The Bible and the beautiful lies: ´I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,´ that would be just the prophet for this people! Micah 2:11

The prophet Micah, according to the Bible, was a contemporary of Isaiah and preached during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah; Micah was also originally from a city called Moresheth near the city of Jerusalem.
As a prophet he predicted the imminent ruin of the Kingdom of Israel at the hands of the Assyrian Empire: "Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble, a place for planting vineyards. I will pour her stones into the valley and lay bare her foundations" Micah 1:6. And this was because since the government of Jeroboam, the kingdom of Israel, which had separated from Judah, did nothing but sin with the worship of the golden calves that were placed in Bethel and Dan. This had displeased God and the prophet had declared the Lord's judgment due to the path chosen by Samaria, the misfortune.
And in one of his oracles, the prophet left a very important spiritual teaching to learn: lies, no matter how beautiful they may be, do not lead to anything good, and those who are carried away by these things are ignorant, stupid, and foolish people. And with these words, and in a somewhat mocking way, the prophet referred to how lying and deception were imposed in the city of Samaria and throughout the entire country: "´I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,´ that would be just the prophet for this people!" Micah 2:11.
As the prophet Micah was clear, whoever lives with lies also lives with suffering. And this is first because if lying decreases anguish, this only has a temporary effect and is not long-lasting, and second, lying enables deception and oppression, which is the worst social evil for man. The inhabitants of Samaria, the capital of the Kingdom of Israel, only wanted to listen to mercenary seers, and Micah warned that the truth would prevail on its own.
Despite the sins of Israel and Judah, Micah also prophesied that the Lord's mercy (compassion, kindness, gentleness) would change Israel's fate: "You do not stay angry forever, but delight to show mercy" Micah 7:18. Because of their importance, Micah's oracles were not forgotten and were even cited in the gospels of Matthew and John.

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