Author

Micah

Written

~735–700 BC

Testament

Old Testament

Chapters

7

Key Theme

Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.

Written For

The people of Judah and Israel

Introduction of Micah

Micah is named after its author, a prophet whose name means “Who is like the Lord?” He ministered in the 8th century BC, primarily to the southern kingdom of Judah during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. A contemporary of Isaiah, Micah came from a small rural town and boldly confronted the injustice, corruption, and empty religion of both Israel and Judah. The book weaves powerful oracles of judgment with some of the Bible’s most beautiful promises of future restoration and a coming ruler from Bethlehem. Micah forces readers to wrestle with what God truly requires and whether genuine justice and mercy can ever prevail.