How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent work.

For those of us in Southern California, the slightest shift of the ground puts us on alert.

The thought of the next earthquake, particularly the ever-promised big one that experts still predict, is never far from our minds.

And, you know, some people say that we need to be kind to Mother Nature or face the consequences.

And others say it's just a matter of time.

Welcome to Through the Bible.'m steve schwez

and i'm so glad that you're here as we continue our study in the prophetic and as our teacher dr j vernon

mcgee calls it the poetic book of mica we begin in mica chapter one at verse two where we're going to

discover who's really in control of earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes.

And I'm sure that you've already guessed this, but I'll give you a hint.

It's not Mother Nature.

But first, here's a quick introduction by Dr. McGee about the prophet Micah and the time in which he lived.

Now, Michael was a prophet with a message of judgment to Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, and to Samaria,

the capital of Israel, the ten northern tribes that rebelled under Jeroboam.

His message was not confined to the local situation with a near fulfillment of judgment, but to all nations

of the world with a message of hope and love.

Micah answers the question of the wise men, for instance, the wise men who came from the

east, and they came as representatives for the teeming millions of the

East. And they were looking for a world where there would be a ruler who would bring peace

and prosperity to the world.

And they came to worship such a king and such a ruler.

And their question was, the question that Micah had answered 700 years before they got there. And he had the answer for them. You find that question as given in the fifth chapter of the little book of Micah, and I'm turning to that and reading it.

...