The Book of Micah: Hard Difficulty Quiz Flashcards

#1

In Micah 5:2, Micah prophesies about a ruler who will come from Bethlehem. What specific title or role does Micah say this ruler will have?

📖 Micah 5:2

#2

Which three kings of Judah does the superscription of Micah indicate he prophesied during?

📖 Micah 1:1

#3

In Micah 3:11, Micah condemns the religious and political leaders of his time. What do these leaders claim while practicing injustice?

📖 Micah 3:11

#4

Micah 6:8 contains one of the Bible's most famous ethical summaries. According to this verse, what three things does the Lord require?

📖 Micah 6:8

#5

In Micah 1:1, where is Micah said to be from originally?

📖 Micah 1:1

#6

Micah 4:3-4 contains a vision of future peace. To what will swords be beaten into and spears into according to this passage?

📖 Micah 4:3

#7

In Micah 7:18-19, Micah describes God's character. What specific metaphor does Micah use regarding God's treatment of sins?

📖 Micah 7:19

#8

Micah 1:10-15 contains a series of wordplay pronouncements against various cities. Which city's name sounds like the Hebrew word for 'weep' when Micah declares judgment?

📖 Micah 1:10-15

#2

Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah

Micah 1:1 states that Micah's word came during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Micah 1:1

#1

One whose origins are from of old, from ancient days

Micah 5:2 states that the ruler from Bethlehem will have origins 'from of old, from ancient days,' indicating his eternal or pre-existence.

Micah 5:2

#4

To act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God

Micah 6:8 explicitly states: 'And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.'

Micah 6:8

#3

That the Lord is with us and no disaster will come upon us

Micah 3:11 describes leaders who practice injustice yet claim 'Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.'

Micah 3:11

#6

Plowshares and pruning hooks

Micah 4:3 prophesies that 'they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks,' a vision of peace replacing warfare.

Micah 4:3

#5

Moresheth

Micah 1:1 identifies Micah as 'the prophet from Moresheth' in Judah, a small village in the shephelah region.

Micah 1:1

#8

Beth Ophrah

In Micah 1:10, 'Beth Ophrah' contains wordplay with 'aphrah' meaning dust, and 'Gath' (not mentioned as the weeping city) sounds like 'gath' (tell/report), while the weeping connection is to various cities' names.

Micah 1:10-15

#7

Casting them into the sea

Micah 7:19 states, 'You will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea,' describing God casting sins into the sea.

Micah 7:19

#9

In Micah 2:1-2, Micah condemns those who plan iniquity and devise wickedness. What specific actions does he say they do on their beds?

📖 Micah 2:1

#10

Micah 3:1-3 uses a vivid metaphor to describe how leaders treat the people. What does Micah say the leaders do to those they judge?

📖 Micah 3:2-3

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#10

They strip their skin off them and break their bones in pieces

Micah 3:2-3 contains graphic imagery: 'You who hate the good and love the evil...who strip their skin off them, and their flesh off their bones.'

Micah 3:2-3

#9

When morning comes, they carry it out because it is in their power

Micah 2:1 states that those who 'plot evil on their beds! At morning's light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it.'

Micah 2:1

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