The King’s Promised Victory

Isaiah 2:2-4 (New International Version)
2 In the last days
the mountain of the LORD's temple will be established
as chief among the mountains;
it will be raised above the hills,
and all nations will stream to it.
3 Many peoples will come and say,
"Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,
to the house of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
so that we may walk in his paths."
The law will go out from Zion,
the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Micah 4:1-2 (Amplified Bible)
1BUT IN the latter days it shall come to pass that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains; and it shall be exalted above the hills, and peoples shall flow to it.
2And many nations shall come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that He may teach us His ways, and we may walk in His paths. For the law shall go forth out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

The return of the King. The ascendancy of the King of Israel. The establishment of the reign of Jesus.

Micah is proclaiming boldly how things are going to go. In the second section of the book Micah, the prophet declares that victory will happen and he describes what it will look like. It is as if to say, bad times are coming as punishment, but don’t despair because God will win and he has already planned the victory. Here’s what it looks like.

Isaiah has also prophesied using virtually the same words.

Application seems distant. But each of us is like Judah and Israel. Each of us has our own defiance and pride. Our own desires to do things our way and not to follow the will of God. God will bring about restoration of his own, but not without correction. Correction takes many forms, not the least of which is