# Micah #

## Facts: ##

Micah was a prophet of Judah around 700 years before Christ, when the prophet Isaiah was also ministering to Judah. Another man named Micah lived during the time of the judges.

* The book of Micah is near the end of the Old Testament.
* Micah prophesied about the destruction of Samaria by the Assyrians.
* Micah rebuked the people of Judah for disobeying God and warned them that their enemies would attack them.
* His prophecy ends with a message of hope in God, who is faithful and saves his people.
* In the book of Judges, the story is told of a man named Micah living in Ephraim who made an idol out of silver. A young Levite priest who came to live with him  stole the idol and other things, and took off with a group of Danites. Eventually the Danites and the priest settled in the city of Laish and they set up that same silver idol to worship.

(Translation suggestions: [Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [[../other/assyria.md]], [[../other/dan.md]], [[../other/ephraim.md]], [[../other/idol.md]], [[../other/isaiah.md]], [[../other/kingdomofjudah.md]], [[../other/judgeposition.md]], [[../other/levite.md]], [[../kt/priest.md]], [[../kt/prophet.md]], [[../other/samaria.md]], [[../other/silver.md]])

## Bible References: ##

* [Jeremiah 26:18-19](en/tn/jer/help/26/18)
* [Micah 01:1](en/tn/mic/help/01/01)
* [Micah 06:1-2](en/tn/mic/help/06/01)

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