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A Prophetic Liturgy
The book of Micah is found in the Minor Prophets of the Bible. ... Micah is the sixth book in both of these groupings of 12 books.
Micah was a very common name in ancient Israel meaning, “Who is like Yahweh”. Often, during this time in history, people were given a paternal name such as “Micah son of (father’s name)”. ... This was the case with Micah. He was referred to as Micah of Moresheth (Micah 1:1) with Moresheth being a small town in Judah, Micah’s home, though he lived in Jerusalem as a prophet. Micah prophesied sometime between 750 and 686 B. ... during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah (Micah 1:1 and Jeremiah 26:18). ...
Most commentators and Bible scholars attribute the writing of this book to Micah himself, though there are other thoughts on this. ... All in this resource are of the opinion that Micah is not the only author of the work. There is a theory that students of Micah wrote portions. ... The book was written during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, Kings of Judah (Micah 1:1; Jeremiah 26:18). ... Micah warns of the eminent fall of Samaria, Judah’s capital city, and ultimately the desolation of Judah. ...
In Micah 7:7-20, we read a liturgy used by Micah as a summation to his writing. ... This sets up the passage for Micah’s strong message of hope. Matthew Henry writes that this liturgy is written as comfort both to Micah and to his friends in reference to the wickedness of the times they are living in. ...
An oracle begins in verse 11 with Micah prophesying a day when Israel’s walls and boundaries will be extended. ... Pusey mentions that Micah lays down his pastoral office by committing his people to Him Who was their true and abiding Shepherd. ... Remember that earlier, it was noted that Micah’s name means, “Who is like Yahweh? ... I live in hope, a hope even better than what is described in this passage in Micah.
Approximate Word count = 2167
Approximate Pages = 8.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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