Micah 1: God Sees and Cares

Micah 1:1 says this is Yahweh's word that came to Micah of Morasheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Micah calls all peoples to listen. Yahweh is coming from his holy temple because of the sins of Samaria and Jerusalem. Micah is so sad that he weeps and mourns for his people.

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¹ Yahweh’s word that came to Micah of Morasheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² Hear, you peoples, all of you! Listen, O earth, and all that is therein. Let the Lord Yahweh be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ For behold, Yahweh comes out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart like wax before the fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ “All this is for the disobedience of Jacob, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the disobedience of Jacob? Isn’t it Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Aren’t they Jerusalem?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ Therefore I will make Samaria like a rubble heap of the field, like places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down its stones into the valley, and I will uncover its foundations.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ All her idols will be beaten to pieces, all her temple gifts will be burned with fire, and I will destroy all her images; for of the hire of a prostitute has she gathered them, and to the hire of a prostitute shall they return.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ For this I will lament and wail. I will go stripped and naked. I will howl like the jackals and mourn like the ostriches.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ For her wounds are incurable; for it has come even to Judah. It reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitant of Zaanan won’t come out. The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath. The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ I will yet bring a conqueror to you, inhabitants of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ Shave your heads, and cut off your hair for the children of your delight. Enlarge your baldness like the vulture, for they have gone into captivity from you!This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Micah 1 · Preschool

Listen to God

Name Date

Color the mountains and the ears of the people. God wants us to listen.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Hear, you peoples, all of you! Listen, O earth, and all that is therein. Let the Lord Yahweh be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.”

Micah 1:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Micah told everyone to listen to God. Let's be good listeners today!

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Micah 1 · Grade 4

A Prophet Who Weeps

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Read and Think

Micah 1:1 says this is Yahweh's word that came to Micah of Morasheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. It was a message about Samaria and Jerusalem, the capital cities of Israel and Judah.

Micah opens with a call for the whole world to listen. Let the Lord Yahweh be witness against you, he says, from his holy temple. Then he describes Yahweh coming out of his place. The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart like wax before the fire. This picture shows how great God is.

Yahweh explains that this is for the disobedience of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. Samaria would become like a rubble heap, and its idols would be broken. Micah does not speak coldly. He says he will lament and wail and mourn, because the trouble reaches to the gate of his people, even to Jerusalem.

Show What You Know

Which two cities did the message concern?
What happens to the mountains when Yahweh comes?
What reason does Yahweh give in verse 5?
How does Micah respond to the message?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

templeGodmountains

Let the Lord Yahweh be witness against you, he says, from his holy .
The melt under him, and the valleys split apart like wax before the fire.
This picture shows how great is.

Think About It

Micah was sad about his people's sin. How should we feel when we see wrong things happen?
God wanted the whole earth to listen. What helps you listen to God's Word?

Memory Verse

“For behold, Yahweh comes out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.”

Micah 1:3 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being holy and powerful. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you pray for the leaders of your country?
Why do you think wrong choices can spread through a whole family or town?

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Micah 1 · Grade 5

The Lord Is Coming Down

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Read and Think

Micah 1:1 says this is Yahweh's word that came to Micah of Morasheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Micah's message is for both the northern kingdom of Israel, whose capital was Samaria, and the southern kingdom of Judah, whose capital was Jerusalem.

The book opens like a courtroom. Micah summons all peoples and the earth to hear, and he names the Lord Yahweh as a witness from his holy temple. Yahweh comes out of his place and treads on the high places of the earth. The mountains melt under him like wax before the fire, and the valleys split apart like waters poured down a steep place. Before such a God, no nation can hide.

Yahweh names the cause: the disobedience of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. He asks what the disobedience of Jacob is, and answers that it is Samaria; the high places of Judah are Jerusalem itself. Samaria would become like a rubble heap, and its idols would be beaten to pieces. Micah does not rejoice in this judgment. He laments and wails, because her wounds are incurable, and the trouble has come even to Judah and the gate of Jerusalem. The chapter ends with a list of towns whose names Micah uses as wordplays for the grief to come.

Show What You Know

Why is the opening of Micah like a courtroom?
What does the melting of the mountains show about Yahweh?
How does Yahweh answer his own question about Jacob's disobedience?
How does Micah respond personally to the judgment?

Crossword

Across

All her ____ gifts will be burned with fire.
And the valleys split apart like ____ before the fire.

Down

The ____ melt under him.
All her temple gifts will be burned with ____.
And what are the high ____ of Judah.

Think About It

Micah grieved over sin instead of being proud that he was right. How can you care about people even when you must tell them hard truth?
Sin had spread from Samaria to Jerusalem. How can a wrong habit spread, and what can stop it?

Memory Verse

“For behold, Yahweh comes out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.”

Micah 1:3 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being holy and powerful. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you be kind to someone who is in trouble because of a bad choice?
What does Micah's sorrow teach about God's heart?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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Micah 1: God Sees and Cares

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Listen to God

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Hear, O Earth

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A Prophet Who Weeps

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The Lord Is Coming Down

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