Micah 4:4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Micah 4:1-7

It is a very comfortable but with which this chapter begins, and very reviving to those who lay the interests of God's church near their heart and are concerned for the welfare of it. When we sometimes see the corruptions of the church, especially of church-rulers, princes, priests, and prophets, seeking their own things and not the things of God, and when we soon after see the desolations of the church, Zion for their sakes ploughed as a field, we are ready to fear that it will one day perish... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Micah 4:4

But they shall sit every man under his vine, and under his fig tree ,.... A proverbial phrase, expressive of the greatest tranquillity, security, and enjoyment of property; see 1 Kings 4:25 ; when persons need not keep within their walled towns and cities, and lack themselves up in their houses, but may sit down in their gardens, fields, and vineyards, and enjoy the fruit thereof; as the Targum interprets it, "under the fruit of his vine, and under, the fruit of his fig tree.' It was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 4:1-4

But in the last days it shall come to pass - These four verses contain, says Bp. Newcome, a prophecy that was to be fulfilled by the coming of the Messiah, when the Gentiles were to be admitted into covenant with God, and the apostles were to preach the Gospel, beginning at Jerusalem, Luke 24:47 ; Acts 2:14 , etc., when Christ was to be the spiritual Judge and King of many people, was to convince many nations of their errors and vices, and was to found a religion which had the strongest... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 4:4

Under his vine and under his fig tree - A proverbial expression, indicative of perfect peace, security, and rural comfort. See on Isaiah 2:1 ; (note). This verse is an addition to the prophecy as it stands in Isaiah. See Clarke on Micah 4:1 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Micah 4:4

Verse 4 Micah goes on here with the same subject, — that when the minds of men shall be disposed to acts of kindness, every one shall enjoy God’s blessing without being disturbed. There seems indeed to be two things here included, — that acts of hostility shall cease, — and that real happiness cannot exist among men, except Christ rules among them by the doctrine of his Gospel. And the same thing the prophets teach elsewhere, that is, that every one shall live without fear; and this they do, in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 4:1-4

The gospel age. "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," etc. "The last days" is an expression frequently used in the Old Testament. It points to the future, beginning with the Christian dispensation and running on to its close. It means the times of the Messiah. The patriarchal times had passed away, the Mosaic epoch was on the wane, and would soon vanish. The times of the Messiah, or "the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 4:1-5

§ 4. The prophet suddenly announces the future glory of the temple mountain and the ideal happiness of the people read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 4:1-8

The Messiah's spiritual kingdom. These verses call us away from the contemplation of sin and its effects as set forth in the previous chapters, and hid us turn our thoughts to the golden age that rose before the prophet's vision, and animated and cheered his heart in the dark days in which his lot was cast. We live in happier times. Much that was to him only distant expectation has become fully realized by us. "Blessed are our eyes," etc. ( Matthew 13:16 , Matthew 13:17 ). Still,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 4:3-4

The peaceable fruit of righteousness. The wonders of Micah's vision (verses 1 and 2) are not yet at an end. He sees a succession of the most improbable and incredible events, as the nations return from their pilgrimage to the new Mount Zion to their distant capitals and homesteads. With those distant and "strong" heathen nations there are associations of horror and dread in the minds of the Hebrews, especially of the godly among them. Illustrate this from what we know through Hebrew... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Micah 4:4

This verse is omitted in Isaiah. They shall sit every man under his vine. This image of plenty and security is derived from the account of the material prosperity of Israel in the days of Solomon ( 1 Kings 4:25 ), in accordance with the Mosaic promise (Le Isaiah 26:4 , etc.). It passed into a proverb expressive of peace and happiness (comp. Zechariah 3:10 ; 1 Macc. 14:12). The mouth of the Lord of hosts. The great promise is thus confirmed ( Isaiah 58:14 ). The LXX . usually... read more

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