Micah, also known as Micaiah, was a prophet living during the divided kingdom, first mentioned in Jeremiah 26:18.
About Micah (Jeremiah 26:18)
A prophet and author of the Old Testament book named for him (Micah 1:1). He was from Moresheth, a town about 33.8 kilometers (21 miles) southwest of Jerusalem. Micah spoke God’s message to both the northern and southern kingdoms during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (750–686 BC).
According to Micah 1:9, he was still prophesying in 701 BC when the Assyrian armies under Sennacherib besieged Jerusalem (compare Isaiah 36–37). About 100 years later, Jeremiah 26:16–19 mentions Micah as an example of an early prophet who predicted the destruction of Jerusalem.
See also Micah, Book of; Prophet, Prophetess.
Key References
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
All Scripture References (2)
Jeremiah (1)
“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
Micah (1)
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem: