Micah 2

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TALKS FOR GROWING CHRISTIANS

One Reason for God’s Judgment of Judah: Social Injustice

BACKGROUND NOTES



DOCTRINAL POINT(S)

  1. God will judge the sins of social injustice.

  2. God will restore the remnant of Israel.

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

  1. Let’s all do what we can to strengthen the family unit.

QUESTIONS

  1. Which other prophet was a contemporary of Micah?

  2. Quote the well-known prophecy of the future as prophesied by both prophets.

  3. Both prophets ministered in the same kingdom. Which kingdom was it?

  4. Within this kingdom, where was each ministry concentrated?

  5. Why is Micah sometimes referred to as the Amos of the south?

  6. Refer to Micah 2:12-13. How is the Messiah seen here in a three-fold fullness for Israel?

ANSWERS

  1. The prophet Isaiah.

  2. ”They shall beat their swords into plowshare and their spears into pruning hooks.” Micah 4:3 and Isaiah 2:4.

  3. The Southern Kingdom of Judah.

  4. Isaiah’s ministry was concentrated or centered more in the capital of Jerusalem. Micah’s ministry was concentrated more in the country.

  5. Because he spoke out against the social injustice, the social sins in the Southern Kingdom of Judah as Amos had preached out against the social injustice and the social sins of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.

  6. The Messiah is seen here in a three-fold fullness for Israel: as their Shepherd who will lead them and remove the obstacles before them as their King as their Lord God

DISCUSS/CONSIDER

  1. In Micah 2:1-2, God condemned His people for their social injustice.  They were so materialistic they lay awake at night plotting how to seize more for themselves, even by oppressing the poor.  Do you ever catch yourself dwelling on ways to take advantage of someone or get back at them?  God calls that sin, and He will judge it.

  2. Even though Israel had turned away from the Lord and committed gross sin, yet God in His grace will restore a godly remnant in the future. What a great day that will be! Do you rejoice for Israel in the knowledge that they will return to the land and to the Lord?

CHALLENGE

  1. Micah 2:9 shows how broken homes robbed God of glory.  The same is true today.  Our families are meant to reflect His love, fellowship, respect, and honor.  Since the family is the foundation of the nation, how can you strengthen your own family to better reflect God’s design?

KEY VERSES

  • “Woe to those who devise iniquity, and work out evil on their beds! At morning light they practice it…they covet…take by violence…oppress people.” Micah 2:1-2

  • “Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?” Micah 2:7

  • “I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel…” Micah 2:12



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