Micah 4:3

“And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off, etc.] That are in the most distant parts of the world; not only the isles afar off, but the remotest parts of the continent, the American nations found out since. In (<230204>Isaiah 2:4), it is, “and he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people”; that is, the King Messiah, as Aben Ezra, Kimchi, and Ben Melech. Some render it, “it shall judge”, etc. and interpret it either of the Church, the mountain of the Lord’s house; or of the word and doctrine of the Lord; or of the Lord in the church, by the ministry of the word, The phrase, “afar off”, is not in (<230204>Isaiah 2:4); which the Targum interprets…”

“rebuke--convict of sin (Joh 16:8-9); and subdue with judgments (Psa 2:5, Psa 2:9; Psa 110:5-6; Rev 2:27; Rev 12:5). many people . . . strong nations afar off--In Isa 2:4 it is "the nations . . . many people."”

“And He shall judge among many people and rebuke strong nations afar off - Hitherto, they had walked each in their own ways Isaiah 53:6; now, they sought to be taught in the ways of God. Before, they had been lords of the world; now they should own a Judge higher than themselves. They were no common, but mighty nations, such as had heretofore been the oppressors of Israel. They were to be many, and those mighty, nations. He should , “not only command, but “rebuke,” not weak or petty nations only, but mighty, and those not only near but afar.” Mohammed had moral strength through what he stole from the law and the Gospel, and by his owning Christ as the Word of God. He was a heretic, rather…”

“He - The Messiah shall act as a judge and king. Rebuke - So Christ commissioned his apostles, to teach all nations. Micah 4:4”

“4:3 The shalom (“well-being, peace”) of the Lord will cover the earth, and instruments of destruction will be used for peaceful pursuits. From its earliest records, ancient history is an account of war, of one people’s subjugation of other peoples and nations. Warfare and violence reached a frenzied peak in the Assyrian and Babylonian kingdoms. • swords into plowshares: Implements of war will become tools for production. Alternatively, some scholars believe that this phrase means reducing “swords into metal shards,” which would render them useless.”

“he shall judge: Sa1 2:10; Psa 82:8, Psa 96:13, Psa 98:9; Isa 11:3-5, Isa 51:5; Mat 25:31, Mat 25:32; Joh 5:22, Joh 5:23, Joh 5:27-29, Joh 16:8-11; Act 17:31; Rev 19:11 and rebuke: Mic 5:15, Mic 7:16, Mic 7:17; Psa 2:5-12, Psa 68:30, Psa 68:31, Psa 110:1, Psa 110:2, Psa 110:5, Psa 110:6; Isa 25:3, Isa 60:12; Dan 2:44; Joe 3:2, Joe 3:9-16; Zac 12:3-6, Zac 14:3, Zac 14:12-19; Rev 19:17-21, Rev 20:8, Rev 20:9 they shall: Psa 46:9; Isa 2:4, Isa 11:6-9; Hos 2:18; Joe 3:10; Zac 9:10 pruninghooks: or, scythes neither: Psa 72:7; Isa 9:7, Isa 60:17, Isa 60:18, Isa 65:25 Micah 4:4”