Micah Bible Study Resources

Study questions, maps, charts, outlines, and links to help you study the Old Testament book of Micah.

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Basics

• Micah, a Judean from Moresheth in southwest Palestine, preached to the common people of Judah.
• Micah was a southern prophet active during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah
• Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah and Hosea.
• His name means “who is like Yahweh?”
• Micah predicted the fall of Samaria caused by its idolatry, the devastation of Judah and its ultimate exile.

Simple Outline

1. Micah 1-3: Imminent Judgement Declared
2. Micah 4-5: Ultimate Blessing Promised
3. Micah 6-7: Plea for present repentance

Basic Outline

• 1:1-2:13 – A Message of Destruction for Samaria and Judah
• 3:1-12 – Doom: The coming judgment
• 4:1-5:1 – Deliverance: The coming kingdom
• 5:2-15 – The Coming King
• 6:1-7:10 – A Message of Denunciation
• 7:11-20 – Epilogue: Blessing for Israel

Themes:

• Rebukes corrupt landowners, social and religious leaders (e.g. Micah 2:1-2; Micah 3:11).
• Covenant breach will be punished (e.g. Micah 6:16).
• Emphasis on faithful remnant (e.g. Micah 2:12; Micah 4:6-7; Micah 5:7-8).
• Emphasis on restoration of the rule of YHWH from Mt Zion (e.g. Micah 4:2).
• Confidence in the continuation of the Davidic line in a leader who will establish peace and blessing (e.g. Micah 5:2-4).
• Reaffirmation of YHWH’s ability to forgive and reaffirm the Abrahamic covenant (e.g. Micah 7:18-20).

Genre: Understanding Prophecy

Section 1: Background

Background

• Introduction to the Prophets
• Chart: Bible History at a glance
• Blue Letter Bible: Old Testament Timeline
• Biblehub: The Divided Kingdom
• Chart: Kings of Israel & Judah
• Bible Atlas: Assyria
• Bible Atlas: Babylon
• Bible Atlas: Chaldea
• Bible Atlas: Jerusalem
• Jensen’s Survey of the Old Testament
• Hebrew Calendar
• Ray C Stedman: Overview of the Book
• John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background
• ESV: Introduction to Minor Prophets
• ESV: Introduction to Micah
• ESV: The Global Message of Micah
• NIV: Introduction to Micah
• Minor Prophets Quotes in the New Testament
• James van Dine: Analysis of Micah
• David Malick: An Introduction to the Book of Micah
• David Malick: An Argument of the Book of Micah
• William Orr: Micah – Keys to the Old Testament
• Charles Swindoll: Book of Micah Overview
• JVernon McGee: Micah – Introductory Notes, Outlines

Section 2: Maps

Maps from Bible-History.com

• Assyrian Conquests
• Judah under Babylon
• Judah under Hezekiah
• Babylonian Empire
• Old Testament Judah

Maps from Studylight.org

• The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (1)
•  The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (2)
• The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (3)
•  The Rise of Assyria  
• Israel & Judah in the days of Jeroboam II and Uzziah
•  Assyrian Empire under Tiglath-Pileser III  
• The Syro-Ephraimite War
• Tiglath-Pileser III’s Campaigns
• Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites  
• The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel  
• Assyrian Districts after the Fall of Samaria
• Prophets of the 8th Century BCE
• Hezekiah’s Preparation for Revolt
• Judah under King Hezekiah
• Hezekiah’s Jerusalem
• Sennacherib’s Campaign against Judah
•  Assyria in the 7th century BCE
•  The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
• The Reign of Josiah
• The Districts of Judah under King Josiah
•  The Golden Age of King Josiah
• Nebuchadnezzar’s Campaigns against Judah

Section 3: Key Words

Key Words

• Jacob (11x/10v), Mic. 1:5; 2:7, 12; 3:1, 8, 9; 4:2; 5:7, 8; 7:20
• Israel (12x/12v), Mic. 1:5, 13, 14, 15; 2:12; 3:1, 8, 9; 5:1, 2, 3; 6:2
• Jerusalem (8x/8v), Mic. 1:1, 5, 9, 12; 3:10, 12; 4:2, 8
• Zion (9x/9v), Mic. 1:13; 3:10, 12; 4:2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13
• Samaria (3x/3v) Mic 1:1, 5, 6
• Walk (8x/7v), Mic. 2:3; 4:2, 5; 6:8, 16
• Hear (7x/6v), Mic. 1:2; 3:1, 9; 6:1, 9; 7:7
• Nations (9x/7v), Mic. 4:2, 3, 7, 11; 5:8, 15; 7:16
• Remnant (5x/5v), Mic. 2:12; 4:7; 5:7, 8; 7:18
• Righteous, Righteousness, (2x/2v) Mic 6:5, 7:9
• Destroy/Destruction (6x/5v), Mic. 2:4, 10; 5:10, 14; 6:16
• People (My, Thy, His) (12x/12v), Mic. 1:9; 2:4, 8, 9, 11; 3:3, 5; 6:2, 3, 5, 16; 7:14
• That day (4x/4v) Mic. 2:4; 4:6; 5:10; 7:11

Section 4: Encylopedias

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

• Micah in Holman Bible Dictionary
• Micah in Jewish Encyclopedia
• Micah, Theology of – Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
• American Tract Society Micah
• Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Micah
• Easton’s Bible Dictionary Micah
• Fausset Bible Dictionary Micah
• Holman Bible Dictionary Micah
• Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Micah
• Hawker’s Poor Man’s Dictionary Micah
• Watson’s Theological Dictionary Micah
• 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Micah
• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Micah (1) Micah (2)
• Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Micah
• McClintock and Strong’s Bible Encyclopedia Micah
• The Nuttall Encyclopedia Micah
• The Jewish Encyclopedia Micah

Section 5: Commentaries

Commentaries & Study Bibles

• Ligionier.org Top 5 Commentaries: Micah
• Tim Challies Best Commentaries:
• Commentary Reviews: Micah
• Bruce Waltke: A Commentary on Micah
• Walter Kaiser-Preacher’s Commentary (Micah through Malachi)
• Calvin’s Commentary on the Bible: Micah
• Matthew Henry: Micah
• Albert Barnes Notes: Micah
• Reformation Study Bible Notes: Micah
• Geneva Study Bible: Micah
• Precept Austin Commentaries & Sermons: Micah

Section 6: Articles

Articles

• Micah’s Social Concern – Leslie C Allen
• Micah 1 Notes – D K Innes
• Micah 2 Notes – D K Innes
• Micah 3-4 Notes – D K Innes
• Micah 5 Notes – D K Innes
• Micah 6-7 Notes – D K Innes
• Micah 6:8 – The Prophet Micah and His Famous Saying
• Fire in God’s House: Imagery from Malachi 3 in Peter’s Theology of Suffering (1Pe 4:12-19) – D E Johnson
• A Note on Micah 5:1 – S J Schwantes
• Charles Feinberg: The Commanding Importance of the Prophetic Scriptures
• JHampton Keathley: The Minor Prophets

Section 7: Got Questions

GotQuestions.org

• Book of Micah – Bible Survey
• What are the Major Prophets and Minor Prophets?
• Who was Micah in the Bible?
• Why is the lack of visions and divinations considered a punishment (Micah 3:6)?
• In the last days, will everyone need to go to Jerusalem to worship God (Micah 4:2)?
• What does the Bible mean when it refers to a “Daughter of Zion” (Micah 4:13)?
• Is Micah 5:2 a Messianic prophecy?
• What does it mean to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly (Micah 6:8)?
• What is the sea of forgetfulness?

Bible Study Helps

• Bible Study 101
• Interpreting Narratives
• Study Software & websites
• More Maps & Charts
• Hebrew word studies by Precepts Austin

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