Miquéias 2

Miquéias 2

Constable - The Lord Himself would assemble the scattered remnant of all the Israelites (Jacob and Israel; cf. Micah 1:5) following His dispersion of them in exile. The Assyrian and Babylonian exiles were only the first of several that the Jews have experienced. More recently, the Romans scattered them in A.D. 70, and since then most Jews have lived dispersed around the world rather than in a homeland of their own. The return of many modern Jews to the State of Israel does not fulfill this prophecy, as is clear from what Micah and the other prophets said about that future regathering. Barker - As Deane observed, “the prophet, without any preface, introduces abruptly a promise of restoration after exile, a type of the triumph of Messiah.” Sudden transitions are common in the prophetic books (cf. a similar transition from threat to promise of restoration in Hos 1:9,10). The ultimate and complete fulfillment of this verse will coincide with the fulfillment of Ro 11:26-note. The promise is that even though Jacob/Israel (probably referring to the entire nation, north and south) will be taken into exile (Micah 1:8, 16; 2:4, 10; 4:10), a remnant will return. Isaiah often refers to the remnant that will survive God’s judgment on the nation and will take possession of the land (Isa 4:3; 6:13; 10:20–22; 11:11, 16; 46:3). Martin - That long-awaited time of blessing will come about for the nation of Israel in the Millennium. Some interpreters claim that this promise of blessing is being fulfilled now in the Church, rather than in the future for Israel. However, if Micah 2:12 refers to spiritual blessing for the Church, then Israel has been misled all these centuries since (the time of) Abraham to think that she will inherit the land forever.