Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Micah 2:13
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Micah2:13
13. The breaker--Jehovah-Messiah, who breaks through every obstacle in the way of their restoration: not as formerly breaking forth to destroy them for transgression (Ex 19:22; Jud 21:15), but breaking a way for them through their enemies.
they--the returning Israelites and Jews.
passed through the gate--that is, through the gate of the foe's city in which they had been captives. So the image of the resurrection (Ho 13:14) represents Israel's restoration.
their king--"the Breaker," peculiarly "their king" (Ho 3:5; Mt 27:37).
pass before them--as He did when they went up out of Egypt (Ex 13:21; De 1:30, 33).
the Lord on the head of them--Jehovah at their head (Is 52:12). Messiah, the second person, is meant (compare Ex 23:20; 33:14; Is 63:9).
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