The Word of the Lord has an effect even at a distance.
We know this from the New Testament story of a civically important Roman Centurion, who once humbly asked the elders of the Jews to approach Jesus and to ask Him on his behalf to heal his servant.
When Jesus obliged and started walking to his home, the Centurion sent friends to stop him along the way:
“Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed. For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
Micah begins this chapter by quoting his contemporary Isaiah (Isaiah 2:2-4). But Micah alters the quote slightly to highlight the power of that Word.
. . . and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;
For a king to have dominion over a "strong" nation "far away" either he must have a stronger army to impose his will or that distant or that nation must voluntarily subjects itself.
If we subject ourselves to that Word, it will bring us to that place of peace:
. . . they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,and no one shall make them afraid,for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
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