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ISAIAH 2:4 AND MICAH 4:3 are almost identical. Since they were contemporaries it is assumed that they were quoting from the same poem. I believe I like Micah a shade better, since the fourth verse adds just a little something not found in Isaiah quote. “And HE shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall they learn war any more. (4) But they shall sit every man under his own vine and fig tree; and no one shall make them afraid.”
It is assumed that from the first gang wars; fought with sticks and stones, no doubt, those who suffered most were eager to negotiate peace terms. What good does war do? As a rule it shows how stupid some of our leaders are. Good? None, unless it makes us work, more fervently for peace. Those ancient prophets of 2500 years ago desired peace, Christ said there would be no peace. Yet, down in our heart we hope it will become a reality.
Sword and spear are just toys in a day of such sophisticated weapons that our technology has developed. Can said weapons be converted into farm implements? Where will the metal come from if we have a nuclear war and all iron and steel are atomized? It’s a scary picture.
If we cannot have international peace, let us strive for a personal peace. I like that verse in the Holy Writ that goes something like this: “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is ' stayed on Thee.”D
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