If you took a survey of all the Christians in America today, even churchgoing Christians,
how many of them do you think could tell you what the Book of Micah is all about?

One in one hundred?

One in one thousand?

Unfortunately I'm afraid you would find even the latter number to be overly optimistic
which is really sad when you stop and think about the fact that this great book is part of the very Word of God.

Nevertheless, even if this is first time you have studied this marvelous Book of Micah (if it is then congratulations)
by now you should have a good understanding from the first chapter
what the root cause is of all the problems and pestilences facing America today,
as well as those facing her sister nations of the free world such as Great Britain, Canada, etc.,
i.e. the Christian nations who make up the 10 tribes of the House of Israel
represented symbolically by her capital Samaria.

In that first chapter we not only learned about the adulterous "sin of Samaria",
the primary cause of our problems and great tribulation to come just as it was for our forefathers,
but we also learned that the "wound" from that sin is incurable and HIStory is about to repeat itself.

Why?

Because there is NO ONE who can help except Almighty God
whom we as nation have forsaken and rejected and replaced the truth and knowledge of His Word
with the golden calves of man's religion.

In other words, our people would rather go to church or even stay home,
and listen to smooth talking preachers spoon feed them sugar sweet words
rather than take the time to actually study what their Father personally wrote to them in His Word.

Yes, it is truly a sad, sad state of affairs, a woeful lamentation to lament indeed!

Have you ever heard the proverbial saying, "A fish smells from the head down"?

Well, you can apply that as an adage to companies, to churches, and to nations, for it is true that the captains,
i.e. those who are in the positions of power and authority, do steer the course of their ships.

With that thought in mind we now begin our study of chapter two
which begins with a "Woe" to those who are in power
and who devise and practice "iniquity",
which is "aven" in Hebrew and means injustice and unrighteousness as well as emptiness.

By the way, when one is on the receiving end of a "Woe" from God,
he or she is in serious trouble.