| Brief Introduction of Micah: The prophet Micah's name actually means "Who is like Yahweh?" He began prophesizing before the fall of the Samarian Empire in 722 B.C. He is believed to have prophesized between the years of 735 and 700 B.C., during a period of great turmoil and crisis due to the destruction of his own home town, which forced his fellow citizens to be brought into slavery. He predicted the downfall of Jerusalem AND the destruction of the Temple. He is known as the "Prophet of Doom." |
| Story of Micah:
Micah is a contemporary of Isaiah, and prophesized in the southern (split between southern and norther) kingdom of Judah. The predominant class he spoke to were those of his own: of the poor and oppressed. Micah put great emphasis on the tradition of David. Due to his great apprehension towards the rich, and had he been alive during an earlier or later age, he would have led an uprising against them. He also speaks against owners of plantations who attempt to take all money from those who cannot even come close to paying for it. Micah sees immorality of society and a great failure to completely understand the TRUE meaning of religion. |
| Important Verses of the Book of Micah |
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| Micah 1:2--"Hear, O peoples, all of you, listen, O earth and all who are in it, that the Sovereign LORD may witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple." |
| Micah 5:2--"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." |
| Micah 6:8--"He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." |
| Micah 7:18-19--"Who is a God like you, who pardens sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea." |