JERUSALEM THE METROPOLIS OF THE WORLD'S RELIGION. The general
character of this passage shows that it is later than Micah's time,
_e.g._ the post-Deuteronomic conception of the Temple, so different
from that of the previous section, and the kinship with the ideas of
Deutero-Isaiah. The first three v... [ Continue Reading ]
MICAH 4:6 TO MICAH 5:1. EXILE AND RESTORATION: ISRAEL'S VICTORY OVER
THE NATIONS. The reference to the Babylonian exile (Micah 4:10) shows
that the passage is not earlier than the sixth century, Micah himself
being concerned with Assyria, not Babylon. The sequence of thought is
not clear, and it has... [ Continue Reading ]