MICAH

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Updated 01/2024

CHAPTER 1

  1. Micah prophesied in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, (before the captivity of Judah and Israel).
  2. Jerusalem and Samaria gained wealth (they believed) from worshiping their idols.

 

CHAPTER 2

  1. Disaster from God will come upon those who plot out evil.
  2. The people considered the prophets to just be 'prattling' (talking long about foolishness) and would not hear them.
  3. The people listened to false prophets who told them things they wanted to hear, who told them of days of wine and drink to come.
  4. a. This refers to the deliverance of Israel (possibly by the Messiah). b. The Lord God will go before the people.

 

CHAPTER 3

  1. God will turn His face away from us and will not help us when trouble comes.
  2. The light of the word of God will not be available to the prophets. As they kept the people in darkness they will be in the dark
  3. a. The Spirit of the Lord gives power us power and might and leads us into justice. b. By this power we are to uphold justice and declare transgression when necessary.
  4. The leaders took bribes and the priests and prophets worked for wealth.

 

CHAPTER 4

  1. a. The mountain of the Lord is coming in the latter days. b. The mountain is the Kingdom of God that will reign over all the nations. It will rule from Jerusalem. (Daniel 2:44)
  2. a. Jesus will be the tower looking over the flock. b. He will have dominion over the kingdom.
  3. The Daughter of Jerusalem will become the kingdom of all believers in Jesus.

 

CHAPTER 5

  1. a. Jesus comes out of Bethlehem. b. He has existed since the beginning with God. c. Jesus will give up the house of Jacob until the time for Him to appear. d. Jesus will shepherd His flock and bring peace. e. Jesus worked by the Spirit and strength of God.
  2. The remnant of Jacob will be among the Gentiles like a lion. All his enemies will be cutoff. There will be no need for the horse and the chariot. God will cutoff all sorcery and idolatry and destroy the cities of these pollutions (This will be fully fulfilled in the Kingdom of the Millennium).

 

CHAPTER 6

  1. God wanted them to remember how He helped them in all their adversities from the Exodus to Balak and Balaam.
  2. God wants us to be just and merciful to all people and to know our place with Him. He wants our hearts to be righteous, merciful, and for us to be obedient to Him.

 

CHAPTER 7

  1. Individually, His Spirit speaks to our hearts to show us our sin and to see the way of righteousness. Collectively, His son's death on the cross has executed justice for all believers.
  2. God will pardon Israel’s iniquities and overlook their transgressions. He will have mercy and compassion on them again.