Micah 5:4 - Exposition

He shall stand. The Ruler, Messiah, shall stand as a good shepherd, guiding and ordering his flock, watchful and ready to aid and defend (comp. Ezekiel 34:23 ; John 10:11 ). Septuagint, στήσεται καὶ ὄψεται , "shall stand and see." Feed ; i.e. his flock. Septuagint, ποιμανεῖ τὸ ποίμνιον αὐτοῦ . In the strength of the Lord, with which he is invested and which he displays in the care of his people. In the majesty of the Name of the Lord his God. Messiah shall rule in all the power and glory with which God hath revealed himself on earth (comp. Isaiah 9:6 ; Matthew 28:18 ; John 1:14 ). They shall abide; Septuagint, ὑπάρξουσι "they shall be." The children of Israel shall sit, dwell, in rest and peace in their own land ( Micah 4:4 ; Le 26:5, 6; Joel 3:20 ; Amos 9:14 , Amos 9:15 ). The Vulgate, from a different pointing of the Hebrew, renders, convertentur. With this the Chaldee and Syriac agree. But this idea is already expressed in Micah 5:3 . Now shall he be great. When the prophecy is fulfilled and Messiah is feeding his flock, his dominion shall extend unto the ends of the earth (comp, Malachi 1:11 , Malachi 1:14 ; Psalms 2:8 ; Psalms 72:8 ; Luke 1:32 ).