Reformation Society
Reformation society
Soli Deo Gloria

 

 

outline of Micah

1.  Superscription (1:1)

2.  First Cycle:  Judgment and Deliverance (1:2-2:13)

  1. Judgment on Samaria (1:2-7)
  2. Judgment on Judah (1:8-16)
  3. Sentencing of Greedy Landholders (2:1-5)
  4. Judgment Against False Prophets (2:6-11)
  5. A Remnant Restored (2:12, 13)

3.  Second Cycle:  Degradation and Exaltation (chs. 3-5)

  1. Evil Rulers Condemned (3:1-4)
  2. False Prophets Denounced (3:5-8)
  3. Zion to be Leveled (3:9-12)
  4. Zion to be Restored and Exalted (4:1-8)
  5. From Present Distress to Future Salvation (4:9-13)
  6. The Messianic Ruler (5:1-6)
  7. The Remnant of Jacob Among the Gentiles (5:7-9)
  8. The Lord Judges His People and the Nations (5:10-15)

4.  Third Cycle:  Hope in Darkness (chs. 6; 7)

  1. The Lord's Allegation (6:1-8)
  2. Covenant Curses Fulfilled (6:9-16)
  3. Lament for a Broken and Corrupt Nation (7:1-7)
  4. Hymn of Victory (7:8-20)