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Basics

BOOK: Micah

Description: A fairly small book of prophecies against the wrongs of Israel.

Author: unknown

Date written: Somewhere sometime between 750 and 686 B.C.

Chapters: 7

Brief Synopsis

• Prophecies “during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah ”
• These prophecies
  • Are largely against Samaria but also against Jerusalem
  • Face the divided nation with its sins
  • Declare punishment (judgments) that will come 
• Yet holds out hope for the future  
  • Of a Messiah figure to come
  • Of a great end role for Israel.

Outline

• Ch.1-3 Judgment against Israel and Judah
  • 1:1,2 Introduction
  • 1:3-7 The Predicted Destruction of Samaria (& Jerusalem )
  • 1:8-16 Lamentation for the Destruction
  • 2:1-11 Woe to the Unrighteous
  • 2:12-13 Yet Hope for the Remnant
  • Ch.3 The Leaders (& prophets) Condemned
• Ch.4-5 Hope for Israel and Judah
  • 4:1-8 Last Days Restoration & Blessing
  • 4:9-12 Anguish for Jerusalem ‘s exile and restoration
  • 4:13 Israel ‘s future supremacy
  • 5:1-6 Waiting through distress for the time of the Messiah
  • 5:7-15 The remnant of Israel among the nations
• Ch.6-7 The Lord’s Case against Israel
  • 6:1-5 The Lord’s accusation
  • 6:6-8 The Lord’s requirement
  • 6:9-12 The Lord’s condemnation
  • 6:13-16 The Lord’s judgment
• Ch.7 Gloom Turns to Triumph
  • 7:1-7 The prophet’s misery
  • 7:7 The ground of our hope
  • 7:8-13 The Lord will bring light again
  • 7:14-20 The Lord will have mercy on Israel & forgive them

Concluding Comments

• Micah is a little bit like a roller coaster – one minute you are hurtling downwards with guilt, condemnation and promises of judgment, and the next you are flying upwards with great hope for the future
• .Micah has understood that the Lord is a God of judgment of sins AND of forgiveness and cleansing, whose desire is to restore His fallen people to something much greater than they have known.
• It seems probable that behind the prophecies for that day there are also prophecies for the long term future of the kingdom of God and the Messiah who creates a new worldwide people who are exalted.