OT133: Survey of Micah

Foundations for the Christian Life · Jul 11, 2026 · 49m

This episode explores the Book of Micah, the 8th-century prophet’s message to Israel and Judah, through a sophisticated lens of covenantal justice and messianic hope. The text is structured around three major rhetorical cycles—each beginning with a summons to "hear"—that systematically alternate between devastating indictments of social corruption and soaring promises of eschatological restoration. Central to Micah’s theology is the rejection of hollow ritualism in favor of an internal ethical mandate: to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. Ultimately, the source highlights how…