Book of Micah

Isaiah	Yeshayahu
Jeremiah	Yirmeyahu
Ezekiel	Yekhezqel

Joshua	Yehoshua
Judges	Shofetim
Samuel	Shemuel
Kings	Melakhim

Genesis	Bereshit
Exodus	Shemot
Leviticus	Wayiqra
Numbers	Bemidbar
Deuteronomy	Devarim

The Book of Micah is the sixth of the twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible.^[1] Ostensibly, it records the sayings of Micah, whose name is Mikayahu (Hebrew: מִיכָיָ֫הוּ), meaning "Who is like Yahweh?",^[2] an 8th-century BCE prophet from the village of Moresheth in Judah (Hebrew name from the opening verse: מיכה המרשתי).^[3]

The book has three major divisions, chapters 1–2, 3–5 and 6–7, each introduced by the word "Hear," with a pattern of alternating announcements of doom and expressions of hope within each division.^[4] Micah reproaches unjust leaders, defends the rights of the poor against the rich and powerful;^[5] while looking forward to a world at peace centered on Zion under the leadership of a new Davidic monarch.^[6]

While the book is relatively short, it includes lament (1.8–16; 7.8–10), theophany (1.3–4), hymnic prayer of petition and confidence (7.14–20),^[7] and the "covenant lawsuit" (6.1–8), a distinct genre in which Yahweh (God) sues Israel for breach of contract of the Mosaic covenant.^[8]

^ Ben Zvi (2000), p. 4
^ Mays (1976), p. 1
^ Limburg (1988), p. 160
^ Limburg (1988), p. 159
^ King (1988), pp. 27–28
^ Sweeney (2000), pp. 341–42
^ Coogan (2009), p. 284
^ Coogan (2009), p. 265

[1] Ben Zvi (2000), p. 4

[2] Mays (1976), p. 1

[3] Limburg (1988), p. 160

[4] Limburg (1988), p. 159

[5] King (1988), pp. 27–28

[Sweeney_2000,_pp._341–42-6] Sweeney (2000), pp. 341–42

[7] Coogan (2009), p. 284

[8] Coogan (2009), p. 265

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