Charles Ellicott Commentary Micah 5:10

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Micah 5:10

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Micah 5:10

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots:" — Micah 5:10 (ASV)

It shall come to pass in that day. — The prophet now passes on to the purification of the Church from the defilements mentioned by Isaiah (Isaiah 2:3–10), with reference to the ultimate holiness that shall be established in that day.

I will cut off your horses. — The possession of horses was imperatively forbidden to the Jewish king (Deuteronomy 17:16), and Isaiah describes the land as at this time full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots. As symbolizing the power of man, these horses shall be cut off, and the reliance of the Church shall be on God alone. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. (Psalms 20:7).