Monday, April 30, 2012

Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling place;
he comes down and treads on the heights of the earth.
The mountains melt beneath him
and the valleys split apart,
like wax before the fire,
like water rushing down a slope. (Micah 1:3-4)

Micah or "Who Is Like Yahweh?" wrote during 750-700 BC.

The historical context includes an aggressive Assyrian Empire exerting increasing pressure on the divided kingdoms of Samaria and Judea.

The prophecy consists of three major sections: judgement, restoration, and hope. Many scholars perceive that only the first section, Chapters 1-3, were written by Micah, the remainder having been appended after the Babylonian captivity.

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