Introduction
III. THE SECOND ORACLE: THE GUILT OF ISRAEL’S LEADERS AND HER FUTURE HOPE CHS. 3-5
In the first oracle, only the last two verses dealt with Israel’s future blessings (Micah 2:12-13) while everything preceding exposed her sins and guilt. In this second oracle, the balance of emphasis is different. About one-third deals with present sins (ch. 3) and two-thirds with future blessings (chs. 4-5).
A. Condemnation of Israel’s leaders ch. 3
This chapter consists of three sections. The first two point out the sinfulness of two groups of Israel’s leaders, civil and religious, and the last one climaxes to assure their punishment. The leaders of God’s people were not the only guilty individuals, of course, but they were particularly responsible and culpable because they affected so many other Israelites.
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