Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.Micah 5:1 Additional Translations
Geneva Study BibleNow gather thyself in troops, O daughter {a} of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
(a) He forewarns them of the dangers that will come before they enjoy these comforts, showing that inasmuch as Jerusalem was accustomed with her garrisons to trouble others, the Lord would now cause other garrisons to vex her, and that her rulers would be hit on the face most contemptuously.
Scofield Reference Notes[2] Now
The "word of the Lord that came to Micah" Mic 4:1 having described the future kingdom Mic 4:1-8 and glanced at the Babylonian captivities Mic 4:9-10 goes forward into the last days to refer to the great battle (see "Armageddon,") Rev 16:14, See Scofield Note: "Rev 19:17" which immediately precedes the setting up of the Messianic kingdom (see "Kingdom (O.T.)," Gen 1:26 See Scofield Note: "Zech 12:8" also, "Kingdom (N.T.), Lk 1:31-33 1Cor 15:28.
Mic 5:1,2 forms a parenthesis in which the "word of the Lord" goes back from the time of the great battle (yet future) to the birth and rejection of the King, Messiah-Christ Mt 27:24,25,37. This is followed by the statement that He will "give them up until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth" (Mic 5:3). There is a twofold "travail" of Israel:
(1) that which brings forth the "man child" (Christ) Rev 12:1,2 and
(2) that which, in the last days, brings forth a believing "remnant" out of the still dispersed and unbelieving nation Mic 5:3 Jer 30:6-14 Mic 4:10. Both aspects are combined in Isa. 66. In Mic 5:7 we have the "man-child" (Christ) of Rev 12:1,2 in Mic 5:8-24 the remnant, established in kingdom blessing. The meaning of Mic 5.3 is that, from the rejection of Christ at His first coming Jehovah will give Israel up till the believing remnant appears; then He stands and feeds in His proper strength as Jehovah (Mic 5:4); He is the defence of His people as in Mic 4:3,11-13 and afterward the remnant go as missionaries to Israel and to all the world. Mic 5:7,8 Zech 8:23.
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