We review Micah's first sermon for understanding and depth of clarity. He uses location, word play and contrast to communicate his message of coming judgment and a promise of restoration.

We start in Micah in our Minor Prophet series. As an overview, we consider where he lived and how that influenced his call and ministry. We see the leadership environment he lived in and how his prophecies transcended his own time.

Though the scattering of Israel was on the horizon, the Lord reminds them of his mercy and grace in their past, present and future. Help and salvation is within reach, but the choice to receive God’s hand of forgiveness is up to Israel.

In the third of this four-part series, we see Israel headed right back to the bondage that God delivered them from in Egypt, but this time it will be with a new enemy – Assyria. Israel’s demonic influence and rebellion parallels the most heinous acts ever recorded in the Bible. Though darkness has ensued, God lays out the path to course correct and points to a future time when Israel will again be used for God’s purposes.

As the picture continues to unfold of Israel’s adulterous relationship with the surrounding nations, we see God’s heart to heal thwarted by Israel’s heart set on iniquity.

In the first three chapters of Hosea, we see the painful mission of marriage to an unfaithful spouse that the Lord commissions Hosea to embark on. Through this heart-wrenching relationship, we see a clear picture of Israel’s infidelity and the Lord’s immediate judgment and future redemption of His people.

We conclude our short study of Amos by looking at the visions he has regarding Israel's future. We see how God is proclaiming judgment and a transition on how he interacts with Israel.

Just as God called Jeremiah for a specific mission and provided him with faithful supporters, so God calls His servants today—and calls His people to support them in His work!

Amos already addresses the heathens, so he turns his focus on Judah and Israel, addressing their sin and how God has dealt with them but how they haven't repented. We use this backdrop to challenge our readiness to repent.

We see how God's people have perpetually battled enemies and God's judgment on them. But we see why that judgment comes.