◄ Micah 4:7 ►
And I will make the lame into a remnant, and the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.
Study Bible
I will make
This phrase signifies divine intervention and transformation. The Hebrew root "עָשָׂה" (asah) implies an active creation or making. It reflects God's sovereign power to change circumstances and destinies. In the biblical narrative, God often takes what is broken or weak and transforms it for His purposes, emphasizing His ability to bring about change and renewal.

the lame
The term "lame" refers to those who are physically or metaphorically impaired. In the Hebrew context, "צֹלֵעַ" (tsola) can denote those who are marginalized or disadvantaged. This imagery is powerful, as it highlights God's compassion and His intention to uplift those who are often overlooked by society. It echoes the broader biblical theme of God’s preference for the humble and the weak.

a remnant
The concept of a "remnant" is significant in biblical theology. The Hebrew word "שְׁאֵרִית" (she'erit) refers to a small, surviving group that God preserves for His purposes. This remnant is often seen as a faithful core that remains true to God amidst widespread unfaithfulness. It underscores the idea of hope and continuity, even in times of judgment or calamity.

and the outcast
"Outcast" refers to those who have been rejected or exiled. The Hebrew "נִדָּח" (nidach) suggests a state of being driven away or scattered. This phrase highlights God's inclusive love and His desire to gather and restore those who have been alienated. It reflects the biblical narrative of redemption and reconciliation.

a strong nation
The transformation into "a strong nation" signifies empowerment and establishment. The Hebrew "גּוֹי עָצוּם" (goy atzum) conveys the idea of a powerful and influential people. This transformation is not just physical but spiritual, indicating a community that is fortified by God's presence and purpose.

The LORD will reign
This phrase asserts God's ultimate authority and kingship. The Hebrew "יְהוָה יִמְלֹךְ" (YHWH yimlokh) emphasizes the divine rule that is both present and eternal. It is a declaration of God's sovereignty and His rightful place as the ruler over His people, providing assurance and stability.

over them in Mount Zion
Mount Zion is a significant biblical location, symbolizing God's dwelling place and the center of His kingdom. The mention of "בְּהַר צִיּוֹן" (behar Tziyon) evokes images of divine presence and worship. It is a place of gathering, where God’s people come together under His reign, representing unity and divine fellowship.

from that day and forever
This phrase speaks to the eternal nature of God's reign. The Hebrew "מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם" (me'atah ve'ad olam) indicates a perpetual and unending rule. It reassures believers of the constancy and faithfulness of God’s promises, offering hope and security in His everlasting kingdom.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Lame and the Outcast
These terms symbolize those who are marginalized, weak, or rejected by society. In the context of Israel, they represent the remnant of God's people who have been humbled and are in need of restoration.

2. The Remnant
This refers to the small, faithful group of Israelites who remain true to God despite widespread unfaithfulness. The concept of a remnant is a recurring theme in the prophetic books, emphasizing God's faithfulness to His covenant people.

3. A Strong Nation
This is the transformation that God promises to bring about. The once weak and scattered people will be unified and empowered under God's rule.

4. The LORD
Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God of Israel, who promises to restore and reign over His people.

5. Mount Zion
A significant location in Jerusalem, symbolizing God's presence and the center of His kingdom. It represents the place where God will establish His eternal reign.
Teaching Points
God's Power to Transform
God can take what is weak and marginalized and make it strong and significant. This transformation is a testament to His power and grace.

The Faithfulness of God
Despite the unfaithfulness of His people, God remains committed to His promises. He will preserve a remnant and fulfill His covenant.

The Hope of Restoration
For those who feel outcast or broken, there is hope in God's promise of restoration and inclusion in His kingdom.

The Eternal Reign of God
God's reign is not temporary but eternal. Believers can find assurance in the unchanging nature of His kingdom.

Living as Part of God's Remnant
As believers, we are called to live faithfully as part of God's remnant, trusting in His promises and looking forward to His eternal reign.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the promise of God making the lame a remnant encourage you in your personal struggles or feelings of inadequacy?

2. In what ways can you identify with the concept of being an outcast, and how does God's promise of making the outcast a strong nation speak to you?

3. How does the idea of God's eternal reign over Mount Zion influence your understanding of His sovereignty in your life today?

4. What are some practical ways you can live as part of God's faithful remnant in a world that often turns away from Him?

5. How do the themes of restoration and transformation in Micah 4:7 connect with the hope offered in the New Testament, particularly in the life and work of Jesus Christ?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Isaiah 35:6
This verse speaks of the lame leaping like a deer, symbolizing restoration and healing, similar to the transformation promised in Micah 4:7.

Zephaniah 3:19
This passage also speaks of God gathering the lame and outcast, highlighting His compassion and redemptive power.

Revelation 21:3-4
The promise of God dwelling with His people and wiping away every tear connects to the eternal reign of God over His people as mentioned in Micah 4:7.
Sermons
The Restoration of IsraelE.S. Prout Micah 4:6, 7
Prophecies Relative to the Jewish NationHugh M'Neile.Micah 4:6-8
The Blessing of the Ingathered OnesT. B. Baker.Micah 4:6-8
The Moral Monarchy of Christ in the WorldHomilistMicah 4:6-8
The Moral Monarchy of Christ in the WorldD. Thomas Micah 4:6-8
People
Eder, Jacob, Micah
Places
Babylon, Jerusalem, Mount Zion, Zion
Topics
Age, Band, Cast, Driven, Evermore, Far-off, Feeble, Forever, Forth, Halted, Halting, Henceforth, Lame, Mighty, Mount, Nation, Outcasts, Reign, Reigned, Remnant, Rule, Steps, Strong, Thenceforth, Uncertain, Zion
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Micah 4:6-7

     5278   cripples

Micah 4:6-8

     7271   Zion, as symbol

Library
As God, So Worshipper
'... All the peoples 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.'--MICAH iv. 5 (R.V.). This is a statement of a general truth which holds good of all sorts of religion. 'To walk' is equivalent to carrying on a course of practical activity. 'The name' of a god is his manifested character. So the expression 'Walk in the name' means, to live and act according to, and with reference to, and in reliance on, the character of the worshipper's …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

"And we Will --"
The prophet Micah was struck with the energy and devotion of the heathen to their gods. He saw the grip these idols had of their votaries, how no expense was spared, no sacrifice withheld, for the sake of a filthy lie embodied in a stone or golden image. While he listened to the songs of the heathen, his heart warmed as he thought of the greatness of Jehovah, and so he cried out--"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 …
Thomas Champness—Broken Bread

The Battle of Armageddon.
The Battle of Armageddon! What extravagant speculations have been indulged concerning it! What unscriptural theories have been entertained respecting it! To begin with; this appears from the term employed. Nowhere in the Bible do we read of "The Battle of Armageddon." The Scriptural expression is "The Battle of that great day of God Almighty" (Rev. 16:14). This Battle of the great day of God Almighty will bring the Tribulation period to a close and will witness the return of Christ to the earth to …
Arthur W. Pink—The Redeemer's Return

"Is the Spirit of the Lord Straitened?"
THERE MAY BE SOME who think they can convert the world by philosophy; that they can renew the heart by eloquence; or that, by some witchcraft of ceremonies, they can regenerate the soul; but we depend wholly and simply and alone on the Spirit of God. He alone worketh all our works in us; and in going forth to our holy service we take with us no strength, and we rely upon no power, except that of the Spirit of the Most High. When Asher's foot was dipped in oil, no wonder he left a foot-mark wherever …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 37: 1891

A vision of the Latter-Day Glories
We shall not, to-day, look through all the dim vista of Zion's tribulations. We will leave the avenue of troubles and of trials through which the church has passed and is to pass, and we will come, by faith, to the last days; and may God help us while we indulge in a glorious vision of that which is to be ere long, when "the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it." The prophet saw two …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 5: 1859

Place of Jesus in the History of the World.
The great event of the History of the world is the revolution by which the noblest portions of humanity have passed from the ancient religions, comprised under the vague name of Paganism, to a religion founded on the Divine Unity, the Trinity, and the Incarnation of the Son of God. It has taken nearly a thousand years to accomplish this conversion. The new religion had itself taken at least three hundred years in its formation. But the origin of the revolution in question with which we have to do …
Ernest Renan—The Life of Jesus

The Redeemer's Return is Necessitated by the Declarations of Old Testament Prophecy.
It is very apparent to any one who has read thoughtfully through the Old Testament that the First Advent of our Lord did not exhaust the burden and scope of the numerous predictions which had been made concerning Him. Many of the things foretold of Israel's Messiah were not accomplished during the days when He tabernacled among men. Many of the promises found in God's Word connected with the Person of Christ, still await their ratification. While it is true that the First Advent of the Lord Jesus …
Arthur W. Pink—The Redeemer's Return

In the Fifteenth Year of Tiberius Cæsar and under the Pontificate of Annas and Caiaphas - a Voice in the Wilderness
THERE is something grand, even awful, in the almost absolute silence which lies upon the thirty years between the Birth and the first Messianic Manifestation of Jesus. In a narrative like that of the Gospels, this must have been designed; and, if so, affords presumptive evidence of the authenticity of what follows, and is intended to teach, that what had preceded concerned only the inner History of Jesus, and the preparation of the Christ. At last that solemn silence was broken by an appearance, …
Alfred Edersheim—The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah

The Prophet Micah.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Micah signifies: "Who is like Jehovah;" and by this name, the prophet is consecrated to the incomparable God, just as Hosea was to the helping God, and Nahum to the comforting God. He prophesied, according to the inscription, under Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. We are not, however, entitled, on this account, to dissever his prophecies, and to assign particular discourses to the reign of each of these kings. On the contrary, the entire collection forms only one whole. At …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

John Bunyan on the Terms of Communion and Fellowship of Christians at the Table of the Lord;
COMPRISING I. HIS CONFESSION OF FAITH, AND REASON OF HIS PRACTICE; II. DIFFERENCES ABOUT WATER BAPTISM NO BAR TO COMMUNION; AND III. PEACEABLE PRINCIPLES AND TRUE[1] ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. Reader, these are extraordinary productions that will well repay an attentive perusal. It is the confession of faith of a Christian who had suffered nearly twelve years' imprisonment, under persecution for conscience sake. Shut up with his Bible, you have here the result of a prayerful study of those holy …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3

A Clearing-Up Storm in the Realm
(Revelation, Chapters vi.-viii.) "God Almighty! King of nations! earth Thy footstool, heaven Thy throne! Thine the greatness, power, and glory, Thine the kingdom, Lord, alone! Life and death are in Thy keeping, and Thy will ordaineth all: From the armies of Thy heavens to an unseen insect's fall. "Reigning, guiding, all-commanding, ruling myriad worlds of light; Now exalting, now abasing, none can stay Thy hand of might! Working all things by Thy power, by the counsel of Thy will. Thou art God! …
by S. D. Gordon—Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation

Conclusion
"Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth" (Rev. 19:6). In our Foreword to the Second Edition we acknowledge the need for preserving the balance of Truth. Two things are beyond dispute: God is Sovereign, man is responsible. In this book we have sought to expound the former; in our other works we have frequently pressed the latter. That there is real danger of over-emphasising the one and ignoring the other, we readily admit; yea, history furnishes numerous examples of cases of each. To emphasise …
Arthur W. Pink—The Sovereignty of God

The Plan for the Coming of Jesus.
God's Darling, Psalms 8:5-8.--the plan for the new man--the Hebrew picture by itself--difference between God's plan and actual events--one purpose through breaking plans--the original plan--a starting point--getting inside. Fastening a Tether inside: the longest way around--the pedigree--the start. First Touches on the Canvas: the first touch, Genesis 3:15.--three groups of prediction--first group: to Abraham, Genesis 12:1-3; to Isaac, Genesis 26:1-5; to Jacob, Genesis 28:10-15; through Jacob, …
S. D. Gordon—Quiet Talks about Jesus

The Quotation in Matt. Ii. 6.
Several interpreters, Paulus especially, have asserted that the interpretation of Micah which is here given, was that of the Sanhedrim only, and not of the Evangelist, who merely recorded what happened and was said. But this assertion is at once refuted when we consider the object which Matthew has in view in his entire representation of the early life of Jesus. His object in recording the early life of Jesus is not like that of Luke, viz., to communicate historical information to his readers. …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

Interpretation of Prophecy.
1. The scriptural idea of prophecy is widely removed from that of human foresight and presentiment. It is that of a revelation made by the Holy Spirit respecting the future, always in the interest of God's kingdom. It is no part of the plan of prophecy to gratify vain curiosity respecting "the times or the seasons which the Father hath put in his own power." Acts 1:7. "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God"--this is its key-note. In its form it is carefully adapted to this great end. …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible

Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus.
(at Nazareth, b.c. 5.) ^C Luke I. 26-38. ^c 26 Now in the sixth month [this is the passage from which we learn that John was six months older than Jesus] the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth [Luke alone tells us where Mary lived before the birth of Jesus. That Nazareth was an unimportant town is shown by the fact that it is mentioned nowhere in the Old Testament, nor in the Talmud, nor in Josephus, who mentions two hundred four towns and cities of Galilee. The …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Micah
Micah must have been a very striking personality. Like Amos, he was a native of the country--somewhere in the neighbourhood of Gath; and he denounces with fiery earnestness the sins of the capital cities, Samaria in the northern kingdom, and Jerusalem in the southern. To him these cities seem to incarnate the sins of their respective kingdoms, i. 5; and for both ruin and desolation are predicted, i. 6, iii. 12. Micah expresses with peculiar distinctness the sense of his inspiration and the object …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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