Micah (EP Study Commentary)
Will the church go belly up and become extinct? No, Micah says, for three reasons, which we find in his book in 7.8-17. I include my own translation from the Hebrew.
Within 7.8-17 there are three sections: verses 8-10, 11-13 and 14-17. Leslie Allen calls the first a psalm of confidence, the second an oracle of salvation and the third a prayer of supplication. Preferred dates and historical setting for this material run the gamut; I think it likely that Micah is anticipating the scourge of Judah under Babylon and beyond (he was aware of that according to 4.9-10).
