Micah means "who is like the Lord". The word of the Lord came to Micah. No details are given on exactly how the word came to him, just that it did. This occurred over a period of time during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. Jotham (2 Kings 15:34) and Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:3) were generally good kings, Ahaz (2 Kings 16:2) was not.
Micah's word is addressed to all the world, not just Israel. So how does this work, given that Judah and Israel would be the only ones who would hear it? Israel was meant to be an example to the world, to show the world how we are meant to live. Similarly, God speaks to us, and we are meant to be witnesses to the world.
Things were not as they should be in Israel, so the Lord would come down and judge the people. God lets us get on with things for a time, but will at some point execute judgement. Jerusalem is referred to as a "high place". High places were places where false gods were worshipped, often associated with sexual immorality as well. Jerusalem should have been the place of the holy temple of God, a place of holy worship. Instead it had become a disgrace.
Samaria had become full of idols, so the place would become a heap of rubble.
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