Micah came from Shephelah, His hometown Morsheth, near the border of Philistia and Judah a few miles away from Jerusalem, so he lived between the Jews and the philistines. Micah grew up in the countryside. He had strong concerns for the lowly and less fortunate (the lame, the outcasts, the afflicted Micah 4:6), therefore much of his prophecy is towards the leaders, the rich and those in places of authority or power.
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