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- 11. 2 Hear,O mountains, the LORD’s accusation ; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against his people ; he is lodging a charge against Israel . Micah 6:2
- 12. Perversion of theworship practices (1:7; 3:5–7, 11; 5:11–13, 5:12–14) Injustice toward others (2:1–2, 8–9; 3:2–3, 9–11; 7:2–6). What is this charge the Lord is bringing against His people?
- 13. What is thischarge the Lord is bringing against His people? Micah 2:1-2 Man’s Plans and God’s 1 Woe to those who plan iniquity , to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it. 2 They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home , a fellowman of his inheritance . Plotting of evil and carrying it out (2:1) C oveting the property of others and taking it through fraud (2:2)
- 14. What is thischarge the Lord is bringing against His people? Micah 2:8-9 8 Lately my people have risen up like an enemy. You strip off the rich robe from those who pass by without a care , like men returning from battle. 9 You drive the women of my people from their pleasant homes . You take away my blessing from their children forever. Robbery (2:8) Rich and powerful took advantage of vulnerable women, widows and children (2:9)
- 15. What is thischarge the Lord is bringing against His people? Micah 3:1-3 Leaders and Prophets Rebuked 1 Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice, 2 you who hate good and love evil ; who tear the skin from my people and the flesh from their bones ; 3 who eat my people’s flesh , strip off their skin and break their bones in pieces ; who chop them up like meat for the pan, like flesh for the pot?” Those in power became oppressors themselves, treating people inhumanely (3:1–3)
- 16. What is thischarge the Lord is bringing against His people? Micah 3:9-11 9 Hear this, you leaders of the house of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and distort all that is right; 10 who build Zion with bloodshed, and Jerusalem with wickedness. 11 Her leaders judge for a bribe , her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Distortion of justice (3:9) Bloodshed (3:10) Bribery (3:11)
- 17. What is thischarge the Lord is bringing against His people? Micah 6:10-12 10 Am I still to forget, O wicked house, your ill-gotten treasures and the short ephah, [ b ] which is accursed? 11 Shall I acquit a man with dishonest scales , with a bag of false weights? 12 Her rich men are violent ; her people are liars and their tongues speak deceitfully. Cheating (6:10–11) Violence (6:12) Lies and Deception (6:12)
- 18. Micah 6:2 2 Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s accusation; listen, you everlasting foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against his people ; he is lodging a charge against Israel . Who were the people on trial?
- 19. God Wants UsTo Recognize The Injustice In Our World And Our Part In Not Upholding Justice Lesson 1
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- 21. God Wants UsTo Recognize The Injustice In Our World And Our Part In Not Upholding Justice Lesson 1
- 22. 3 “My people , what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me. Micah 6:3
- 23. Lord’s 4 RighteousActs Micah 6:4-5 4 I brought you up out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. I sent Moses to lead you, also Aaron and Miriam. 5 My people, remember what Balak king of Moab counseled and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the LORD.” H e redeemed them (i.e., their ancestors) from the bondage of slavery in Egypt. (vs.4) He gave them competent human leaders (vs.4) He turned their enemies’ curses into blessings. (vs.5) He helped them cross the Jordon miraculously (vs.5)
- 24. God’s Love ForUs Is His Basis For Our Obedience to ‘Act Justly’ Lesson 2
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- 26. God’s Love ForUs Is His Basis For Our Obedience to ‘Act Justly’ Lesson 2
- 27. 6 With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God ? Micah 6:6
- 28. Shall I comebefore him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? Micah 6:6-7
- 29. 8 Hehas showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
- 30. “ Woe toyou, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law— justice , mercy and faithfulness . You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.” Matthew 23:23
- 31. 8 Hehas showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8
- 32. 18 “TheSpirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor . He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind , to release the oppressed , 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Luke 4:18-19
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- 34. Faithful participation inworship is not enough. It must be accompanied by faithful, proper, godly living, practicing justice towards fellow-man. Lesson 3
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- 36. “ If youare neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has his foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.” ~ Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Conclusion
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