| Summary: | In this article, the aim was to scrutinize the book of Micah in search of clues on how the prophet Micah is portrayed in the book named after him. The perspective is therefore on the book of Micah in the final form as contained in the Masoretic Text. For this purpose, attention was given to Micah 1:1, which reveals certain details of Micah’s location and context, but also to 3:8 and 7:7, because
these last two mentioned texts by way of contrast with other people provide some understanding of how the prophet of the book should be viewed. The conclusion reached is that it is the prophetic tradition as reflected in the Old Testament that recognises Micah as a prophet. In the book of Micah, the person and the message he conveys seem to be intertwined. The book contains
judgement oracles against the leadership in the Southern Kingdom of Judah. and also oracles of salvation.
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