- God’s covenant lawsuit
- The people’s misguided response
- God’s covenant ethic
Reflection Questions:
Micah 6:1-8 contains some of the most well-known verses in Old Testament prophecy. Read Micah in its entirety. How does this message fit within the context of Micah?
“Why does God remind the people of the Balaam story (Micah 6:5)? How does this connect to his rhetorical question in v.3 about weariness? Consider the Hebrew wordplay between ‘wearied’ Tx vs 3 and ‘brought up.’ Thy vs 4. What’s the significance of that pun?
Yahweh calls the people to remember or to know his acts of righteousness. What exactly does he want them to know? How does their questions, which follow the indictment, show their ignorance of these acts of righteousness?
What mindset does the response of the people reveal? How do these people understand relationship with God? What is wrong with their understanding?
Verse 8 does not negate the importance of the practice of sacrifice. After all, God commanded sacrifice. Rather it speaks to something deeper than merely going through the motions of worship.
What does it mean to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God?
This message was originally delivered to an ancient Near Eastern, Israelite audience. What value does this message hold for a 21s century, American, Christian audience? In your own words, explain what this looks like in your context?
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