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Who was Micah in the Bible?
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He is considered one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and was a contemporary of the prophets Isaiah, Amos and Hosea. Micah was from Moresheth-Gath, in southwest Judah. He prophesied during the reigns of kings Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah. Micah's messages were directed chiefly toward Jerusalem.
The book of Micah provides one of the most significant prophecies of Jesus Christ’s birth in all the Old Testament, pointing some seven hundred years before Christ’s birth to His birthplace of Bethlehem and to His eternal nature (Micah 5:2).
The prophet Micah ministered during the reigns of Jotham (742-735 b.c.), Ahaz (735-715), and Hezekiah (715-687) (cf. Jer 26:18). Since Micah 6 is addressed to “Israel” and ch. 1 speaks of the downfall of Samaria, his career evidently began sometime before 722 b.c.
The first two sections of the book of Micah develop the prophet’s accusations and warnings against Israel and its leaders. Chapter 1 opens with a poetic description of God appearing over Israel, just like he did at Mount Sinai—with fire, smoke, and earthquake.
The Book of Micah is the sixth of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Ostensibly, it records the sayings of Micah , whose name is Mikayahu ( Hebrew : מִיכָיָ֫הוּ ), meaning "Who is like Yahweh?", [2] an 8th-century BCE prophet from the village of Moresheth in Judah (Hebrew name from the opening verse: מיכה המרשתי).
One thing, however, is indisputable: He appeared as a prophet in Jerusalem (Micah 3:9-10, 12). For, according to Micah 3:10, he addresses the leaders as those “who build Zion with blood and Jerusalem with wrong.” He threatens them, “Because of you . . . Jerusalem shall become a heap of ruins” (Micah 3:12).
Micah was a country preacher, while Isaiah was a court preacher. Micah was God’s final prophet to the Northern Kingdom. He was the only prophet sent to both the Southern and Northern Kingdoms, especially ministering to their capitals, Jerusalem and Samaria. Facts Regarding the Author of this Book. 1.
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