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Week 25. Day 2. Micah.

Micah has 3 sections, each introduced by ‘hear’ and each moving from judgment to salvation. ‘The way to salvation is through the earthquake and fire of judgment. The city must become a heap of rubble before it can be splendidly rebuilt.’ (Anderson and Freeman, Micah, 28-29) Micah was a contemporary of Isaiah, and you may spot links between their prophecies.

Mic 1:1-2:13 First prophecy

How is judgment described here?

2:12-13 The hope

Mic 3:1-5:15 Second prophecy

3:5;11 Just like in Jeremiah, the people do not want to hear God’s message of judgment; they pretend that all is fine.

4:1-4:15 The hope. C.f. Isaiah 2

Ch 5 The coming is ruler to be born in Bethlehem. Note: Judah is to be given up ‘until’ the ruler is born. i.e. the prophecies of hope in Micah won’t be fulfilled until this ruler from Bethlehem is born.

Mic 6:1-7:20 Third prophecy

6:6-8 What sort of behaviour did God want from his people? Did they do this?

7:8-20 Salvation. How is this described in terms of previous scripture? Look in particular for references to Adam, Abraham and Moses.

To ponder: When Jesus was born in Bethlehem in fulfilment of Mic 5:2, what hopes would this have raised for those who knew Micah’s prophecy? (i.e. the fulfilment of all the good news in the book)

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.