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Micah, Book of: The sixth in order of the so-called minor prophets. The superscription
to this book states that the prophet exercised his office in the reigns
of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. If we reckon from the beginning of
Jotham's reign to the end of Hezekiah's (B.C. 759) then he ministered
for about fifty-nine years; but if we reckon from the death of Jotham
to the accession of Hezekiah (B.C. 743) his ministry lasted only
sixteen years. It has been noticed as remarkable that this book
commences with the last words of another prophet, "Micaiah the son of
Imlah"
(1 Kings 22:28) "Hearken, O people, every one of you." The book
consists of three sections, each commencing with a rebuke, "Hear ye,"
etc., and closing with a promise,
1. ch. 1- 2
2. ch. 3-5 especially addressed to the princes and heads of the
people;
3. ch. 6 in which Jehovah is represented as holding a controversy
with his people: the whole concluding with a song of triumph at
the great deliverance which the Lord will achieve for his
people. The closing verse is quoted in the song of Zacharias
(Luke 1:72,73) The prediction regarding the place "where Christ
should be born," one of the most remarkable Messianic prophecies
