Book of Micah


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Noun1.Book of Micah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of JerusalemBook of Micah - an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Nebiim, Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
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Herod, following a verse from the Book of Micah interpreted as a prophecy, directs them to Bethlehem, to the south of Jerusalem.
Its title, Act Justly, Love Mercifully, and Walk Humbly with Your God, comes from one of McNeill's favorite scriptures in the Book of Micah.
The Literary Coherence of the Book of Micah: Remnant, Restoration, and Promise
Washington closed with a benediction drawn from the Book of Micah, 4-4: "May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants, while every one shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid.''
35-49) she refers to previous scholarship on the Book of Lamentation, the "oracles against the nations" in prophetic books, some Psalms expressing communal lament, the Book of Micah, and portions of Jeremiah 25.
The Book of Micah explains that when a person is placed in a position of authority, he is expected to act justly, have mercy and walk humbly with God.
Paraphrasing the Old Testament's Book of Micah, verse 6:8, she says, "'Love justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.' Those three things are also in the books of Isaiah, in Joel, in Amos, all over ...