THE MOUNTAIN OF THE LORD
Key verse: 2
NIV
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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ESV
The Mountain of the Lord
4 It shall come to pass (A)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,[a]
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 (B)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 (C)but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,
(D)and no one shall make them afraid,
(E)for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
5 For (F)all the peoples walk
each in the name of its god,
but (G)we will walk in the name of the Lord our God
forever and ever.
Footnotes
- Micah 4:2 Or teaching
Cross references
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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
