Micah 1:3–7 (LSB) Context  Micah prophesies during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (ca. 750–690 BC), addressing both the northern kingdom (Israel/Samaria) and the southern kingdom (Judah/Jerusalem). Chapter 1 opens with a theophany of judgment: Yahweh Himself is coming to judge His own covenant people for their idolatry and covenant unfaithfulness. The passage moves from cosmic imagery of divine descent to the specific sins of the capitals (Samaria and Jerusalem) and