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336 Oakwood Avenue Orange, NJ Rev. Melvin E. Wilson, Pastor/Teacher Email: [email protected] Cell: (914) 562-6331 Bible Study “Almost Everything You Need to Know About …” Tuesday, June 15, 2021 6:30 p.m. Online Rev. Dr. Ho-Shing-Scott Ministerial Chief of Staff
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336OakwoodAvenueOrange,NJ
Rev.MelvinE.Wilson,Pastor/TeacherEmail:[email protected] Cell:(914)562-6331
BibleStudy
“AlmostEverythingYouNeedtoKnowAbout…”
Tuesday,June15,20216:30p.m.Online
Rev.Dr.Ho-Shing-ScottMinisterialChiefofStaff
I. KEYFACTSABOUTMICAHANDTHEBOOKa.Author:Micah(740-670)ashortenedformof"Micaiah,"whichmeans:"Whois
likeYahweh?"NottobeconfusedwithMicaiah,thesonofImlah,b.MicahwasfromthetownofMoresheth(1:1),probablyMoreshethGath(1:14)insouthernJudah.
c.HeisconsideredoneoftheTwelveMinorProphetsoftheHebrewBibleandwasayoungercontemporaryoftheprophetsIsaiah,AmosandHosea.
Il.SUMMARIZEDINTO3PARTSa. TheSinsb. ThePunishmentc. TheRestoration
III.ANIMPORTANTPROPHECY:ch.5
a. OfJesusChrist’sbirthb. OfJesus’birthplacec. OfJesus’natured. Oneofthemostsignificant
IV.JUDAH’SSPECIFICSINSa. Oppressionb. Briberyamongjudges,prophets,andpriestsc. Exploitationofthepowerlessd. Covetousnesse. Cheatingmerchantsf. Pride
V.QUOTESa. Matthew2:5-6quotingMicah5:2b. JesusquotesMicah7:6inMatthew10:36c. PreachersquoteandpreachMicah6:8
OUTLINEI.Heading1:1II.FirstSection:Israel'simpendingjudgmentandfuturerestoration1:2—2:13a. ThejudgmentcomingonIsrael1:2-7b. Lamentationoverthecomingjudgment1:8-16
1.Micah'spersonalresponse1:8-92.Micah'scallforthepeople'sresponse1:10-16
c.ThesinsofJudah2:1-111.Sinsofthewealthy2:1-52.Sinsofthefalseprophetsandthegreedy2:6-11d.Apredictionoffutureregatheringandleadership2:12-13
III.SecondSection:theguiltofIsrael'sleadersandherfuturehopechs.3-5a.CondemnationofIsrael'sleadersch.31.TheguiltofIsrael'scivilleaders3:1-42.TheguiltofIsrael'sreligiousleaders3:5-83.TheindictmentofIsrael'sleaders3:9-12b.BlessingforIsraelinthefuturechs.4—51.TheexaltationofZion4:1-82.ThemightofZion4:9—5:13.TheKingofZion5:2-5a4.ThepeaceofZion5:5b-65.ThevindicationofZion5:7-96.ThepurificationofZion5:10-15
IV.ThirdSection:God'scaseagainstIsraelandtheultimatetriumphofHiskingdomchs.6-7
a. TheLord'sindictmentagainstHispeople6:1-5b. Micah'sresponsefortheIsraelites6:6-8c. TheLord'ssentenceofjudgment6:9-16
1.Israel'ssins6:9-122.Israel'spunishment6:13-16d.Micah'slamentoverhisdecadentsociety7:1-7e.Micah'sconfidenceintheLord7:8-201.Advicetotheungodly7:8-132.Prayerfordeliverance7:14-173.Praiseforforgiveness7:18-20
APPLICATIONA. ThebookofMicahfocusesoninjusticetowardthelowly—unjustbusiness
dealings,robbery,mistreatmentofwomenandchildren,andagovernmentthatlivedinluxuryoffthehardworkofitsnation’speople.
B. Doyouseethisasanindictmentagainstthosepeoplebackintheday.C. OrdoyouseethisasanindictmentagainstourpastorpresentgovernmentD. Wheredoestheinjusticedwellinourownlives?
E. Whoarethelowlyinourlives?F. Doweneedacalltowardrepentance,likethepeopleofIsraelandJudahdid?G. Godisalwayswillingtoforgivewhenwerepent.
Let’sdeterminetoliveasGoddesires—“todojustice,tolovekindness,andtowalkhumblywithourGod”(Micah6:8).
ReferencesBaxter,J.Sidlow.(1980).ExploretheBook.1960.Onevol.ed.GrandRapids:ZondervanPublishingHouse.TheBible:NIV,NRSVwww.biblecharts.orgSwindoll,CharlesR.(2017).TheSwindollStudyBible.TyndaleHousePublishers.
