2. The Context Micah means “Who is like Yahweh”
Lived in the times immediately before Assyria’s destruction of Israel
Contemporaries with Isaiah, Amos, and Hosea
Purpose – warn of forthcoming doom for rebellion and disloyalty
Judgement on Israel – 3:1-4
Call to repentance for Judah – 7:9
Promise of restoration for the faithful – 7:20

3. God finds their sacrifices insulting
Is. 1:14, Hos. 6:6, Amos 5:21
Sacrifices, even great one, are not sufficient
Micah 6: 6-7
With what shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before the High God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With calves a year old? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Three important questions 1) With what shall I come before the Lord? 2) Will the Lord be pleased with extravagant sacrifices? 3) Is there anything at all I can do?
Flesh can’t repay a spiritual debt
Gal. 2:16;
2nd Tim. 1:9;
Luke 17:10

4. Micah 6:8a – What is Good?
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you?
God has shown us what is good
Genesis 1 – It was “good”
Hos. 4:6 – People destroyed for a lack of knowledge
1st Tim. 2: 1-6 – wants all to have a knowledge of the truth
Heb. 13: – Equipped so He may work in us
Two important points? We must answer the question of what is good…wicked wicked time!
The Lord requires something of them and us!
It was good…God and man in union, walking and talking in the garden…that is good…prior to sin they were able to walk and talk with God 3:8
Hos. 4:6 – This is a universal truth and one of the key storylines of the Bible…rebellion and rejection of God always leads to destruction
1st Tim. 2:1-6 – It is His desire that we know the Truth…
Heb. 13:20-21 – Done everything so that we can Know

5. Micah 6:8a – What is Required?
He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you?
It is His desire that we do Good
Eph. 2:10 – created for good works
2nd Tim. 3:16-17 – thoroughly equipped for every good work
Heb. 10:24 – stir one another up
Gal. 6:9 – Don’t grow weary of good works
Scripture actually talks a ton about doing good.

6. Micah 6:8b – Do Justly
But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 2:1-2; 3:1-3; 6:11 -- in short supply
Our natural orientation is selfishness
Progression– self-centeredness, rationalization, outright destruction
Scripture actually talks a ton about doing good.

7. Micah 6:8b – Do Justly
But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Acts 10:35, Matt. 6: Intentional
James 1:22-25 – Do, doer, does, continues (5 times)
Matt: 25:34-45 – Found in the details
Matt. 12:34-36 – Give an account
Justly – fair, morally right – God has shown us what is Good, what is Right
Acts 10:35 – Peter leans that God doesn’t show favoritism, accepts those who DO good
James 1:22-25 – Do Do Do – implication from verses is it’s easy to see but not implement!
Matt – Find occasions to do right by people…I wonder if they’d done things differently had they known?
Matt. 12:34-36 – Words reflect our hearts

8. Micah 6:8b – Love Mercy
But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 2:8-9; 3:10-11; 6:12
James 2:8-13 – Recipients of mercy
Eph. 2:3-5, Titus 3:4-5 – Because of His great love
James 2:14-18 – Bestowers of mercy
Matt 5: 7; 5:16
James 2: 8-13 – None of us have kept the law perfectly…EVER…we are all recepients of mercy…therefore, we should be merciful…but often we ARE NOT…SPEAK and DO…
EXAMPLE – Eph. 2:3-5 and Titus 3:4-5 – His Great love
Vs. 13 – If we don’t show mercy, we shouldn’t expect mercy
Matt. 5:7 – Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy
Matt 5:16 -- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
James 2:14-18 – very practical – Again, the implication…our natural draw is NOT to BE Full of MERCY…

9. Micah 6:8c – Walk Humbly
But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?
Micah 2:3 – Humiliation
James 4:4-10 – Grace, favor, washed, purified, lifted
Heb. 4: – Empathy, grace, mercy, help
Romans 8: – Children, adoption, glory
Micah 2:3 – Rebellion and pride (hand in hand) will lead to HUMILIATION or
We can choose HUMILITY
Natural outcome of Doing justly and loving mercy
Results
James 4:4-10 – Grace, favor, washed, purifed, lifted
Heb. 4:15-16 – empathy, throne of grace, , mercy, help
Glorification – Roman 8:14-17
ULTIMATELY, God asks us to Give our LIVES TO HIM, to let HIM LEAD US
vs. 14 – Children of God
vs. 15 – freedom (slaves), without fear, adoption, sonship
vs. 16 – God’s children
vs. 17 – Heirs, share in His glory