{"product_id":"9789042943636-micah","title":"Micah","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e      The book of Micah provides insight into the struggle of a prophet with       his vocation in an extremely difficult time. The aggressive policies of       Neo-Assyrian kings which involved large-scale destruction, deportation       and resettlement upturned existing social structures everywhere. Kings       of Judah like Ahaz and Hezekiah had to compromise with the enemy to       retain their position. Micah denounced their overindulgence. Initially,       the results of his efforts were disappointing and one may certainly say       that Micah was a tragic figure who towards the end of his life felt he       had been a failed prophet.    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      It is no coincidence that in the Hebrew Bible Micah 3:12 occupies the       middle of the whole book of the Twelve “Minor” Prophets. In this verse       Micah courageously announced the destruction of the temple on Zion       because of Jerusalem’s sins -- more than a hundred years before it       actually happened. His contemporaries had ridiculed him because they did       not believe God would ever allow the destruction of his holy abode.       Whistleblowers are never popular and it is possible that Micah has had       to pay with his life for his scathing criticism of the authorities.       However, history proved him right and Micah’s impressive sermons       inspired later generations to complement them with consoling messages of       forgiveness and hope. Prophecy, also prophecy outside Israel, was always       open to future expansion. In this way the book of Micah became a       cherished source of messianic expectations among both Jews and       Christians.    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      Modern research into the book of Micah denies him the authorship of more       than half of the chapters attributed to him. On the basis of new textual       and archaeological data from the entire Ancient Near East this       commentary argues that much more can be regarded as actual       fire-and-brimstone preaching of the historical prophet Micah. This       conclusion was achieved among other things by collating more than a       hundred Hebrew manuscripts of the book of Micah. The commentary devotes       also much attention to geology, climate, flora, fauna, agriculture and       art. Fifty illustrations elucidate these realia.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55170233827702,"sku":"9789042943636","price":110.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30352132.jpg?v=1737401640","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789042943636-micah","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}