Micah may have been a short,1 popular name for boys in ancient Judah, but its meaning carried heavy theological freight.2 This name captures the sense of his small collection of speeches. When his book is compared with that of his contemporary, Isaiah of Jerusalem, it is easy to see why Micah is classed as one of the Minor Prophets.3 But that being said, the brevity of his name, as well as the terseness of his discourse, was anything but
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