Miquéias 2

Miquéias 2

Guzik - How we need a Breaker, a trailblazer in our life! THE MESSIAH: SHEPHERD, BREAKER, KING! Their King goes on before them - Compare this leading out with Jehovah's leading Israel out of Egypt (Ex 13:21, Dt 1:30, 33). John describes this King as "King of kings and Lord of lords" (Rev 19:16-note, Rev 17:14-note). So in Micah 2:12 Messiah is pictured as the Shepherd of the sheep, and in Micah 2:13 is portrayed as the Breaker Who goes before the sheep and through the gate as their King, Jehovah and Head. What a great Savior and Redeemer is Jesus! John Trapp is an older (pre-1900 - actually pre-1700) commentator well known for his pithy statements and quotable prose, but in this prophetic passage misinterprets this as relating to the "universal Church" even though it is written by a literal Jewish prophet and addressed to literal Jews in literal cities of Samaria and Jerusalem (Micah 1:1) in a context of impending divine judgment, in which they needed to hear a word of hope! (Ref) The point we need to be like the Bereans "examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so." (Acts 17:11-note) One needs to be especially cautious when reading older commentaries (pre-1900) that comment on passages that in context are clearly prophetic (eschatological). As in sports, the "best defense is always a good offense," which you can accomplish by performing your own inductive Bible study (especially emphasizing reading the text literally and reading the text in context so that you can be sure to keep context "king"), so that you will be able to competently comment on the commentaries (including the one you are reading) (See thoughts on Consulting Conservative Commentaries)! As alluded to above, the motif of Jehovah leading His people into freedom is seen in Ex 13:21 Jehovah was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. Isaiah records that God continually led the nation of Israel… (Isa 63:9) In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His presence (Angel of the LORD) saved them; In His love and in His mercy He redeemed them, And He lifted them and carried them all the days of old. Patterson "The parallelism “LORD” (yhwh) in the following line ("and the LORD is their head") suggests that the prophet understands God as the King Who will lead the Hebrew people out of exile and back to their homeland. The pastoral imagery gives way to a military one, since Yahweh is both Shepherd (See Jehovah Roi -The Lord is My Shepherd) and King of his people (cf. Ps 100:3). The passage may anticipate the Messianic Shepherd introduced in Micah 5:4." Adam Clarke (written prior to 1900) - Jehovah being at their head, may refer to their final restoration, when the Lord Jesus shall become their leader, they having returned unto him as the shepherd and bishop of their souls; and they and the Gentiles forming one fold under one shepherd, to go no more out into captivity for ever. Lord, hasten the time! (Commentary) Warren