Micah's prophecy alternates between the message of doom and the message of hope. It is a prophecy of judgment followed by deliverance.
Micah stresses God's hatred of idolatry, injustice, rebellion and empty ritualism. But God delights in offering pardon to those who repent. God's requirement is spelled out; the people are "to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8). If the people listen and respond, God will restore them. Micah writes: "You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea." (Micah 7:19)
