Micah was not as “smooth” as some of God’s other prophets living in the last days of Israel and during the decline of Judah. Nevertheless, to Micah, God gave several visions with which to warn His children who were wandering far from Him.

It is obvious that Micah hates sin and knows that unrepentant sinners will perish. He knows also that there is no benefit in having prophets who say only what the sinners want to hear. There is no hope for those who do not return to the Lord.

Micah, like ourselves, clings to the promise of God that he will save a “remnant.” The shepherd will gather his sheep into His pasture as a “throng” to march forth with their king, the Lord, leading them.

About 800 years later, John authored Revelation with much the same message: God will punish the wicked who do not repent and save a much smaller number of sinners who do turn to him that they might be saved by His leadership and grace. The “remnant” will always be large enough to include those who follow the Lord.