Matthew Poole and continuators on Micah 4:7

7 And I will make her that halted , a remnant , and her that was cast far off , a strong nation ; and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion , from henceforth even for ever .

See this phrase opened, Zeph. 3.19. and in this Chapter the 6th. verse, let. l.

Which as they were preserved for a seed, so they should as fruitful seed take root and increase, and continue to the coming of the Messiah.

That was cast off by God, and by the ha[illegible: 1 letter]ds of Babylonians were carried away captives into remotest parts of the Babylonish Kingdom.

So the Jewes did grow up in multitudes and strength, as appears by the Jewish Wars, which were by them waged in the dayes of the Maccabees.

The true God, Lord of Heaven and Earth shall be their God alone, him they shall obey in his Worship, Law, and Temple in Jerusalem.

i. e. To the end or period fixed for the Mosaic and Legal Institutions, for a very long time, not simply for ever. This was partly fulfilled to this people in their return, and reestablishment in their own Land, and in Jerusalem, but the final, full and eternal accomplishme[illegible: 1 letter]t hereof, is now fulfilling, and shall continue so, under the Messiah, till fulfilled in the gathering all the Elect to Christ in Grace on Earth, and in Glory in Heaven.

Marginal references: Dan. 7.14. Luke 1.33.