Timeline: 750-710BC, contemporary of Isaiah (Isaiah 1-39), but Chapters 4-7 probably added after the return from exile, which began in 538BC.
Distinctive Feature: The ruler, the shepherd of his people, will come from BETHLEHEM. (5:1-4) (See Mt. 2:1-5)
7:7 “But as for me, I will look to the Lord.” (See Joshua 24:15)
Again, as with most of the Prophets, it offers hope for the future.