Micah was a prophet from Judah who lived in times of Isaiah. He announced the destruction of Samaria and Jerusalem because they have sinned against the Lord.
We read:
2 Attention! Let all the peoples of the world listen. For the Lord in his holy Temple has made accusations against you!
3 Look! He is coming! He leaves his throne in heaven and comes to earth, walking on the mountaintops. 4 They melt beneath his feet and flow into the valleys like wax in fire, like water pouring down a hill.
5 And why is this happening? Because of the sins of Israel and Judah. What sins? The idolatry and oppression centering in the capital cities, Samaria and Jerusalem!
6 Therefore, the entire city of Samaria will crumble into a heap of rubble and become an open field, her streets plowed up for planting grapes! The Lord will tear down her wall and her forts, exposing their foundations, and pour their stones into the valleys below. 7 All her carved images will be smashed to pieces; her ornate idol temples, built with the gifts of worshipers, will all be burned.
The Lord will punish the idolatry and oppression by sending his people to the exile:
16 Weep, weep for your little ones. For they are snatched away, and you will never see them again. They have gone as slaves to distant lands. Shave your heads in sorrow.
We can think of the promised land as a land for the chosen people of the Lord. That means, the people who in fact praise the Lord (and don't worship false gods) and walk in His way (don´t oppress the weak). The Lord decided to take off his people from the land due to their sins, but fortunately there is hope as we will see.
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