Micah Who is like the Lord Background of
Micah “Who is like the Lord? ”
Background of Micah Ø Date • 750 -700 BC Ø Audience • Judah Ø Uniqueness • Three speeches – 1: 2; 3: 1; 6: 1 Micah
Outline of Micah Ø Micah 1 -2 – Judah’s Sin and Impending Doom • 1: 1 -7 – God coming against Israel • 1: 8 -16 – Micah’s lament • 2: 1 -13 – Reasons for judgment Micah
Outline of Micah Ø Micah 3 -5 – Judgment and Future Hope • • 3: 1 -12 – Judah’s leaders denounced 4: 1 -5 – Better days ahead 4: 9 -5: 1 – Captivity before restoration 5: 2 -15 – Future hope through the coming Messiah • Fulfilled in Matt 2: 1 -8; John 7: 41 -42 Micah
Outline of Micah Ø Micah 6 -7 – The Lord’s Controversy • 6: 1 -16 – What the Lord requires • 7: 1 -7 – Nation’s lament • 7: 8 -20 – Bright future for God’s people Micah
Micah For Today 1. Preach, even though many may want you to stop. • Micah 2: 6 -7 • 2 Timothy 4: 2 -4 • 2 Corinthians 7: 9 • Micah 3: 12 • Jeremiah 26: 18 -19
Micah For Today 1. Preach, even though many may want you to stop. 2. Do what the Lord requires. • Micah 6: 1 -8 • Micah 2: 1 -2, 8 -9; 6: 10 -11 • Micah 6: 16
Micah For Today 1. Preach, even though many may want you to stop. 2. Do what the Lord requires. 3. Be ever mindful of the power of God. • Micah 1: 2 -7 • Micah 7: 18 -20
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