... however the crucial dissimilarity between the two roles is the notion that whereas leaders will accept human weakness and will lead accordingly, a prophet is an eternal optimist who refuses to accept human failure. We, therefore, need to identify what the specific problems in society were and ask whether verse 6:8 addresses those problems. This will help determine whether our verse contains the central message or not. As a messenger of G-d however, at least from a traditional perspective, the message Micah brings is independent of himself. He is simply the messenger. The message is G-d's and not Micha's. The prophet Micah, a contemporary of the prophet Isaiah ben Amoz, was active from before the fall of Samaria in 722 B.C.E., and apparently through Sennacharib's invasion of Judah in 710 BCE. Consequently, he applies the moral and ethical lessons of Samaria's fall to the approaching plight of Jerusalem. Micah has some ...

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