Commentary on Micah 5, Working Preacher Lectionary https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=2235 Micah prophesies during the second half of the 8th century BCE in Judah. After occupying the Promised Land, the Israelites set up a kingdom and saw it flourish under David and Solomon. But infighting leads to a split into 2 kingdoms. This, in turn, invites other powers in the region to attack and conquer. Micah comes along at this point to speak into a communit