"The statutes of Omri and all the works of the house of Ahab are observed; and in their devices you walk.  Therefore I will give you up for destruction and your inhabitants for derision, and you will bear the reproach of my people."

The king, Omri, brought peace to Israel.  He was king for about 8 years.  The peace that he established came with a big price tag.  Omri invited the Phoenician gods into the Hebrew camp.  This led to a time of relaxed tension between the armies of God and the armies of the surrounding areas.  That relaxed tension led to the dissipation of the people of Israel.

We often think tension is bad, but at the same time, God calls us strangers and Aliens.

The people in Micah's time are accused of following Omri's ways.  Giving up "standing out" for "blending in."

Jesus says this another way:  If the salt losses its flavor, what good is it?

He who is like Jehovah will not compromise the effect God has.