The Book of Micah - A Commentary

Micah who was a Hebrew prophet name means, “Who is a God like You?” prophesied in the eighth century B.C. Micah prophesied prior to the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.

Chapter 1 -  God through the prophet pronounces judgment on the northern kingdom of Israel (Samaria) vs. 6&7. Primarily he’s dealing with the southern kingdom of Judah.

The prophets laments for both nations, and says not to tell their neighbors they hear and rejoice over nations demise, vs. 8-13. The end of the chapter deals the prophet telling the people they need to deal with their sin by going into deep mourning about their iniquities. This was a sign of genuine grief for sin vs. 16.

Chapter 2 -  Because the evil rich robbed the poor, God is going to judge them by a turncoat (i.e. enemy) to plunder them and remove their boundaries; their apportioned land will be taken, vs 1-5. The people also listened to false prophets instead of true, hindering God’s message, vs 6-11. The end of the prophet’s message is one of future and final deliverance from captivity and restoration of the nation when Messiah leads them back at his second advent. Verse twelve says they will return with a loud noise due to the multitude of the remnant which must indicate they’ll come back with rejoicing.