Micah: Where is Your Hope?

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What Do You Know About Micah?

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1) What does the name "Micah" mean? 5 Questions:

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2) What other prophet mentions Micah by name? 5 Questions:

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3) What special birthplace is mentioned in Micah? 5 Questions:

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4) What three things does God ask of us in Micah? 5 Questions:

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5) What will the nations do in the latter days? 5 Questions:

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1) What does the name "Micah" mean? 5 Questions:

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Micah means: “Who is Like Yahweh?” 5 Questions:

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“The word of the LORD that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham , Ahaz , and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.” (Micah 1:1 ESV)

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2) What other prophet mentions Micah by name? 5 Questions:

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“Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah: ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, “‘Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins, and the mountain of the house a wooded height.’ (Jeremiah 26:18 ESV)

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900 BC 850 BC 800 BC Divided Kingdom Assyrian Empire Kings of Israel Nadab (910-909) Baasha (909-886) Elah (886-885) Tibni (885-880) Ahab (874-853) Ahaziah (853-852) Joram (Jehoram) (852-841) Jehu (841-814) Jehoahaz (814-798) Kingdom divides (931) Jeroboam I (931-910) Kings of Judah Rehoboam I (931-913) Abijah (913-911) Asa (911-870) Jehoshaphat (873-848) Jehoram (Joram) (853-841) Ahaziah (841) Queen Athaliah (841-835) Joash (835-796) Elijah (c. 870-845) Elisha (c. 845-800) Samaria founded (879) Battle of Qarqar (853) Syria oppresses Israel Assyria forces Israel to pay tribute (841) King Mesha of Moab (830) Asshurnasirpal II (883-859) Shalmaneser III (858-824) Shamsi-Adad V (823-811) Adad-Nirari III (810-783) Shishak I (945-924) Zimri (885) Omri (885-874)

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800 BC 750 BC 700 BC Divided Kingdom Assyrian Empire Kings of Israel Kings of Judah Jehoash (798-782) First recorded Olympic games (776) Jeroboam II (793-753) Menahem (752-742) Pekahiah (742-740) Pekah (752-732) Hoshea (732-722) Israel falls to the Assyrians (722) Amaziah (796-767) Uzziah (Azariah) (792-740) Jotham (750-732) Ahaz (735-716) Hezekiah (716-687) Amos (c. 765-754) Isaiah (c. 760-673) Hosea (c. 758-725) Micah (c. 738-698) Traditional date for the founding of Rome (753) Homer (c. 800-701) Adad-Nirari III (810-783) Shalmaneser IV (783-773) Ashurdan III (772-755) Ashur-Nirari V (754-745) Tiglath-Pileser (744-727) Shalmaneser I (726-722) Sargon II (722-705) Sennacherib (704-681) Zechariah (753) Shallum (752) Jonah (c. 781)

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700 BC 650 BC 600 BC Divided Kingdom Assyrian Empire Kings of Judah Hezekiah (716-687) Isaiah (c. 760-673) Nineveh, capital of Assyria, falls to the Babylonians and Medes (612) Manasseh (697-643) Amon (643-641) Josiah (641-609) Jehoahaz (609) Jehoiakim (609-598) First exile to Babylon (605) Jehoiachin (598-597) Zedekiah (597-586) Judah falls to the Babylonians (586 ) Jeremiah (c. 650-582) Zephaniah (c. 640-626) Habakkuk (c. 608-598) Ezekiel (c. 620-570) Daniel (c. 620-540) Obadiah (c. 590) Gedaliah, governor of Judah (586) Assyria rules Egypt (671-652) Neo-Babylonian Empire Sennacherib (704-681) Esarhaddon (680-669) Asshurbanipal (668-627) Nabopolassar I (625-605) Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562) Nahum (c. 658-615)

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500 BC 400 BC Jeremiah (c. 650-582) Ezekiel (c. 620-570) Daniel (c. 620-540) Neo-Babylonian Empire Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562) Exile & Restoration of Jerusalem Persian Empire Cyrus the Great (559-530) Cambyses (529-522) Darius I (522-486) Xerxes I (485-465) Artaxerxes (464-424) Darius II (423-405) Artaxerxes II (404-359) Cyrus Edict (538) Rebuilding of the temple begins (536) Zechariah (c. 522-509) Haggai (c. 520) Temple completed (516) Zerubbabel and Jeshua lead the Jews to finish rebuilding the temple (520-516) Esther (c. 478) Malachi (c. 465) Ezra sent to Judah (457) Joel (c. 450) Nehemiah governs Judah (444-432) Nehemiah in Babylon (c. 432-430) Babylon falls to Persia (539) Darius the Mede of Babylon (539) Roman Republic established (509) Buddha, India (550-480) Confucius, Chinese philosopher (551-479) Egypt ruled by the Persians (525-405) Peloponnesian War (431-404)

Divided Kingdom: 

Divided Kingdom Kings of Judah (Southern Kingdom) Rehoboam Good to bad Jotham Good Abijah Bad Ahaz Bad Asa Good to bad Hezekiah Good Jehoshaphat Good Manasseh Bad to good Jehoram Bad Amon Bad Ahaziah Bad Josiah Good Queen Athaliah Bad Jehoahaz Bad Joash Good to bad Jehoiakim Bad Amaziah Mostly good Jehoiachin Bad Uzziah Good Zedekiah Bad Divided Kingdom

Divided Kingdom: 

Divided Kingdom Kings of Israel (Northern Kingdom) Jeroboam Bad Jehu Bad Nadab Bad Jehoahaz Bad Baasha Bad Jehoash Bad Elah Bad Jeroboam II Bad Zimri Bad Zechariah Bad Tibni Bad Shallum Bad Omri Bad Menahem Bad Ahab Bad Pekahiah Bad Ahaziah Bad Pekah Bad Joram Bad Hoshea Bad Divided Kingdom

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3) What special birthplace is mentioned in Micah? 5 Questions:

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The Shepherd - King A Key Theme:

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He who opens the breach goes up before them; they break through and pass the gate, going out by it. Their king passes on before them, the LORD at their head .” ( Micah 2:12-13 ESV)

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“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah , who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days .” ( Micah 5:2 ESV)

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“And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth. And he shall be their peace .” ( Micah 5:4 ESV)

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“I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob; I will gather the remnant of Israel; I will set them together like sheep in a fold, like a flock in its pasture, a noisy multitude of men…

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“Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of a garden land; let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old .” ( Micah 7:14 ESV)

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4) What three things does God ask of us in Micah? 5 Questions:

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“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, (mercy) and to walk humbly with your God ?” ( Micah 6:8 ESV)

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Micah: “Hear what the LORD says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains , and let the hills hear your voice. Hear , you mountains, the indictment of the LORD, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the LORD has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel . ( Micah 6:1-2 ESV)

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Yahweh: “O my people, what have I done to you ? How have I wearied you? Answer me! For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam…

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Yahweh: O my people, remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal , that you may know the righteous acts of the LORD.” ( Micah 6:5 ESV)

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Judah: “ With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old ?

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Judah: Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul ?” ( Micah 6:6-7 ESV)

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Micah: “ He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God ? ( Micah 6:8 ESV)

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“And I said: Hear , you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice ? - ( Micah 3:1 ESV) Justice?

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“Thus says the LORD concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who cry ‘Peace’ when they have something to eat, but declare war against him who puts nothing into their mouths .” ( Micah 3:5 ESV) Justice?

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Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who detest justice and make crooked all that is straight, who build Zion with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity... Justice?

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Its heads give judgment for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money; yet they lean on the LORD and say , ‘Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No disaster shall come upon us…’ Justice?

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Therefore because of you Zion shall be plowed as a field; Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins…” ( Micah 3:9-12 ESV) Justice?

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“The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net .” ( Micah 7:2 ESV) Kindness (Mercy) ?

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Put no trust in a neighbor; have no confidence in a friend; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms…” (Micah 7:5 ESV) Kindness (Mercy) ?

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“For her wound is incurable, and it has come to Judah; it has reached to the gate of my people, to Jerusalem .” ( Micah 1:9 ESV) Walking Humbly with God?

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5) What will the nations do in the latter days? 5 Questions:

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“It shall come to pass in the latter days that the mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and it shall be lifted up above the hills; and peoples shall flow to it, and many nations shall come, and say:

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‘Come , let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths .’ For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem .

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He shall judge between many peoples, and shall decide for strong nations far away; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore;

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but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree, and no one shall make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken. For all the peoples walk each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.

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In that day, declares the LORD, I will assemble the lame and gather those who have been driven away and those whom I have afflicted; and the lame I will make the remnant, and those who were cast off, a strong nation; and the LORD will reign over them in Mount Zion from this time forth and forevermore . ( Micah 4:1-7 ESV)

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