Micah Flashcards
Micah means
Who is like Jehovah
what is the theme of Micah
hear
who was Micah addressed to
Israel (Samaria) and Judah (Jerusalem)
what verse did Micah allude to
Jer 26:18
who was Micah contemporary with
Isaiah and Hosea
what does Micah announce
the coming punishment on Israel and Judah
Who will execute the judgment against Israel
God will do so personally
who will be the witness against Israel and Judah
God
what was happening in the high places
Idol worship
the judgment of Israel will be
severe
who was destroyed in 722 BC
Samaria
(Micah) what was the fate of Israel
incurable, fate had been established and published
(Micah) whose judgment will be severe
Judah and Israel
whose sins came to Jerusalem
Samaria
what does Aphrah mean
house of dust
what would Judah do as a sign
roll around in the dust
what is significant about Lachish?
They are the first of the cities of Judah to introduce false idols
What is Lachish told to do?
To flee hastily
what were the people of Judah commanded to do?
shave their heads as a sign of mourning
What were the causes of Israel and Judah’s sins
They laid awake at night and devised evil
They stole property through violence
What does God say he will do because they devised evil?
Because they are planning evil, God will plan evil
What was their (Judah and Israel) attitude towards God’s Message?
They were not against the prophets, they were against the message
What does God promise to protect?
The remnant
What was the best land?
Bozrah
What were the wicked leaders guilty of?
They took advantage of the people
They preached false messages
The had wrong motives
What does pluck off skin mean?
To rob the people of all they had
What will God hide from the leaders?
His face
What false message were they preaching?
That there would be peace
Who will God hide his message from?
Israel, he will prophesy only to Judah
What does Micah say he is?
Full of the power and Spirit of God
What were their motives?
All about money
What will happen to Zion?
It will be plowed as a field
Who fulfilled the prophesy of Zion?
Babylonians
What are the characteristics of the kingdom that will be established?
It will be supreme, universal, peaceful
What will be the highest peak in the new kingdom?
Israel
How will it be peaceful?
No more weapons
No more war
No learning of war
No need to be afraid
Who will they be able to trust forever?
Their leaders
What does God promise?
restoration
What do the Horn of Iron and Hooves of Brass represent?
powerful and unstoppable force
Who will come at an appointed time?
Israel’s savior
What will Israel’s savior do?
Rule the world in peace
Conquer the enemies of God
Who will Israel’s savior be?
Jesus
What is rod upon the cheek symbolic of?
Jesus smitten by a soldier’s hand (smitten judge)
What prophesy is fulfilled?
Matthew 2: 5-6 greatest judge ever, birth in Bethlehem was fulfillment
How will Jesus conquer the enemies of God?
Militaristically
