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Name: Book of Micah
Author: the Prophet Micah
Dating: 8th century BCE
Book of Micah:
In Hebrew, Micah (a shortened form of Micaiah) means "Who is like Yahweh?" Although
the book contains some later, added material, the core of it goes back to Micah of
Moresheth, a prophet who lived during the 8th century BCE, before the fall of Samaria
in 721 BCE. The book of Micah is one of the minor prophets and among the eight which
were written before the exile in Babylon.
Micah condemns the actions of the southern kingdom of Judah which, through collaboration and religious compromise, was attempting avoid the same fate which was approaching for the northern kingdome of Israel: destruction. Because of political corruption, irresponsible priests, and unethical rich people, Micah believed that Jerusalem would eventually fall and the Temple destroyed, both of which did happen in 586 BCE.
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