Micah

1
Micah Reasonable Religion

• Amos Hosea basically to North (Israel)
• Micah Isaiah basically to South (Judah)
• 735-710 B.C.

2
Problems He Faced

• Social injustice, 21 611,12 75,6 (Micah was
  a farmer knew personally the small farmers
  being plundered by men from the cities.)
• Religious corruption, 211 35,9-11
• Micahs job, 38

3
Central Message, 66-8

• What does the Lord want? He passed by rituals and
  sacrifices which were central part of O.T.
  worship!
• Amos But let justice run down like water, and
  righteousness like a might stream (524).
• Hosea mercy (31,2 41 66)
• Isaiah humility (211 515 1033 5715)

4
Do Justly, 66-8

• Fair-mindedness in action
• Contrast rich (21,2), rulers (31-4), priests
  and prophets (35,11,12)
• In Play fair vs. cheater (no sharper test than
  golfer with ball in rough, only God looking)
• In Business Col. 322-41
• In judgments Jas. 21-4 Jn. 724
• (Impatient passenger get child to mother)

5
Love Mercy

• Kindness love in action, 1 Cor. 134
• Only one view of the Samaritan but we call him
  good, Lk. 1025-37
• The rich man no mercy, Lk. 1620,21
• God is rich in mercy (Eph. 24) To be merciful
  is Godlike!
• Mt. 2531-46 The presence of those devoid of
  mercy would change heaven!

6
Walk Humbly

• Prov. 1619 Better to be of a humble spirit with
  the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the
  proud.
• 1 Pet. 55,6 Likewise you younger people, submit
  yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be
  submissive to one another, and be clothed with
  humility, for God resists the proud, but gives
  grace to the humble. Therefore humble yourselves
  under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt
  you in due time.

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Messianic Promises

• The Lords house established, 41-5 (Is. 2)
• The King born in Bethlehem, 52 (Gen. 3519
  Josh. 1915 Lk. 24-7)
• Hope for the future, 718-20