Annotated Outline of Micah

Micah

1. God's case against Judah and Israel (Mic. 1:1-2:13)  (1:1-16)
   1. Title, author, subject and historical background (2 Ki. 15-20; 2 Chr. 26-32)  (1:1)
   2. Second coming of Messiah  (1:2-4)
   100. Sins of Judah and Israel  (1:5)
   4. Captivity of Israel to Assyria (2 Ki. 17)  (1:6-7)
   5. Lamentation for Israel  (1:8-16)
2. Seven sins of all Israel  (2:1-13)
   1. Judgment on all Israel  (2:3)
   2. Lamentation for Israel  (2:4-5)
   100. Sins and judgment on Jacob  (2:6-11)
   4. Second coming of Messiah  (2:12-13)
3. Prophecy to rulers of Israel  (3:1-12)
   1. Their eight sins  (3:1-3)
   2. Abandoned by God  (3:4)
   100. Judgment on the prophets  (3:5-7)
   4. Micah contrasted with the false prophets of Mic. 3:5  (3:8)
   5. Eight sins of the leaders  (3:9-11)
   6. Complete destruction of Jerusalem and the temple  (3:12)
4. Millennial restoration (cp. Isa. 2:1, refs.)  (4:1-13)
   1. Extent and supremacy of Messiah's kingdom  (4:1-2)
   2. Universal peace (Isa. 2:1-4)  (4:3)
   100. Universal prosperity (Zech. 3:10)  (4:4)
   4. Universal religion (Mal. 1:11)  (4:5)
   5. Restoration of Israel to an eternal nation under the Messiah (2 Sam. 7)  (4:6-8)
   6. Babylonian captivity first  (4:9-10)
   7. How the kingdom will be set up (Joel 3; Zech. 14; Rev. 19-20)  (4:11-13)
5. First advent of Messiah and his redemptive work first necessary as a guarantee for eternal restoration  (5:1-15)
   1. Israel to be given up until her national repentance  (5:3)
   2. Israel to be delivered from the Antichrist by the Messiah at His second coming (Isa. 14:3-23; 63:1-5; Joel 2:1-3:17; Zech. 14:1-15; Mt. 25:31-46; 2 Th. 1:7-10; Jude 14-15; Rev. 19:11-21)  (5:4-6)
   100. Israel to be restored at the return of the Messiah (Mt. 24:31; Isa. 11:11, refs.)  (5:7-15)
6. Jehovah's past and present controversy with Israel (Mic. 6:1-7:6)  (6:1-16)
   1. Call to the mountains, hills, and people (cp. Ez. 6:2-3; 35:12; 36:1-8; 38:8)  (6:1-2)
   2. Controversy with the people: sins and judgment  (6:3-8)
   100. Controversy with the city: sins and judgment  (6:9-16)
7. Israel completely desolate of righteousness  (7:1-20)
   1. Restoration of Israel (Mic. 7:7-20)  (7:7-9)
      1. Repentance of Israel in the last days (Zech. 12:10)  (7:7-9)
   2. Israel's enemies humbled  (7:10)
   100. Israel regathered  (7:11-13)
   4. Prayer to God  (7:14)
   5. Judgment on her enemies  (7:15-17)
   6. Israel's confidence in God  (7:18-20)