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Friday, December 21, 2012
We often think of the prophets of the Old Covenant (or "Testament", another word for "covenant") as ancients. It may startle the reader when the prophet Micah refers to the "ancient" times long before him, as we picture his days of old. But of course, his generation was the latest of generations in their days. Micah lived during the time of Isaiah, and we have evidence that they knew each other quite well. In fact, Micah quotes his contemporary in 4:1-3 (from Isaiah 2:2-4)