📖 The Book of Micah
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Justice, mercy, and the coming ruler from Bethlehem.
Who wrote Micah?
Author
Micah
Written
c. 720 BC
Genre
Prophet
Why Micah was written
Micah announces judgment on the corruption of Israel and Judah's leaders, priests, and prophets, while promising a coming shepherd-king from Bethlehem who will rule in peace.
Outline of Micah
- 11–3: Judgment on Israel, Judah, and their corrupt leaders
- 24–5: The coming kingdom and the ruler from Bethlehem
- 36–7: God's lawsuit against Israel; lament and hope
Key verses
Micah 5:2Micah 6:8Micah 7:18-19
How Micah points to Christ
Micah 5:2 is quoted by the chief priests when Herod asks where the Christ is to be born (Matt. 2:6). The promise of a shepherd-king born in Bethlehem is directly and explicitly fulfilled in Jesus.
How Micah begins
1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
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