Name means “Who is like Yahweh?” He gets mentioned in Jeremiah 26:18, which God uses to protect Jeremiah. He gets quoted in Matthew 2:6 regarding the birth of Christ.
Main Idea(s)
The sins of the two kingdoms are great, and there will be judgment, even exile on each. The Lord will bring repentance and redemption to his people, but has a greater plan to bring it to all nations on Earth.
Target: Israel and Judah
Time Period
- Contemporary of Hosea, Isaiah and Amos, and maybe Joel.
- The book takes place in the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
Famous verses and fragments
2:11, 2:12-13, 4:1-5, 5:2, 6:6-8
Notes
Chapters 1-3 Sins and Announced Judgment
- Chapter 1 – Which nations does this prophecy target?
- Does this prophecy start slowly or quickly?
- What are the sins? Where are they manifest?
- What is God going to do as judgments?
- What does Micah think of this? V 8
- Is repentance called for yet? What of v 9?
- Vv 10-16 – note alliteration
- Chapter 2 – What are the sins?
- What is God going to do as judgments?
- What do vv 6-11 tell us about the lives of people in Israel/Judah?
- Does the Lord offer restoration?
- What is implied in verse 13?
- Chapter 3 – What groups of people is God particularly condemning in this chapter?
- What are their sins?
- What does he compare these groups to?
- What is their religion like?
Chapters 4-5 The Kingdom of God over all Nations and his Messiah
- Chapter 4 – What part of Scripture does the beginning of this Chapter remind you of?
- What is promised here?
- How does it compare with the current situation? Future situation? Vv 9-10
- Why should it give Judah confidence?
- Chapter 5 – what do vv 2-4 tell us about the Messiah?
- What do vv 5-6 tell about how the victory over Assyria would be?
- What will God do with his people as a result? Vv 7-9
- What will God do with his people as a result? Vv 10-15
- What does this point to in God’s future plans?
Chapters 6-7 A Call to Repentance
- Chapter 6 – what is the form of the Lord’s complaint? Vv 1-5
- What does He appeal to?
- What should the response of the people be? vv 6-8
- What was their injustice against God? How did He summarize it?
- What was the punishment?
- Chapter 7 – What is Micah’s lament at the present situation?
- What is his consolation? Vv 8-10
- For the end of the chapter, what will God do with Judah?
- What will the effect on the nations be?
- How does this show us God’s covenant faithfulness to his people?
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