Bible guide
Micah
Judging social injustice yet promising restoration through the Messiah who would come from Bethlehem, this book delivers God's message.
- Written by
- Micah
- Written
- c. 700 BC
- Chapters
- 7
Historical background
It holds the prophecies of Micah, who ministered in Moresheth, a rural village in the southern kingdom of Judah, in the same era as Isaiah. While exposing the corruption of those in power and the problem of false prophets, he foretold a ruler who would come from Bethlehem. This prophecy was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus.
What to watch for
See how precisely the Bethlehem prophecy of 5:2 was fulfilled in the birth of Jesus.
Meditate on the meaning of 'to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God' (6:8).
Look at the structure of how the message of judgment and the message of hope cross back and forth.
Where this book falls in the reading plan
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