Micah

A shortened form of Micaiah, who is like Jehovah? (1.) A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in Judg. 17, apparently for the purpose of leading to an account of the settlement of the tribe of Dan in Northern Palestine, and for the purpose also of illustrating the lawlessness of the times in which he lived (Judg. 18; 19:1-29; 21:25). (2.) The son of Merib-baal (Mephibosheth), 1 Chr. 8:34, 35. (3.) The first in rank of the priests of the family of Kohathites (1 Chr. 23:20). (4.) A descendant of Joel the Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:5). (5.) “The Morasthite,” so called to distinguish him from Micaiah, the son of Imlah (1 Kings 22:8). He was a prophet of Judah, a contemporary of Isaiah (Micah 1:1), a native of Moresheth of Gath (1:14, 15). Very little is known of the circumstances of his life (comp. Jer. 26:18, 19).

(who is like God?), the same name as Micaiah. [Micaiah]

MI'CAH (who is like Jehovah?). An idolater in Mount Ephraim who persuaded a Levite to officiate as his priest, but had his idols stolen from him by a troop of Danites. Judg 17-18. The sixth of the minor prophets, is called the Morashite, from his birthplace Moresheh, a village in the neighborhood of Eleutheropolis, in the territory of Gath, westward from Jerusalem. He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, b.c. 750-698, and was a contemporary of Isaiah, whom he often resembles in style and expressions. Compare, for instance, Isa 2:2 with Mic 4:1, or Isa 41:15 with Mic 4:13. The Book of Micah contains prophecies concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Samaria is threatened with complete devastation, and Jerusalem with destruction and the captivity of its inhabitants. He admonishes them to repent, but he predicts also the return of the divine mercy and blessing, with a pardon of their sins. Then shall the mount of the temple be glorious and foreign nations will acknowledge Jehovah as their Lord, and henceforth there shall be no more war. In his prophecies concerning Messiah he is very precise. The prediction that Christ should be born in Bethlehem belongs to him. Song of Solomon 5:2. His style is poetic throughout, pure, rich in images and plays upon words, bold and lofty, but sometimes abrupt and obscure. A Reubenite, the ancestor of Beerah. 1 Chr 5:5. The son of Mephibosheth, and grandson of Jonathan, 1 Chr 8:34-35; 1 Chr 9:40-41; called Micha in 2 Sam 9:12. A Levite of the family of Asaph, 1 Chr 9:15; called Micha in Neh 11:17, Josh 11:22, and Michaiah in Neh 12:35. A Kohathite Levite, the son of Uzziel, 1 Chr 23:20; called Michah in 1 Chr 24:24-25. The father of Abdon, a high official in the reign of Josiah, 2 Chr 34:20; called Michaiah in 2 Kgs 22:12.

poor; humble

MI'CAH (who is like Jehovah?). An idolater in Mount Ephraim who persuaded a Levite to officiate as his priest, but had his idols stolen from him by a troop of Danites. Judg 17-18. The sixth of the minor prophets, is called the Morashite, from his birthplace Moresheh, a village in the neighborhood of Eleutheropolis, in the territory of Gath, westward from Jerusalem. He prophesied during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, b.c. 750-698, and was a contemporary of Isaiah, whom he often resembles in style and expressions. Compare, for instance, Isa 2:2 with Mic 4:1, or Isa 41:15 with Mic 4:13. The Book of Micah contains prophecies concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Samaria is threatened with complete devastation, and Jerusalem with destruction and the captivity of its inhabitants. He admonishes them to repent, but he predicts also the return of the divine mercy and blessing, with a pardon of their sins. Then shall the mount of the temple be glorious and foreign nations will acknowledge Jehovah as their Lord, and henceforth there shall be no more war. In his prophecies concerning Messiah he is very precise. The prediction that Christ should be born in Bethlehem belongs to him. Song of Solomon 5:2. His style is poetic throughout, pure, rich in images and plays upon words, bold and lofty, but sometimes abrupt and obscure. A Reubenite, the ancestor of Beerah. 1 Chr 5:5. The son of Mephibosheth, and grandson of Jonathan, 1 Chr 8:34-35; 1 Chr 9:40-41; called Micha in 2 Sam 9:12. A Levite of the family of Asaph, 1 Chr 9:15; called Micha in Neh 11:17, Josh 11:22, and Michaiah in Neh 12:35. A Kohathite Levite, the son of Uzziel, 1 Chr 23:20; called Michah in 1 Chr 24:24-25. The father of Abdon, a high official in the reign of Josiah, 2 Chr 34:20; called Michaiah in 2 Kgs 22:12.