Justice, mercy, humility
‘He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?’ (6:8).
Old Testament · Book 33 of 66
Micah
A prophet of rural Moresheth — contemporary of Isaiah — preaching judgment on Jerusalem and Samaria. Bethlehem named as Messiah's birthplace. And the Bible's clearest summary of what the LORD requires.
7
Chapters
8th c. BC
Contemporary with Isaiah
Bethlehem
Named for Messiah (5:2)
“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
- Author
- Micah the Morasthite (1:1) — from Moresheth-Gath in the Judean lowlands
- Date
- c. 740–700 BC, during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
- Audience
- Samaria and Jerusalem — both capitals indicted
- Position
- Old Testament · Book 33 of 66
Structure
Section pages
Each section is one focused part of Micah — purpose, key movements, key verses, Christ-in-this-section. Roughly five minutes each.
Themes
Bethlehem named
‘But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah … out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel’ (5:2) — cited in Matt 2:6.