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The Book of Micah


“The Book of Micah,” Old Testament Seminary Student Study Guide (2002), 186–88

“The Book of Micah,” Old Testament Seminary Student Study Guide, 186–88

The Book of Micah

A Messianic Prophecy

The name Micah means “who is like unto Jehovah.” Micah came from a small town in southern Judah (see Micah 1:1) and prophesied between approximately 740–697 B.C. during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah; Micah prophesied at about the same time as Isaiah. Micah’s message was to both Israel and Judah and contains words of doom and judgment as well as hope and a promise of a later, merciful restoration of the Lord’s people. Micah is most famous for his remarkable prophesy of the birth of the Messiah (see Micah 5:2).