Mic 1:2-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mic 1:2-2:13: 1:2–2:13 This message of judgment introduces some of the major concerns of Micah’s prophecies and asserts God’s determination to judge his people and put them into exile (1:16 ; 2:4-5 ), but it concludes with the Lord’s assurance that he will rescue a remnant from exile (2:12-13 ). Summary for Mic 1:2-7: 1:2-7 This oracle concerns Samaria prior to 722 BC , when Samaria was destroyed and its people were deported. The Sovereign Lord was coming to judge his people. 1:2 Attention! translates the same word that introduces the Shema (“Listen!”) in Deut 6:4 . • The holy Temple is the Lord’s heavenly abode, not the corrupt Temple in Jerusalem (Mic 1:2-3 ).

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‏ Micah 1:2-3

Summary for Mic 1:2-2:13: 1:2–2:13 ^a This message of judgment introduces some of the major concerns of Micah’s prophecies and asserts God’s determination to judge his people and put them into exile (1:16 ^b; 2:4-5 ^c), but it concludes with the Lord’s assurance that he will rescue a remnant from exile (2:12-13 ^d).
Summary for Mic 1:2-7: 1:2-7 ^e This oracle concerns Samaria prior to 722 BC, when Samaria was destroyed and its people were deported. The Sovereign Lord was coming to judge his people. 1:2 ^f Attention! translates the same word that introduces the Shema (“Listen!”) in Deut 6:4 ^g.

• The holy Temple is the Lord’s heavenly abode, not the corrupt Temple in Jerusalem (Mic 1:2-3 ^h).
1:3 ⁱ Tramples the heights implies a theophany, an appearance of the God who is behind the historical convulsions about to afflict Samaria (cp. Deut 33:29 ^j; Ps 108:13 ^k; Amos 4:13 ^l). God is sovereign over nations and nature. The Canaanite god Baal was also thought to be active in this manner—descriptions of God like this one emphasize that the Lord, not Baal, is truly sovereign.