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The prophets forthtold the message of God and foretold the future judgment and restoration He will bring. Israel and Judah were turned against God and living in their sin. Therefore, God sent prophets to both regions. The prophet’s job was to warn the people of the upcoming judgment and to repent of their sins. The prophets condemned several sins that were committed including idolatry, social injustice, and religious ritualism. Idolatry was one of the main reasons why the people of Judah were exiled to Babylon. Since they disobeyed God and worshipped false idols, God placed judgment on Judah. Jerusalem fell to Babylon, and they were taken into captivity. Jeremiah was a prophet during the fall of Jerusalem. He told Judah to turn away from …show more content…

The rich were taking advantage of the poor and exalting their wealth. “Another main area of disobedience took the form of social injustice, as the rich and powerful exploited the poor and needy. Wealth, possessions, and pleasure took priority over their relationship with God” (Hindson & Yates, 869). The prophet, Amos, went to the Israelites to condemn them of this sin. “For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts” (Amos 5:12). God cares for the poor and has compassion on them. His people were to do the same, yet they disobeyed. Micah also prophesied against social injustice. “Your rich people are violent; your inhabitants are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully. Therefore, I have begun to destroy you, to ruin you because of your sins” (Micah 6:12-13). God is just and will judge those who act unjustly to others. God will judge all the nations of their unjust behavior to one another, including Israel and Judah. “Because of their sinfulness, because of their treating others inhumanely, none of the nations…will be able to escape God’s judgment; this included Judah and Israel” (Mamahit,

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