Lux Domini
Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

Key themes

HopeSuffering and trialsJustice and mercyTruthJudgment

Glossary

Jerusalem Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.

Hezekiah Person

Whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1. ) Son of Ahaz ( 2 Kings 18:1 ; 2 Chr. 29:1 ), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (B. C. 726-697).

Micah Person

A shortened form of Micaiah, who is like Jehovah? (1. ) A man of Mount Ephraim, whose history so far is introduced in Judg.

Moresheth-gath Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Goded.

Mount Zion Place

Biblical hill. Modern identification: Mount Zion.

Zion Place

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.