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Micah 03 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
Justice
An unjust society was considered sinful. It was considered to be against the law of Moses. If these kingdoms did not have justice, they were not obedient to Yahweh. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lawofmoses)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Metaphors
There are vivid pictures used in this chapter which show how the leaders of the people were treating the Israelites. These situations are absurd unless taken as a metaphor. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)