Minor prophets
The book of Micah
Judgment on Samaria and Jerusalem, and the promise of a ruler born in Bethlehem.
Micah prophesied in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (Micah 1:1). He foretold that a ruler of Israel would come from Bethlehem (5:2), as the chief priests told Herod (Matthew 2:5–6).
Kinds of writing
- Prophecy 100%
Key verses
Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with your God. He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 6:8 (World English Bible)
People
Places
Moresheth-gathSamariaJerusalemBethlehem
On the timeline
Micah foretells a ruler from BethlehemJesus is born in Bethlehem
The New Testament quotes or alludes to Micah 3 times (counted in the site’s Old in the New).
Dating notes
The span is an estimate; Scripture doesn’t say when the book was written.