The prophet here speaks, not of what would be found among them, and removed at their conversion; but of what was in his time, or had been, or would be again.

Only when the people of God shall have gained the supremacy over all their enemies, will the time have arrived for all the instruments of war to be destroyed.

This prophetic message encourages believers to await the eventual arrival of a Savior who embodies justice and compassion for all.

In verses 13 and 14 the Lord condemns the objects used in pagan worship. Three specific types of object are mentioned, idols and sacred stone pillars in verse ...

I will destroy your idols and your sacred stones from among you; you will no longer bow down to the work of your hands.

The Lord also declares that he would cause not only the reformation of the Jews, but the purification of the Christian church. In like manner shall we be ...

For He is our peace, who has broken down the barriers that used to exist between man, and He has made us all one together in Him. There is no real peace until ...

David Guzik commentary on Micah 5 describes how from Israel will come the Ruler from Bethlehem, and the triumph of the remnant of Jacob.

13 I will destroy the statues of your gods. I will take your sacred stones away from you. You will no longer bow down to the gods your hands have made.