What does Micah say God will cut off from Israel in the last days?

Micah records the LORD saying, “I will cut off” several things: horses and chariots, strongholds and cities, sorceries and fortune-tellers, carved images and pillars, and Asherim. The list describes removing military reliance and idolatry from among the people (Micah 5:10–14).

Passage context

In Micah 5:10–14 God announces a coming “day” when he will remove what the people rely on and what they wrongly worship. He will take away military strength (horses and chariots), dismantle fortified power (cities and strongholds), end occult practices (sorcery and fortune-telling), and eliminate idol objects (images, pillars, and Asherah symbols). These lines sit within Micah 5, where hope for future leadership and security is described and then immediately paired with a purging of rival loyalties. Just before this, the “remnant” is pictured as present among many nations, sometimes bringing blessing and sometimes bringing strength against enemies (Micah 5:7–9).

Why it matters

Micah 5:10–14 presents God as the active agent: repeated “I will cut off” frames a decisive future “day” when God removes what the people have come to rely on and what they wrongly venerate. The removals are both practical (horses, chariots, fortified places, cities) and religious (occult practices, carved images, pillars, Asherah symbols).

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