Micah prophesied during a time of intense social injustice in the divided kingdom.  False prophets preached for riches, not for righteousness.  Princes thrived on cruelty, violence, and corruption.  Priests ministered more for greed than for God.  Landlords stole from the poor and evicted widows.  Judges lusted after bribes.  Businessmen used deceitful scales and weights.  Sin had infiltrated every segment of society.  God brings a lawsuit against his people.  At the heart of it is idolatry, but the idolatry expresses itself in greed, a breaking of the 8th commandment.

Scripture: Exodus 20:15