Micah 4:2

Old Testament Minor Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Micah 4:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, 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 out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, 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 out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem;
Micah 4:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Micah 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
2And many nations shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, 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 out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of Jehovah from Jerusalem;

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“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, etc.] In (<230203>Isaiah 2:3); it is, “many people”, etc. the sense is the same; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; the teacher is the King Messiah, as Kimchi observes; the great Prophet of his people, the teacher sent from God; and will in the last days teach men by his Spirit and word, in a very plentiful manner, and with great success: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem; these, according to Kimchi, are the words of the prophet, and not of the people, that encourage one another to go up to the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“And many nations shall come - Isaiah Isaiah 2:2 added the world all to Micah’s prophecy. So our Lord said, “This Gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations” Matthew 24:14; and the elect are to be gathered out “of all nations and kindreds and people and tongues” Revelation 7:9. All nations shall flow into it. The all might be many or few. Both prophets say that those all should be many. Judah probably knew already of many. The history of Genesis gave them a wide-expanding knowledge of the enlargement of mankind alter the flood, in Europe, Asia, Africa, as they then existed in their nations. The sons of Japhet had already spread over the whole coast…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Many nations - This was in part fulfilled when so many proselyted servants of several nations, in love to their Jewish masters, and more to the God of the Jews, came up with them from Jerusalem. Come - So the Jews, released from captivity, encouraged each other; which was a fulfilling of this prophecy in part; the conversion of the multitude of the Gentiles to Christ, was a more eminent fulfilling of it. To the mountain - To the temple at Jerusalem, a type of Christ and the gospel church. From Jerusalem - In Jerusalem is declared the only way of worshipping God, and from thence the only law of right worship shall go forth, when the Messiah is come. Micah 4:3”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“and say: Isa 2:3; Jer 31:6, Jer 50:4, Jer 50:5; Zac 8:20-23 and he: Deu 6:1; Psa 25:8, Psa 25:9, Psa 25:12; Isa 54:13; Mat 11:25-30; Joh 6:45, Joh 7:17; Act 10:32, Act 10:33, Act 13:42; Jam 1:19-25 for: Psa 110:2; Isa 42:1-4, Isa 51:4, Isa 51:5; Hos 6:3; Zac 14:8, Zac 14:9; Mat 28:19, Mat 28:20; Mar 16:15, Mar 16:16, Mar 16:20; Luk 24:47; Act 1:8, Act 13:46, Act 13:47; Rom 10:12-18, Rom 15:19 Micah 4:3”
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