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Micah

A country prophet who named Bethlehem as the birthplace of a coming ruler.

The story

1. Lament for the land Mic 1:1-9

   He mourns barefoot over the coming fall of Samaria and Judah.

2. Against land-grabbers Mic 2:1-3

   He condemns those who covet fields and seize them.

3. Full of power Mic 3:8-12

   Unlike paid prophets, he is filled with the Spirit to declare sin, even that Zion will be plowed.

4. Swords into plowshares Mic 4:1-4

   He sees nations streaming to God's mountain and laying down war.

5. From Bethlehem Mic 5:2

   A ruler will come from tiny Bethlehem.

6. Who is a God like you? Mic 7:18-20

   He ends in wonder at a God who pardons and casts sins into the sea.

Key verses

“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8 (ESV)

Read together: Mic 1:1-9 · Mic 2:1-3 · Mic 3:8-12 · Mic 4:1-4 · Mic 5:2 · Mic 7:18-20

Questions to sit with

1. Which part of Micah 6:8 is hardest for you right now: justice, kindness, or humility?
2. Micah grieved over his land before he spoke to it. What do you grieve over?

Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible, © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.