The Lord’s Court

Intro

Intro

Micah - “The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite” (1:1).

Micah either wrote the prophecies or dictated them to another.

DATE Approximately 700 BC.

Micah ministered as a prophet some time between the years 739 B.C. (the start of the reign of Jotham) and 686 B.C. (the end of the reign of Hezekiah).

Since Hezekiah was a noted reformer, we can surmise that the sins Micah confronted mainly concerns the time before the important reforms of Hezekiah ().

Micah chastises both the northern and southern Jewish nations throughout for pursuing false gods and cheating the poor. Among other things You wIll see in this book.

God will punish Judah as well as Israel (1:1–16)

God condemns Judah’s leaders (2:1–3:12)

God’s future plans (4:1–13)

The Messiah will come to rule (5:1–15)

The Messiah will come to rule (5:1–15)

SO now we come to Chapter 6

The scene here is a courtroom, where the prosecuting attorney (God) is pleading His case against the Israelites.

Welcome to the Lords Court!

Content

The Indictment (1-5)

The Indictment (1-5)

The indictment (1–5).

The Confession (6–8)

The Confession (6–8)

The New King James Version Chapter 6

6 Hear now what the LORD says:

“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,

And let the hills hear your voice.

2 Hear, O you mountains, the LORD’s complaint,

And you strong foundations of the earth;

For the LORD has a complaint against His people,

And He will contend with Israel.

3 “O My people, what have I done to you?

And how have I wearied you?

Testify against Me.

4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt,

I redeemed you from the house of bondage;

And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

5 O My people, remember now

What Balak king of Moab counseled,

And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,

From Acacia Grove to Gilgal,

That you may know the righteousness of the LORD.”

6 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?

8 He has shown you, O man, what is good;

And what does the LORD require of you

But to do justly,

To love mercy,

And to walk humbly with your God?