Matthew Henry Commentary


Matthew Henry Commentary
"I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men. The breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is passed on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them." — Micah 2:12-13 (ASV)
These verses may refer to the captivity of Israel and Judah. But the passage is also a prophecy of the conversion of the Jews to Christ. The Lord would not only bring them from captivity and multiply them, but the Lord Jesus would open their way to God, by taking upon Himself human nature, and by the work of His Spirit in their hearts, breaking the chains of Satan. Thus He has gone before, and the people follow, breaking, in His strength, through the enemies that would block their path to heaven.