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"The mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken"

Text: Micah 4:4

THE CERTAINTY OF THIS PROPHETIC VISION

Isaiah first proclaimed this vision he received from the Lord. Micah believed in it and promoted this glorious truth. The prophets of old and the faithful have a great sense of certainty concerning this hope.

“But everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree,
And no one shall make them afraid;
For the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.
For all people walk each in the name of his god,
But we will walk in the name of the LORD our God
Forever and ever.”
Micah 4:4-5

1. A common description of peace in the land

a) “Everyone shall sit under his vine and under his fig tree”

i) A picture of peace.

ii) A picture of contentment.

b) “And no one shall make them afraid”

i) The threat of war is no more.

ii) There is no fear of enemies destroying the land.

2. “For the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken”

a) All true prophetic visions come from the LORD.

b) The giving of visions was a common way of God speaking to His people.

c) This word was to be believed in by both the prophet and the people.

3. “For all people walk each in the name of his god”

a) Micah knew and accepted the fact that not all would believe in this word.

b) Many would continue to believe in their own gods.

c) They would continue to walk in the paths of their own beliefs.

d) This was a sad and grim reality that had to be faced.

4. “But we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever”

a) Micah expressed his personal faith and that of others who believed.

b) They would wait for the fulfilment of this prophecy.

c) They would wait in the name of the LORD their God.

d) They would exercise trust in the Lord’s name forever and ever, no matter how long that wait may last.