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Justice, Kindness, Humility
Marion Clark
Micah 6:6-8
Introduction
To set the tone for our text's message, let's consider a scenario that does not happen often, and one which I am not saying that I have experience with. A husband has gotten into trouble with his wife. She has let it be known that he is in the proverbial doghouse big time. The ''I'm sorry'' line doesn't cut it anymore. It used to work in the early days, but not now.
So what is he to do? He really does feel bad, but what does she want from him? Flowers? Dinner in a restaurant nicer than Applebee's? A sacrificial act like skipping the Saturday football game? What does she require?
This is Judah's predicament in the book of Micah. The prophet has been very clear about the trouble the people of Judah has gotten themselves into with their covenant God Yahweh and the discipline that they can expect. What then can they do to win his favor back?
Text
It would be helpful to understand what it was they had done to offend the Lord. As with the other minor prophets, the sins mostly fall under the category of injustice. The wicked oppress the poor, women, and children, anyone they could take advantage of. Greed was the motive; immorality and discord were the outgrowth. Nevertheless, the semblance of religion continued. Yahweh was worshiped, but with Baal and other gods, and through the rituals of pagan religions. Yahweh, the Lord, has had enough, he proclaims through the voice of Micah. His indictment reaches its pinnacle just before our text in verses 3-5.
''O my people, what have I done to you?
How have I wearied you? Answer me!'' v. 3
He then reminds them of how he had redeemed them from slavery in Egypt; how he had provided deliverers; how he had protected them from curses; and how he had led them into the Promised Land. This is all that he had done for them in his steadfast covenant love. Why then are they now forsaking their covenant obligations to him?
And so now someone ...
Marion Clark
Micah 6:6-8
Introduction
To set the tone for our text's message, let's consider a scenario that does not happen often, and one which I am not saying that I have experience with. A husband has gotten into trouble with his wife. She has let it be known that he is in the proverbial doghouse big time. The ''I'm sorry'' line doesn't cut it anymore. It used to work in the early days, but not now.
So what is he to do? He really does feel bad, but what does she want from him? Flowers? Dinner in a restaurant nicer than Applebee's? A sacrificial act like skipping the Saturday football game? What does she require?
This is Judah's predicament in the book of Micah. The prophet has been very clear about the trouble the people of Judah has gotten themselves into with their covenant God Yahweh and the discipline that they can expect. What then can they do to win his favor back?
Text
It would be helpful to understand what it was they had done to offend the Lord. As with the other minor prophets, the sins mostly fall under the category of injustice. The wicked oppress the poor, women, and children, anyone they could take advantage of. Greed was the motive; immorality and discord were the outgrowth. Nevertheless, the semblance of religion continued. Yahweh was worshiped, but with Baal and other gods, and through the rituals of pagan religions. Yahweh, the Lord, has had enough, he proclaims through the voice of Micah. His indictment reaches its pinnacle just before our text in verses 3-5.
''O my people, what have I done to you?
How have I wearied you? Answer me!'' v. 3
He then reminds them of how he had redeemed them from slavery in Egypt; how he had provided deliverers; how he had protected them from curses; and how he had led them into the Promised Land. This is all that he had done for them in his steadfast covenant love. Why then are they now forsaking their covenant obligations to him?
And so now someone ...
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