Study Questions for the Prophet Micah

Micah Chapters 1-3 Questions

Micah 1:1-7

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. Micah 1:1-7 sets the stage for what is to come. What important details do these verses provide?
3. Why does the Lord send accusations against Israel and Judah?
4. What will their punishment entail?

Micah 1:8-16

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. What is the prophet’s reaction to the Lord’s message?
3. What more do we know about the cities mentioned in verses 10-16?
4. Identify some of the judgments against the cities in question.

Micah 2:1-5

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. What were some of the offenses of the wealthy oppressors?
3. Imagine that you are a member of the privileged class in Israel. What would be your reactions to the prophet’s sermons?
4. Imagine that you are a member of the underclass in Israel. What would be your reactions to the prophet’s sermons?

Micah 2:6-13

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. What does this passage reveal about true and false prophets?
3. Describe the ways God will show mercy to the people.

Micah 3:1-12

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. What specific charges were brought against Israel’s leaders?
3. What specific charges were brought against false prophets?
4. How does Micah differ from the other prophets? 

Micah Chapters 4-7 Questions

Micah 4:1-7

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. What promises are made regarding the church?
3. What can the people expect to occur during God’s future reign?
4. What does this section reveal about God?

Micah 4:8-13

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. What do these verses reveal about God’s long-range plan for Jerusalem?
3. Imagine that you are a member of the privileged class in Israel. What would be your reactions to the prophet’s pronouncements?
4. Imagine that you are a member of the underclass in Israel. What would be your reactions to the prophet’s pronouncements?

Micah 5:1-6

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. How will God use the Assyrians or Babylonians to punish Israel?
3. What is the significance of mentioning Bethlehem?
4. Identify references that point to a Messiah.
5. Discuss the use of imagery about labor and birth in this passage.

Micah 5:7-15

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. Discuss the significance of the remnant in this passage.
3. In what ways does the Lord intend to wipe out the enemies of Israel?

Micah 6:1-5

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. What are the Lord’s specific complaints against Israel?
3. Discuss the significance of the reference to Egypt in this passage.
4. In verse 5, what is the significance of “remembering”?

Micah 6:6-8

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. In what ways have the Israelites attempted to honor God in the past?
3. Why are their actions unacceptable to the Lord?

Micah 6:9-16

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. Identify some of the practices God despises.
3. How does the Lord intend to make an example of Israel?

Micah 7:1-6

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. Name several sources of the prophet’s misery.
3. For whom will the day of judgment be a time of confusion?

Micah 7:7-20

1. What are your general reactions to these verses?
2. What do these verses reveal about the prophet?
3. What do these verses reveal about God?
4. In what ways might these verses give hope to people who have suffered from oppression?

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