Micah can teach us some important lessons

1. Micah
Pure Religion
Micah 6:8 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?

2. B ac kground
Mic ah means “ Who is like
J ehovah? ”
( 7: 18) Who is a G od like You,
P ardoning iniquity A nd
pas s ing over the
trans gres s ion of the remnant
of His herita ge? He does not
retain His anger forever,
B ec aus e He de lights in merc y.

3. B ac kground
Mic ah is from Mores heth, s mall
town 20 miles from J erus alem
P rophet to J udah, but als o to
Is rael
D uring time of Is a iah, Hos ea,
J onah and A mos ( 750 – 700
BC )

4. O utline of Mic ah
1 – P redic tion of J udgment ( 1: 1
– 3:12)
Idolatry
C ovetous nes s
Wic ked men Witc hc raft &
D ec eit
C orruption
2 – P redic tion of R es toration
( 4: 1 – 5:15)
3 – P lea for R epentanc e ( 6: 1 –

5. L e s s ons from Mic a h
1 – We can trust God's Word because of
fulfilled prophecy
( 5: 2) " B ut you, B ethlehem
E phrathah, Though you are
little among the thous ands of
J udah, Yet out of you s hall
c ome forth to Me The O ne to
be R uler in Is rael, Whos e
goings forth are from of old,
F rom everlas ting. "

6. L e s s ons from Mic a h
2 – God demands holy living from His
people
( 6: 8) He has s hown you, O
man, what is good; A nd what
does the L ord require of you
B ut to do jus tly, To love
merc y, A nd to walk humbly
with your G od?

7. L e s s ons from Mic a h
2 – God demands holy living from His
people
“ The piety that G od a pproves
c ons is ts of three elements : a
s tric t adherenc e in that whic h
is equitable in all dealings
with our fellowmen; a heart
determined to do them good;
and dilige nt c are to live in
c los e a nd intimate fellows hip
with G od. ” C harles F einberg

8. L e s s ons from Mic a h
3 – God's people can be influenced for the
worse if they do not stay grounded in
His Word.
Influenc e on our thinking is
“ s neaky”
If we are not full of the Word –
We c an be filled with fals e
notions and ideas

9. L e s s ons from Mic a h
4 – We will have no one to blame but
ourselves if we fall away.
R ec ent s ermon – L os er's L imp
We s eek to blame everyone and
everything exc ept ours elves
G od will hold us res pons ible for
our c hoic es

10. L e s s ons from Mic a h
5 – God will always be with His people.
G od will always love you – in
s pite of
G od will always c are for thos e
who are His
G od is unde r c ovenant with His
people

11. L e s s ons from Mic a h
6 – We must learn the nature of
repentance.
More than jus t regret for our
ac tion
More than s orrow that we got
c aught
2 C orinthians 7:10 F or godly
s orrow produc es re pentanc e
leading to s alvation, not to be
regretted; but the s orrow of

12. L e s s ons from Mic a h
6 – We must learn how to repent.
How To Repent:
1. Know the course you’re on leads to
death.
2. Learn the course you should be on.
3. Resolve to follow the course.

13. L e s s ons from Mic a h
7 – God did not just cover our sins, He
removed them.
(7:18-19) 18 Who is a God like You,
pardoning iniquity and passing over the
transgression of the remnant of His
heritage? He does not retain His anger
forever, because He delights in mercy.
19 He will again have compassion on us,
and will subdue our iniquities. You will
cast all our sins into the depths of the
sea.

14. C onc luding Q ues tion
The question for tonight
is this:
Are you truly one of His
people?