The next picture we see in this great hall of faith is Micah.
Micah the Morasthite, was called by God to go to both kingdoms and preach in the two capital cities which were Samaria & Jerusalem. Micah spoke against how they were following other gods,and making their religion a sham. They also, let their love of money make them become dishonest in business and depressed the helpless. Micah also prophesied that if they did not turn from their sins the judgments that God would allow them to experience. They did not turn from their wicked ways and Jerusalem was attacked and carried off into Babylon in 701 B.C. Samaria was destroyed in 722 B.C. (2 Kings 18:9-19:37). It is believed that Micah may have lived through both of these.
But that is not all that Micah prophesied about. he also prophesied on how God would restore Jerusalem to be the religious center of the world and have Bethlehem be the birthplace of God's savior.
It took a lot of faith for Micah to do this as King Ahab had many prophets killed during his reign. Jeremiah tells how King Hezeskiah had Micah killed (Jeremiah 26:18-19). So his faith stayed with him until his death.
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