Micah

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

1. An Ephraimite .His robbery and idolatry

• Judges 17 Now a man named Micah from the hill country of Ephraim said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse— I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!” And when he had ret… (whole chapter)
• Judges 18 In those days there was no king in Israel, and the tribe of the Danites was looking for territory to occupy. For up to that time they had not come into an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. So the Danites sent out five men from their clans, men of valor from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the l… (whole chapter)

2. Head of a family of Reuben

• 1 Chronicles 5:5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,

3. Also called MICHA

Son of Mephibosheth

• 2 Samuel 9:12 And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
• 1 Chronicles 8:34–35 The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah. The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz.
• 1 Chronicles 9:40–41 The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah. The sons of Micah: Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, and Ahaz.

4. Also called MICHAH

A Kohathite

• 1 Chronicles 23:20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.
• 1 Chronicles 24:24–25 From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir. The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.

5. Father of Abdon

• 2 Chronicles 34:20 and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:

6. One of the minor prophets

• Jeremiah 26:18–19 “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’ Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else…
• Micah 1:1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah — what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
• Micah 1:14–15 Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel. I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.

Denounces the idolatry of his times

• Micah 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah — what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem: Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy… (whole chapter)

The oppressions of the covetous

• Micah 2:1–11 Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I…

Foretells the restoration of Israel

• Micah 2:12–13 I will surely gather all of you, O Jacob; I will collect the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in the midst of its pasture — a noisy throng. One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate, and go out by it. Their Ki…

The injustice of judges and falsehoods of false prophets

• Micah 3 Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You… (whole chapter)

Prophesies the coming of the Messiah

• Micah 4 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and the peoples will stream to it. And many nations will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He w… (whole chapter)
• Micah 5 Now, O daughter of troops, mobilize your troops; for a siege is laid against us! With a rod they will strike the cheek of the judge of Israel. But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel— One whose origins are o… (whole chapter)

Denounces the oppressions