Outline of Micah: The just God gathers and pardons His people
The LORD judges corrupt rulers and false worship, yet gathers a remnant under His promised King and pardons their sins.
Part 1 · Judgment and a gathered flock 1–2
The LORD confronts idolatry and oppression, then promises to gather His people.
- 1Micah 1: The LORD comes against Samaria and Judah
The LORD judges the capitals' rebellion, and Micah laments the disaster spreading through Judah.
Hear the LORD's witness 1:1–2 · Samaria's rebellion judged 1:3–7 · Micah mourns Judah's wound 1:8–9 · The towns face loss 1:10–16
- 2Micah 2: Those who seize fields will lose their inheritance
The LORD judges calculated oppression and rejected truth, yet promises to gather His remnant as a flock.
Plots answered by judgment 2:1–5 · Truth rejected and families displaced 2:6–11 · The flock gathered and led out 2:12–13
Part 2 · Corrupt rulers and the coming shepherd 3–5
Jerusalem faces ruin, yet the LORD promises peace through a ruler from Bethlehem.
- 3Micah 3: Leaders turn justice into a means of gain
The LORD rejects predatory rulers and paid lies, announcing Jerusalem's ruin despite its religious confidence.
Rulers prey on the people 3:1–4 · False prophecy exposed 3:5–8 · Religious confidence collapses 3:9–12
- 4Micah 4: The ruined mountain will become a place of peace
The LORD will teach the nations, gather the afflicted and redeem Zion through the suffering she must endure.
Nations learn the LORD's peace 4:1–5 · The afflicted gathered 4:6–8 · Redemption through exile 4:9–10 · Enemies misunderstand God's purpose 4:11–13
- 5Micah 5: Bethlehem's shepherd brings lasting peace
The LORD provides a ruler from Bethlehem to shepherd His people and removes the false securities they trust.
A ruler humiliated 5:1 · A shepherd from Bethlehem 5:2–5 · Deliverance and a remnant among nations 5:6–9 · False securities removed 5:10–15
Part 3 · The LORD's case and His pardoning mercy 6–7
God exposes rebellion and answers the remnant's hope with covenant faithfulness.
- 6Micah 6: The LORD seeks faithful lives, not costly excuses
God recalls His saving acts and requires justice, mercy and humble obedience instead of ritual covering oppression.
The LORD presents His case 6:1–5 · The response God requires 6:6–8 · Fraud and violence exposed 6:9–12 · Covenant curses follow rebellion 6:13–16
- 7Micah 7: The LORD delights to pardon
Amid corruption and deserved judgment, the remnant waits for the God who shepherds, restores and forgives.
Trust breaks down 7:1–6 · Hope rises from confession 7:7–10 · Restoration and judgment 7:11–13 · Shepherd Your people again 7:14–17 · Who pardons like this God? 7:18–20
Plus What TheoMaps holds for the outline of Micah
- The 27 section notes, one for every section of Micah
- How each of its 3 parts leads into the next, in its own words
- The shape of Micah: 1 repeated word and phrases
TheoMaps Plus opens the Outline of every book the way Genesis is open, on the map.