Chapter 2

 2:1 It says this is a vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem--but it also includes Jerusalem as the capitol of a world empire and a vision of God's judgment--a day of wrath-- not only for Judah but for the entire world.

I. Present Evil (of Judah): 2:5-9

II. Present Call to Repentance: 2:5

III. Future Wrath (on Judah): 2:10-11

IV. Future Wrath (on the entire world): 2:12-22

V. World Empire under Israel (the last days): 2:2-4

Note: 2:2-4 is identical or nearly identical to Micah 4:1-4; Micah adds one more verse: "And each of them will sit under his vine and under his fig tree, with no one to make them afraid, for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken." This makes it clear that the empire described is benign and not like typical empires in which the ruling state benefits at the expense of the states that are subject to it. In other words, the world empire under the rule of Israel (or more precisely under the rule of the LORD himself) is characterized by justice--both of one state to another and of Israel to them).