Micah 2:13

The breaker is come up before them: they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord on the head of them.

Cross-references

Isaiah 52:12 directly parallels Micah 2:13: 'the LORD will go before you' — the same image of God leading His people out, not in haste.

In Revelation 19:13-17, Christ appears as the conquering leader — a clear typological fulfillment of the breaker who leads his people to victory.

Revelation 7:17 shows the Lamb leading his people to living waters — a clear parallel to the king and LORD leading here.

Hebrews 6:20 describes Jesus as a forerunner who entered the inner sanctuary — exactly the breaker who breaks through the gate ahead of his people.

Hebrews 2:14 describes Christ destroying the devil through death — the breaker prefigures Christ breaking the power of death.

Hebrews 2:10 calls Jesus the captain of salvation who brings many to glory — directly matching the breaker who leads his people through.

1 Corinthians 15:21-26 has Christ defeating death as the last enemy — the breaker typologically leads his people through death to resurrection.

In John 10:27-30, Jesus as the good shepherd leads his sheep — a typological fulfillment of the breaker who goes before.

In Isaiah 51:10, God makes a path through the sea for the redeemed — a typological precedent for the breaker making a way.

Isaiah 45:2 Allusion

In Isaiah 45:2, God goes before to level barriers and cut through iron — identical imagery to the breaker passing through the gate.

In Isaiah 42:13-16, the LORD marches out as a warrior, breaking barriers and leading the blind — the same divine advance as the breaker.

Joshua 3:6 Typology

In Joshua 3:6, the priests bearing the ark go before the people into the Jordan — a type of the breaker leading the way through a barrier.

Judges 4:14 Parallel

In Judges 4:14, the Lord has gone out before Barak into battle — directly mirrors the Lord leading his people in Micah.

In 1 Chronicles 14:15, God goes forth before David to strike the Philistines — a clear parallel of divine leadership in battle.

In Deuteronomy 9:3, the Lord goes before his people as a consuming fire — a direct parallel to the Lord leading at the head in Micah.

Psalm 68:7 Parallel

Psalm 68:7 depicts God marching before His people through the wilderness, paralleling the breaker leading them out in Micah.

Psalm 107:16 describes God breaking gates of brass and bars of iron, directly matching the gate-breaking in Micah.

John 10:4 Typology

John 10:4 shows Jesus the Shepherd going before His sheep, a New Testament fulfillment of the breaker leading His people.

Hosea 1:11 Parallel

Hosea 1:11 pictures the reunified people appointing one head — the same gathering and leadership promised here.

Isaiah 42:7 Allusion

In Isaiah 42:7, the Servant opens blind eyes and frees prisoners — echoing the breaker leading captives out through the gate.

Hosea 3:5 Parallel

Hosea 3:5 describes Israel seeking David their king in the latter days — mirroring the king and divine leadership here.

Jeremiah 23:5 promises a righteous Branch who will reign as king — echoing Micah's 'their king passes on before them' with a future messianic ruler.

Isaiah 49:9 Allusion

In Isaiah 49:9, prisoners are summoned to come out — matching the breakout led by the breaker in Micah.

Isaiah 45:1 Parallel

In Isaiah 45:1, God opens gates before Cyrus — a concrete example of the breaker who opens the way for his people.

Ezekiel 34:23 sets up one shepherd, my servant David — a pastoral complement to Micah's warrior-king who breaks through the gate.

Isaiah 59:16-19 shows the LORD's own arm bringing salvation, paralleling the breaker who leads his people in Micah.

Isaiah 55:4 Parallel

In Isaiah 55:4, God appoints a leader and commander — the same role as the king who passes before his people in Micah.

In Isaiah 49:25, the LORD promises to rescue captives from the mighty — the very rescue the breaker leads.

Isaiah 49:10 pictures God leading His people with compassion, guiding them by springs — a shepherd-like parallel to the breaker leading through the gate.

Judges 16:3 Typology

In Judges 16:3, Samson physically tears down the gate of Gaza — an action typifying the breaker who breaks through gates.