The book of Micah falls into the genre of the Old Testament minor prophets, men divinely chosen by God to reveal His messages to the people. The first three chapters of the book of Micah are attributed to the prophet Micah himself, however the rest of the book is debated to be compiled of additions and recordings by other prophets to enlarge Micah’s message . The discrepancy comes from the dating of the manuscripts, which chapters four to the end of the book are dated to after deliverance from Babylonian, beginning in 538 BC . Micah's prophecy and ministry occurred between 735-686 BC and overlapped with the ministry of two other prophets, Isaiah and Hosea . These prophets wrote during the period of the divided kingdom, when God’s people were
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Within this verse, God is summoning all His creation to listen through Micah. He calls His people into a courtroom scenario, and shows His people that He can call the mountains and the hills before Him, and they must face Him in their sin . In creating a pseudo courtroom, God uses the third person to talk about himself, which reflects the speeches given in legal cases during the time . The speech is setting itself up as a legal case, and all should hear because it is important to the Law. God wanted His people to be aware of the seriousness of who is . Not only had Israel sinned against the Lord, but they had forgotten who God really …show more content…
However, this time, the call is to all those who are on earth, including all people . Micah’s prophecy is unique in that it calls not only Jews, but Gentiles as well, to listen to what the Lord has to say. While he does not explicitly foretell the coming of Christ, there is an allusion to it. This allusion leads to the assertion that God’s rule is universal, it extends to all of creation . Pointed in the direction of Israel however, is the indictment. God claims that he is going to deal with Israel because the covenant between God and Israel has been broken, but it was intended to be lawful and held up by both God and the Israelites
Within this verse, God is summoning all His creation to listen through Micah. He calls His people into a courtroom scenario, and shows His people that He can call the mountains and the hills before Him, and they must face Him in their sin . In creating a pseudo courtroom, God uses the third person to talk about himself, which reflects the speeches given in legal cases during the time . The speech is setting itself up as a legal case, and all should hear because it is important to the Law. God wanted His people to be aware of the seriousness of who is . Not only had Israel sinned against the Lord, but they had forgotten who God really …show more content…
However, this time, the call is to all those who are on earth, including all people . Micah’s prophecy is unique in that it calls not only Jews, but Gentiles as well, to listen to what the Lord has to say. While he does not explicitly foretell the coming of Christ, there is an allusion to it. This allusion leads to the assertion that God’s rule is universal, it extends to all of creation . Pointed in the direction of Israel however, is the indictment. God claims that he is going to deal with Israel because the covenant between God and Israel has been broken, but it was intended to be lawful and held up by both God and the Israelites