall sit every man under his vine and under
his fig tree; and none shall make [them] afraid: for the mouth of the
LORD of hosts hath spoken [it]."

     Fear is the opposite of faith. The people this is speaking of,
are the faithful. They will not know fear, because they have faith in
Jesus Christ the King of peace. When perfect peace reigns, there will
be prosperity. Each person will have all he, or she, needs. There will
be no need to covet. Everyone will be filled. The LORD has spoken it,
and it will happen. God is Truth.

     Micah 4:5 "For all people will walk every one in the name of his
god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and
ever."

     I teach that we must walk in the salvation we receive. We must
walk in the straight and narrow path every day. God left us rules to
live by, and the only happy successful life is living by those rules.
This statement just means that all people will live good wholesome
lives. They will not even be tempted to cheat, and steal, and do all
the things the lust of their flesh had caused them to do before. Satan
was the tempter, and he is locked up. Christians will walk in the name
of Jesus Christ. It appears, while they are walking in the name of
their heathen god, we believers are walking in the name of the True
and Living God.

     Micah 4:6 In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that
halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that I have
afflicted;

     In the Messianic age, the Hebrews will be returned to God and to
Israel. Israel is spoken of as a woman, because she was the wife of
God.

     Micah 4:7 "And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her
that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over
them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever."

     The "remnant" is speaking of those of the physical house of
Israel who have accepted the LORD as their Saviour. The LORD reigning
over them in mount Zion is speaking of all Israel. Zion is the church.
Jesus will reign forever and ever.

     Micah 4:8  "And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of
the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first
dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem."

     We see from the following Scripture, that the daughter of Zion is
speaking of Israel. Jerusalem towered over the rest of the land.
David was the first true dominion by a Hebrew. The daughter of
Jerusalem is, specifically, speaking of the part of Israel that was in
Jerusalem.  II Kings 19:21 This [is] the word that the LORD hath
spoken concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised
thee, [and] laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath
shaken her head at thee.

     Micah 4:9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud? [is there] no king in
thee?  is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a
woman in travail.

     All of this has to do with the judgement spoken upon Jerusalem.
God allows Babylon to take them, because of the sin in their lives.
Hosea 13:11 "I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took [him] away in
my wrath." Hosea 13:13 "The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come
upon him: he [is] an unwise son; for he should not stay long in [the
place of] the breaking forth of children."

     Micah 4:10 "Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of
Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the
city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go [even] to
Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem
thee from the hand of thine enemies."

     Their sorrow was great, because they thought God would not allow
them to be taken. They just knew at the last moment of their sorrow,
that God would deliver them. God allows them to be taken by Babylon to
teach them the error of their ways. He will deliver them, but it will
be after their confinement in Babylon. Just as God, through Moses, had
delivered them out of Egypt, God would deliver them from Babylon, but
they would have to repent and turn to God. Isaiah 66:8 "Who hath heard
such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to
bring forth in one day? [or] shall a nation be born at once? for as
soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children."

     Micah 4:11  "Now also many nations are gathered against thee,
that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion."

     The nations around her had been envious of Israel and her God.
They were glad that God had punished Israel. Her punishment was an
adulterous wife.

     Micah 4:12 "But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither
understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the sheaves
into the floor."

     God may punish them, but He will never abandon His own. Even the
captivity in Babylon was to cause repentance in the people for their
worship of false gods, and to turn them back to God. God still loved
His people. He would never destroy them all. The heathen people were
used of God to punish His precious people. They did not know God's
thoughts, because they did not know God. God will destroy the enemies
of His church and restore the wheat to his barn.

     Micah 4:13 "Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make
thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat
in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD,
and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth."

     The "horn" speaks of great power, or strength. For the power to
be like iron speaks of just how great it is. The hoofs of brass
symbolize judgement on the oppressors of God's people. John 4:35 "Say
not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? behold,
I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they
are white already to harvest."  The Christians will be involved in
this harvest, and then, they will reign over this earth as subordinate
to Jesus for 1000 years.











































                          Micah 4 Questions


1.  What time is set in this chapter?
2.  What is that time definitely speaking of?
3.  Quote Acts chapter 2 verses 17 and 18.
4.  "Zion" is speaking of the _________.
5.  Who is the statement "many nations" speaking of?
6.  Quote Luke chapter 24 verse 47.
7.  Quote Acts chapter 1 verse 8.
8.  __________ is the Word of God.
9.  Quote Romans chapter 10 verses 12 and 13.
10. They shall beat their swords into ___________.
11. Neither shall they learn ________ anymore.
12. _________ is King of Peace.
13. Where will Jesus rule from?
14. Where will Satan be for the 1000 years of peace?
15. Fear is the opposite of ________.
16. Quote Micah chapter 4 verse 5.
17. The author teaches that we must ________ in the salvation we have
    received.
18. Who was the tempter?
19. While the world is walking in the name of their heathen God, we
    believers are walking in the name of the _______ and _______ God.
20. Why is Israel spoken of as a woman here?
21. Who is the "remnant" speaking of?
22. Who is the daughter of Jerusalem speaking of?
23. What is verse 9 speaking of?
24. Why was their sorrow so great?
25. Why did God allow them to be taken by Babylon?
26. Quote Isaiah chapter 66 verse 8.
27. The nations around had been jealous of whom?
28. What was their captivity for?
29. Arise and ________, O daughter of Zion.
30. What does the "horn" speak of?
31. Quote John chapter 4 verse 35.
32. The __________ will be involved in this harvest.
33. The Christians will reign as subordinate to Jesus for _______
    years.