Mic 3:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mic 3:1-5:15: 3:1–5:15 This message indicts the evil leaders who were destroying God’s people and contrasts them with a glorious vision of God’s kingdom and the reign of a righteous king. After suffering judgment and exile, a purified people of Israel would return and experience God’s blessings. Summary for Mic 3:1-4: 3:1-4 Micah relentlessly indicted the leaders of Israel because they were responsible for the peoples’ well-being. The horrors here depict the terrors of a people under siege (cp. Deut 28:53 ; 2 Kgs 6:29 ). 3:1 The leaders, who were supposed to know true judgment and justice (6:8 ; Deut 10:12-13 ), were morally responsible for Israel’s guilt.

a3:1–5:15►

cDeut 28:53►

d2 Kgs 6:29►

gDeut 10:12-13►

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Summary for Mic 3:1-5:15: 3:1–5:15 ^a This message indicts the evil leaders who were destroying God’s people and contrasts them with a glorious vision of God’s kingdom and the reign of a righteous king. After suffering judgment and exile, a purified people of Israel would return and experience God’s blessings.
Summary for Mic 3:1-4: 3:1-4 ^b Micah relentlessly indicted the leaders of Israel because they were responsible for the peoples’ well-being. The horrors here depict the terrors of a people under siege (cp. Deut 28:53 ^c; 2 Kgs 6:29 ^d). 3:1 ^e The leaders, who were supposed to know true judgment and justice (6:8 ^f; Deut 10:12-13 ^g), were morally responsible for Israel’s guilt.