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Micah........A minor prophet?? Only in size of Book
7 Chapters,105 verses,3,153 words
Micah 1:1 God's word came to Micah in the
days of kings of Judah....Jotham (739-731 B.C.) Godly
Ahaz (731-715 B.C.) Evil Hezekiah (715-686
B.C.) Godly.
Jotham did not have any complaints from God.
Micah "who is like Jehovah" His parents must have been devoted
parents by his naming.
Micah pronounced judgment on Samaria (Capital of Israel) and Jerusalem ( Capital
of Judah) Micah 1:5-6
Micah 1:6,7 Prophesied Samaria to fall. Happened in 721 B.C. Invasion of
Judah begin in 701 B.C. (2 Kings 24:19 Fall of Jerusalem (Micah 3:12
7:13) Happened in 586 B.C. (2 Kings 24:19) Captivity by Babylon (Micah
4:10) 586 B.C. (2 Chron. 36:17- )
Micah told of Jesus' being born in
Bethlehem..He also added Ephratah (In case there was another Bethlehem
( I am thinking there was a Bethlehem of Zebulun). In the Book of Genesis Chap.
48:7 it says Ephratah, that is Bethlehem. Read Matt.2:
Luke 2: Matt. 10:35,36
God spoke ...He will be born there. It
happened.
Micah 5:1 "..smite the Judge of Israel with a rod upon the
cheek." Matt. 27:30
Micah 1:1,14 Micah's home was in Moresheth-gath, a town about 20 miles southwest
of Jerusalem.
Micah was joined in Judah by Isaiah. About the same time, Hosea and Amos were
preaching in Israel.
Micah 6:3 Micah pleads...Please repent.
We should try to live and please God. Micah 6:8
...Nothing minor here.
I enjoyed studying and writing this. May 18, 2000