MICAH AT-A-GLANCE 2 0.T. BOOK #33 AUTHOR: THE PROPHET MICAH WRITTEN: 735-710 BC Prophecies Come True in this Time Period: 722 BC - Future Old Testament: 39 Books 33 New Testament: 27 Books CLAIMS TO FAME: Contains the famous scripture about the birth of Christ in Bethlehem. FAMOUS STORIES INCLUDED: MOST FAMOUS VERSES: • No stories are included in this book of prophecy "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." Micah 5:2 He has shown all you people what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 Important points about the Book: . • Micah prophesied at the same time as Isaiah and Hosea. He prophesied during the tragic and historic years surrounding the Assyrian invasion of the Northern Kingdom. Micah predicted the event in Micah 1:6, and it came to pass between 10 and 15 years later, in 722 BC. Micah's earlier prophecies concern judgment on the kingdoms of Israel and Judah for idolatry. His later prophecies concern the future kingdom that Jesus spoke of.