Divided kingdom · around 740–700 BC
Micah Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Micah. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. Which town was Micah from?
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Answer: Moresheth. The book opens with “the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite.” Tekoa is Amos’s town, Anathoth is Jeremiah’s, and Gath-hepher is Jonah’s. Micah 1:1
2. Which cities does Micah’s prophecy concern?
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Answer: Samaria and Jerusalem. Micah receives a prophecy “concerning Samaria and Jerusalem,” in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Micah 1:1
3. Which small town of Judah is announced as the place from which the ruler in Israel would come?
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Answer: Bethlehem. “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel.” Matthew quotes this word. Micah 5:2