Free group study handout
Micah 2: Group Study Handout
How to use: read Micah 2 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.
Overview
Woe comes to those who devise iniquity and practice evil, even at night (vv. 1-2). They covet and seize homes, oppressing their neighbors.
Key verse
“I will surely assemble, Jacob, all of you; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as a flock in the middle of their pasture; they will swarm with people.”
Micah 2:12 (WEB)
Outline
- Micah 2:1–2 Condemnation of the Oppressors
- Micah 2:3–4 Divine Judgment Declared
- Micah 2:5–6 Silencing True Prophecy
- Micah 2:7–10 Rebuke of Social Injustice
- Micah 2:11–12 Promise of Remnant Gathering
- Micah 2:13 The Shepherd's Leadership
Discussion questions
- In v2, who is coveting fields and seizing them?
- What is the 'doleful lamentation' in v4 referring to?
- In v3, what does Yahweh mean by 'disaster' that cannot be removed?
- In v10, why does Micah call the people to 'arise' and 'depart'?
- How do you respond when you see someone 'strip the robe' from an innocent person (v8)?
Go deeper
Passages that echo Micah 2: Jeremiah 23, Amos 5, Psalm 36.
Before next time: read Micah 3.