Editing Book of Micah (section)

== Themes ==
[[File:Initial U - An Angel before Micah - Google Art Project.jpg |thumb|In this Bible from about 1270, an initial V introduces the Old Testament book of Micah. The scene inside the letter illustrates the following text: "The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Morasthite..." The illuminator added details not mentioned in the text to his representation of the scene, showing the prophet Micah in bed while an angel, its hand raised in a gesture of speech, delivers the "word of the Lord" represented by a scroll.]]

Micah addresses the future of Judah/Israel after the Babylonian exile. Like [[book of Isaiah|Isaiah]], the book has a vision of the punishment of Israel and creation of a "[[Remnant (Bible)#Hebrew Bible|remnant]]", followed by world peace centered on Zion under the leadership of a new Davidic monarch; the people should do justice, turn to Yahweh, and await the end of their punishment. However, whereas Isaiah sees Jacob/Israel joining "the nations" under Yahweh's rule, Micah looks forward to Israel ruling over the nations. Insofar as Micah appears to draw on and rework parts of Isaiah, it seems designed at least partly to provide a counterpoint to that book.<ref name="Sweeney 2000, pp. 341–42"/>