Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Mic 2:13

“For he shall go up that shall open the way before them: they shall divide, and pass through the gate, and shall come in by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord at the head of them.”

“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 (Exo 19:22; Jdg 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 (Hos 13:14) represents Israel's restoration. their king--"the Breaker," peculiarly "their king" (Hos 3:5; Mat 27:37). pass before them--as He did when they went up out of Egypt (Exo 13:21; Deu 1:30, Deu 1:33). the Lord on the head of them--Jehovah at their head (Isa 52:12). Messiah, the second person, is meant (compare Exo 23:20; Exo 33:14; Isa 63:9). Next: Micah Chapter 3”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.