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The word of Yahweh which came to Micah of Moresheth: Micah 1:1-2
Micah 1:1–2 (LSB) Context and Authorship (v. 1) “The word of Yahweh which came to Micah of Moresheth” The book opens with the classic prophetic superscription formula (“the word of Yahweh that came to…”), emphasizing that Micah’s message is not human opinion but direct divine revelation. Micah (Heb. מִיכָה, Mîkāh = “Who is like Yahweh?”) is from Moresheth (probably Moresheth-gath, a town southwest of Jerusalem in the Shephelah, near the Philistine border; cf. Mic 1:14). His

David Campbell Jr.
Dec 19, 20255 min read
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