1 the word of the lord that came to micah of moresheth during the reigns of jotham, ahaz and hezekiah, kings of judah—the vision he saw concerning samaria and jerusalem. Listen, o earth, and all that is in it Micah prophesies about the judgment to come, but also offers a message of hope and restoration
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Micah prophesied during the reigns of “jotham, ahaz, and hezekiah, kings of judah” (micah 1:1), a time of pride and rebellion.
Micah, a prophetic text, warns israel and judah of impending judgment due to their sins, emphasizing injustice and idolatry
It foretells the destruction of samaria and jerusalem but also offers hope through the promise of restoration and a future ruler from bethlehem. 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). Micah is the sixth book of the twelve Micah lived in the small town of moresheth in the southern kingdom of judah at the same time isaiah was alive in jerusalem
The northern and southern kingdoms had split long ago, and both had been violating their covenant with the god of israel. The name micah comes from the hebrew word micayehû, which means “who is like jehovah?” indicating that men named micah had parents who were devout believers in yahweh. Micah was a prophet in the hebrew bible, specifically mentioned in the book of micah He is believed to have prophesied during the reigns of kings jotham, ahaz, and hezekiah of judah, placing his ministry roughly in the 8th century bce.
Mîḵā) is a given name
Micah is the name of several people in the hebrew bible (old testament), and means who is like god?”. Micah looked to both the northern and southern kingdoms in his prophecy In judah during this time, king ahaz was a particularly evil ruler In israel, there were a succession of evil kings
