Micah lived in a time of upheaval and war. Around the years 730 to 700
             BC, both Israel and Judah were at a point of political turmoil. Historians
             have confirmed that Samaria had been conquered by the Assyrians who exiled
             the majority of the population. Historians have also confirmed that a
             method of ruling the conquered regions was to mix a conquered territory's
             peoples with those of other conquered lands and therefore diluting the
             overall strength of each. At the time, Moresheth was a city strategically
             placed on the route to Judah which was south of Jerusalem. This locale gave
             the city great importance and justified for fortification.
             But, other than these facts, very little else is known regarding
             Micah. The majority of the information historians use to retell Micah's
             story is actually surmised through his writings and other writings of the
             period. One such summation is that because of the brutal times of the
             period, in all likely hood he saw his city decimated by Sennecharib. He
             also most likely saw friends, family and neighbors murdered or taken into
             The prophecies of Micah are very similar to other prophets of the
             period. Micah concurred that man sins and therefore God must bring judgment
             against them. Micah prophesized that God should be considered merciful and
             because of this, those who sin should repent and offer them selves to God.
             God more or less represents an opportunity for people to turn their lives
             around and to stop their immoral ways. Basically, Micah felt that God
             brought replenishment to the human spirit.
             Micah used various techniques to get his message across. His style is
             brief but does show some similarities to other great prophets of the time.
             For example, Micah 4:1-3 ("they shall beat their swords into plowshares and
             their spears into pruning books") is almost identical to Isaiah 2:2-4. This
             implies that he was a disciple or a contempor...