micah outline

1. First Cycle of Judgment and Restoration (1:1-2:13)

a. Judgment of Samaria and Jerusalem (1:1-2:11)

i. Judgment to Come (1:1-7)

ii. Weeping and Mourning (1:8-16)

iii. Woe to Oppressors (2:1-5)

iv. Reproof of False Prophets (2:6-11)

b. Restoration of a Remnant (2:12-13)

2. Second Cycle of Judgment and Restoration (3:1-5:15)

a. Judgment of Rulers and Prophets (3:1-12)

b. Future Restoration (4:1-5:15)

i. The Mountain of the House of the LORD (4:1-5)

ii. Restoration of Zion (4:6-13)

iii. A Ruler from Bethlehem (5:1-6)

iv. The Remnant of Jacob (5:7-15)

3. Third Cycle of Judgment and Restoration (6:1-7:20)

a. Judgment on Israel (6:1-7:6)

i. The Case against Israel (6:1-8)

ii. The Punishment of Israel (6:9-16)

iii. Israel’s Great Misery (7:1-6)

b. The Final Restoration of God's Kingdom (7:7-20)

i. Israel’s Confession and Comfort (7:7-13)

ii. God’s Compassion on Israel (7:14-20)