Micah 5:10-11

Jehovah’s achievements on behalf of the redeemed remnant, Micah 5:10-15.

10, 11. The passing away of human defenses. From the relation of the remnant to the nations without the prophet turns to the perfecting of the kingdom of God within.

In that day The day of triumph pictured in Micah 5:8-9. The wonderful experiences of the people will convince them that Jehovah is their real helper, not the chariots and horses in which they were putting their trust in Micah’s day (compare Isaiah 2:7; Isaiah 30:16; Isaiah 31:1); hence they will turn to him in confidence and faith. As a result all human defenses may be destroyed (compare Hosea 8:14; Isaiah 9:4 ff; Isaiah 11:1 ff.; Ezekiel 38:11). Should any foreign nations dare to rise against the people of Jehovah, he himself will smite them.