Micah
Micah came from a small farming town, and he spoke for the people such towns produce: farmers whose fields were seized by land-grabbers, families evicted by the powerful. His book alternates between judgment and hope in three great cycles. Samaria and Jerusalem will be plowed under for the sins of corrupt rulers, bribed judges, and prophets for hire; yet from little Bethlehem a ruler will come whose greatness reaches the ends of the earth. Micah's summary of true religion remains one of Scripture's clearest sentences: do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.
Micah of Moresheth, a contemporary of Isaiah.
Ministry c. 740–700 BC, under Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
Judah and Israel, especially oppressed rural communities and corrupt capitals.
To condemn oppression and false religion, announce judgment, and promise a shepherd-ruler from Bethlehem who brings peace.