Life Brings Hardships but Each Offers a Spiritual Lesson
Tribulation is an ominous word, suggesting images of catastrophe and devastation. Decidedly, it is not a word that brings to mind rosy pictures of Sunnybrook Farm. But words in the Bible like persecution or suffering, or tribulation, are best defined according to their Biblical usage.
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Micah Prophesized of a Remnant to be Restored
The prophet Micah lived in Moresheth, about 20 miles southwest of Jerusalem. Though a small-town prophet, Micah carried a big message to the people of God, one that had gone sorely unheeded, warning after warning. Israel had been confronted by many of God's prophets, and they were not getting the message. The words continued to fall on deaf ears, and unrepentant hearts.
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